| Oct. 2nd, 2008 @ 02:27 am Hmm |
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Current Location: home
Current Music: ella and louis
Considering I haven't posted a lengthy entry in this thing in a long while, I feel now is a good time to do so, especially since I'm in the middle of editing my paper for my Ancient Philosophy class (which is pretty sweet, might I add). We're covering the four major schools of though in Greek-Roman thought: Platonism, Aristotelian philosophy, Epicurean hedonism and Stoicism. While I've only really scratched the surfaces of these different subjects, I can say I am familiar with each and it's still exciting to be studying them again. What I'm mostly thankful for is the fact that we read The Republic and Nicomachean Ethics in its entirety (I'm almost done with The Republic.. just one more book). And to top it off, the class is obviously focused on ethical philosophy, which is probably my favorite branch in philosophy. I'm also taking modern philosophy at the moment, but as you may know, there is a heavy emphasis on metaphysics, and while I don't particularly dislike metaphysics, I do have some issues with it (which I won't get into now because I actually want to finish this paper).
A lot has gone on in my life since I last wrote my last somewhat informative entry (which I want to say was back in August. I'm ignoring my actual previous entry). For one thing, I am now declared as a Philosophy and Political Science major. I'm happy about this and I really couldn't see myself studying anything else. I met with my adviser today. I'm almost done with everything and I COULD graduate fall 09, but I'm deciding against it because there are so many classes I want to take, and I really don't see the need in rushing my undergraduate education. The topic of grad school came up in conversation. She told me it was probably best to take some time off before heading to grad school, an idea I have been thinking about recently. I've decided I will take time off after I graduate from BU, and most likely, this will result in my return to Miami. I can't say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing; I can see a lot of the good (being home with family and friends near) but I can also see the bad (I've been on my own for a while, taking care of myself and living in a new place. Also, as much as I like Miami, the atmosphere is completely different to BU/Boston. I don't want to talk shit about Miami, but I believe that education isn't really prized there).
Now, I have a sort of plan in my head. The summer after I graduate will be spent traveling. When I return, I will have to face reality, and by reality, I specifically mean that I need a job, because my loan repayments start 6 months after graduation. I thought about it and I'm thinking of *gulp* teaching, obviously in a private school.. Preferably teaching something in or related to philosophy or political science.. hell, even English.. I don't know. In the middle of this time-off period, I will prepare a paper to submit in my application to grad school and I will also prepare to take the GREs... basically, making myself presentable to grad schools. I don't know how long this pause in my academic life will be.. I certainly hope it doesn't take long. This seems to be a grim post, but I think it just fills me with hope and strengthens my will to take control of my life. I cannot fathom the idea of just "settling" when I still have so many things I want to/NEED to do.
Random updates: I went to see Ratatat in concert Monday night. They were great and it was a fun time. The semester is going by and so far so good. I've had ups and downs, but mostly ups and I can say I'm happy with my current situation, even with the uncertain future that lies ahead floating in my mind. Now I'm heading back to my paper. Good night. |
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