Tuesday I had Ancient Legacies and the usual dance classes. I'm in the library currently, waiting to meet some friends to see Jurassic World (for the third time...it's fine.) Ancient Legacies and Biology are going to be a struggle. I prefer Shakespeare over Homer I think. But I'm getting smarter and that's sort of why I came to college right? My biology teacher is a hoot. She's from France and is really enthusiastic, a little sarcastic and long-winded. It's only a semester class and so far it's been a review of 7th grade biology. Anyone remember making a cell model out of cake and candy? Totally came in handy today. :) Adjusting pretty well, there are times when I just miss my high school friends or want to be in my own house, but learning to live on your own is so important, I'm just grateful for this opportunity and excited to get in the swing of things!
The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Help is a great book for young adults and mature teenagers. It is education, funny and insightful. It is 444 pages, but a definite page turner. I rated it 5-stars because it is such a great book. It is basically about how unfairly African-Americans were treated in the 1950s and 60s. It changes perspective about every chapter, but it's fairly easy to follow along. It is from the point of view of 3 women from Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960's. Aibileen, Minny and Miss Skeeter are the narrators. I thought it was unique that it had more than one narrator and it allowed you to understand the story much better. Aibileen (my favorite character) is a black women who is "the Help" to Miss Leefolt. She is kind, wise and smart. Throughout the story she develops a strong bond between Miss Leefolt's little girl, Mae Mobley. Miss Leefolt is very strict and rather oblivious to Mae Mobley. She doesn't really know how to raise her, so Aibil...
Glad to hear it's going well. Can't wait to hear about your first wknd down there and all the fun activities.
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