September 29, 2003
It was my first Monday of classes. My IHUM lecture was interesting – the Professor argued that great works of political theory and governance came during times of crisis – Machiavelli, Plato, Mencius, Locke, Rousseau were all examples that proved his argument. That kept me awake and interested in that class. Then came [...]
September 28, 2003
After waking up and talking on the phone with Andrea for an hour, I showered and ate some brunch. Today was a pretty unproductive day. It took me two hours to complete seemingly easy chemistry homework, and after that, I headed to the Bender room in Green library to read some Mencius. That [...]
September 27, 2003
I went to the San Antonio Shopping Center with Phoebe. We rode the “Shuttle Express” line, which took us there in about 15 minutes. The bus driver wasn’t very careful about driving – he made sudden stops frequently, and with a packed bus and people standing, that wasn’t very safe. But we arrived [...]
September 26, 2003
Ahh, Friday. I had my Chemistry lecture in the morning, which was anything new. We learned about the mole! Hurro! Then, after lunch, I headed to my Math lecture, where we learned the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Nothing too hard yet in any of my classes, although I need to start reading Mencius, [...]
September 25, 2003
Today I woke up around 10 and biked over to The Bike Connection, where I got new pedals for my bike and a cute little front bike light. It was nice to ride over and get the feeling that I was taking responsibility for myself and also just to get exercise. After lunch [...]