Welcome to Spring Quarter

This week was the start of Spring Quarter, a new set of classes. I still have class Tuesday and Thursday nights-- the nice thing about this program is that all of my classes will ALWAYS be on T/Th at the same times. Which is quite convenient for scheduling!

Tuesday nights I have Social Work Practice Skills, which is basically just motivational interviewing. It is with a professor that is for sure not my favorite... this is my third quarter of having her, and it wasn't by choice that I registered for her section of this class (I registered too late and had no choice!). It is mostly material I have covered before at Whitworth, so it won't be that great.

My Thursday class is Adult Mental Health diagnosis, which I wasn't really excited about, but after going tonight I think it will be a really good class. It's going to be challenging, and there is lots of reading, research papers, and real critical thinking! How exciting! I am so thrilled to potentially be challenged again. The professor lectures just a notch above the class, so you actually have to think during lectures and rise up to her level. This is the kind of teaching I got at Whitworth, and what I miss. I am hoping that this class will help me to be more excited about this program.

Let's see.... what else is new since I last blogged?.... The job is still going well. It is SO MUDDY out there, so I will be thrilled when spring actually hits and it starts to dry out. I am still enjoying teaching and working at the barn, although today wasn't too great. But some days are better than others, and hopefully tomorrow is better...

I am also pretty excited that Kelsey is back in town! It is sad that the Wisconsin internship didn't work out, but I am (very selfishly) glad that she is back! yay for friends and fun! We had yummy breakfast at the HobNob yesterday, and if you haven't been to this amazing place you definitely should go. It's on 6th and Yakima(ish) in Tacoma... SO GOOD!

That's all for now, I think. I hope you (my few loyal readers/friends) are having a wonderful beginning of spring!