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Grad School is apparently the opposite of March
My first week is pretty much done, and it wasn't nearly as intense as I was expecting. Which I guess is good as I am now struggling through a cold, but has also left me waiting for the next shoe to drop.
My classes have a strong emphasis on group work and interdisciplinary-ism which has made me glad that I chose this program. Though most others seem to be grumbling I have found that working effectively with others and working laterally to be some of the most challenging and rewarding things in my past experiences. To be honest, I probably will benefit more then most from the group work because I am miserably far behind on both Geography knowledge and Canadian knowledge.
I also have to remember to call a napkin a serviette.
To that effect, as much as I want to enjoy the nice weather (today it was in the 40's and deliciously crisp and sunny!), I need to buckle down on my background education plan. October is shaping up to be insane, and I will be out of town for ~2 days three weeks in a row. (Toronto, Leamington, and Orilla - don't worry I hadn't heard of the latter two before this week as well) The Leamington trip will only happen if my US ID is accepted by the school to rent a car, seems likely but i'm not sure how it will play out yet.
It also looks like, besides my TA responsibilities, I will be done with classes and assignments for this term by December 1st - so that is pretty awesome and may give me time to travel a bit before the holidays. Of course, the week everything is due is the week of American Thanksgiving so I need to make plans to have a great Canadian Thanksgiving to make up for it.
My classes have a strong emphasis on group work and interdisciplinary-ism which has made me glad that I chose this program. Though most others seem to be grumbling I have found that working effectively with others and working laterally to be some of the most challenging and rewarding things in my past experiences. To be honest, I probably will benefit more then most from the group work because I am miserably far behind on both Geography knowledge and Canadian knowledge.
I also have to remember to call a napkin a serviette.
To that effect, as much as I want to enjoy the nice weather (today it was in the 40's and deliciously crisp and sunny!), I need to buckle down on my background education plan. October is shaping up to be insane, and I will be out of town for ~2 days three weeks in a row. (Toronto, Leamington, and Orilla - don't worry I hadn't heard of the latter two before this week as well) The Leamington trip will only happen if my US ID is accepted by the school to rent a car, seems likely but i'm not sure how it will play out yet.
It also looks like, besides my TA responsibilities, I will be done with classes and assignments for this term by December 1st - so that is pretty awesome and may give me time to travel a bit before the holidays. Of course, the week everything is due is the week of American Thanksgiving so I need to make plans to have a great Canadian Thanksgiving to make up for it.