Parlez-vous?

OK, so school is getting back into full swing after the December break. So far, it is going very well. Last semester was my first semester back to school in exactly ten years. Went in planning on a major in early childhood education, but mid-semester I decided I would rather major in foreign languages. Call it a mid-life crisis, but heck, I have always enjoyed picking up words and phrases in other languages, and the idea of being bi-, tri- or even somewhat-lingual has always appealed to me.

During my first semester at Gainesville State College, I took French 1002 and Biology 1102 (plus the matching BIOL 1102 lab). Both classes would satisfy requirements for the early childhood associates portion. Well, as I began to feel well about my progress in the French 1002, it struck me! I enjoy the language, I love visiting foreign countries (I miss Europe), and I don't envy the prospect of teaching as much as I thought I did (and if Sonny Purdue gets his way, I really won't envy it at all). Why not pursue the linguistic direction?

Well, I haven't found a convincing answer to that question yet, so I'm still pursuing it. Fortunately, all of the classes I took that first semester will still be useful toward satisfying the new major; in fact, it works out now to where two more courses transferred in from Troy State will now be useful toward the new degree. Hey, it is now a no-brainer, right? And I hope to follow up last semester's three A's with a repeat performance. But more on that later. As for now, I am sleepy, and this is enough for one night's work.