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Yes. I'm alive.
I've just finished my first week of school with SAS, and I actually have next week off because it's autumn break (I may spend some time in Stockholm, but mostly I've decided to try and pick a project, any project, and work on it until I'm done - even if it doesn't turn out how I wanted). So: SAS. It's still pretty easy, actually.
But I like my class. It's quite small, friendly, and focused. I have a pretty good idea of who people are (although I'm not doing that well with names, which I don't have a good memory for). I have yet to feel threatened. I have had really interesting discussions with people. I'm planning to take the next round of tests as soon as possible, but also considering grabbing contact details from about half the class. I kind of wish I'd asked some people if they wanted to have coffee or something during our week off. Which I think is a good sign.
P.S. I'm giving a short talk to the class in a few weeks. On anything I like! I think the trick here will actually be to find something I can keep short enough... uhh.
P.P.S. I've been enjoying Ramp, which is a TV programme from UR about relationships, sexuality and identity. The first episode was about heterosexuality, and I'm watching the second episode now, which is about homo- & bisexuality, and then I think tonight's is going to be about transsexuality. I think I'm partly just kind of overjoyed that a programme treats heterosexuality in exactly the same way as other sexualities and identities.
& a few weeks ago this showed on TV. ("Heterophile: a heterosexual cabaret") It was on pretty late and I was too tired to follow everything - and of course it was really complicated Swedish - and I'd like to see it again to try and pick apart more of it. Some of the parts that I got were really good, while in other parts I understood the words but still couldn't follow what they were actually driving at (and want to try again with those as well). It is, of course, a lot about norms, and power, and identity.
& this is what we're doing tonight.
I've just finished my first week of school with SAS, and I actually have next week off because it's autumn break (I may spend some time in Stockholm, but mostly I've decided to try and pick a project, any project, and work on it until I'm done - even if it doesn't turn out how I wanted). So: SAS. It's still pretty easy, actually.
But I like my class. It's quite small, friendly, and focused. I have a pretty good idea of who people are (although I'm not doing that well with names, which I don't have a good memory for). I have yet to feel threatened. I have had really interesting discussions with people. I'm planning to take the next round of tests as soon as possible, but also considering grabbing contact details from about half the class. I kind of wish I'd asked some people if they wanted to have coffee or something during our week off. Which I think is a good sign.
P.S. I'm giving a short talk to the class in a few weeks. On anything I like! I think the trick here will actually be to find something I can keep short enough... uhh.
P.P.S. I've been enjoying Ramp, which is a TV programme from UR about relationships, sexuality and identity. The first episode was about heterosexuality, and I'm watching the second episode now, which is about homo- & bisexuality, and then I think tonight's is going to be about transsexuality. I think I'm partly just kind of overjoyed that a programme treats heterosexuality in exactly the same way as other sexualities and identities.
& a few weeks ago this showed on TV. ("Heterophile: a heterosexual cabaret") It was on pretty late and I was too tired to follow everything - and of course it was really complicated Swedish - and I'd like to see it again to try and pick apart more of it. Some of the parts that I got were really good, while in other parts I understood the words but still couldn't follow what they were actually driving at (and want to try again with those as well). It is, of course, a lot about norms, and power, and identity.
& this is what we're doing tonight.
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Glad to hear you're comfortable in your class, and I agree that wanting to ask people for coffee is a good sign. Hopefully there will be coffee moments for you soon.
Have a great holiday!