Week 3 Famous Last Words

These first few weeks of school have certainly been rocky, but I am still excited for the semester to come! At the end of the first week of classes, my laptop crashed. Sadly, I lost everything on my laptop and was without a computer for over a week while it was away getting repaired. That was definitely a unique challenge! Then, last week, I was ill! Things haven’t fallen smoothly into place yet, but I have confidence that, going forward, things will get better!

This week, I read stories about Bible Women. I ended up doing both of my reading sections, although one was submitted as extra credit reading after being ill. I am so thankful for the flexibility to succeed in this course! Although I was familiar with many of the stories that I read, it was exciting to get to take a fresh look from an academic perspective. I love getting to analyze things in historical, social, and then modern perspectives, so this was the perfect reading selection to do that with! I definitely now want to go back through and read all of the accompanying Wikipedia articles about the featured women and the other characters in their story, as well.

Outside of this course, I am in a bit of a flurry. Unfortunately, my honors research arrangement fell through unexpectedly. So, now I am trying to find another person that would sponsor my research so that I can graduate with honors. I had previously arranged to have my summer internship and academic experience count as a base for my honor’s research thesis. However, the individual who agreed to sponsor it changed their mind. On the bright side, I am getting to use the growth mindset skills that I’ve learned to see all of this as an opportunity for personal growth and a lesson in interpersonal relations.

I’m also finishing up my law school applications in the coming week, so it is exciting to stay hopeful for that in the weeks ahead! I have deeply enjoyed my time at OU, but I am excited to see what new adventures await!

OU's Bizzell Library, where I have been spending much of my time for the past few weeks!