This semester, my passion blog is going to be all about trying new things and why you should too. I am a big believer that change is the best way to grow, and in a way, this blog is forcing me to grow as a person. Hopefully this blog can inspire you to take some chances for new opportunities or activities and therefore make changes and grow! To start this semester's blog, I am going to tell you about a new class that I decided to take this spring- and the process it took me to get there and why it matters at all that I'm taking it.
As a bit of background information, I have no idea what I want to do with my life. Maybe (hopefully) you can relate to that so that I know I'm not alone in my struggle to find a major or a profession that I am interested in. Last semester I was enrolled in classes that I knew essentially nothing about and found myself bored with a few of those classes. As a freshman, I figured this was normal since I am taking all general education classes, but I decided towards the middle of first semester that I needed to take gen ed classes that I would enjoy, rather than fall asleep in. This decision led me to sign up for GLIS (Global and International Studies) 102 as an exploratory course. BIG mistake.
It wasn't that I had anything against GLIS 102 or the professor. In fact, everything about the class seemed as though it should be perfect for me. Unfortunately, the class ended up being strange and confusing and I knew quickly that I needed to switch out of it. I dropped GLIS and, on a whim, decided to take ANTH 45 because my roommate told me it was an easy gen ed class. I had pretty much given up on my plan to try to discover a new major, but I have proven myself wrong.
I love going to ANTH 45, and it's not just because I have a good professor. I love sitting in class and hearing about other cultures and how our culture varies from it. Hearing about the norms of different places which I would think of as disgusting or extremely unusual keeps me engaged and actually wanting to read the textbook. Every day that I go to class I am ready to learn more and think about if anthropology is something I could major in.
All in all, I really recommend taking classes that you think you would thoroughly enjoy instead of looking for the easiest gen ed classes and loading up your schedule with them. If you're like me and you can't put a finger on a passion that you want to create your life around, then take chances on signing up for classes you don't know a lot about. You always have the option of dropping it and adding a new class. Nobody is stopping you from learning more about yourself but you! So get out there and look for classes you could fall in love with (even if you love your major and know your goals in life)!
