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When I met with my college advisor, he was concerned that my schedule for next semester was so loaded with history courses. (It's because I'm trying to finish my major requirements before senior year, and before I go abroad.) He suggested me to look in to taking an art or music class.
For some reason, my brain went into lockdown mode and I wasn't very coherent. (I'm still kicking myself for that.) But what I was thinking was this:
I've taken art lessons for years and years, in almost every field of visual art (studio art (painting, sketching), Chinese watercolor, traditional photography, ceramics, stained glass, papier mâché, enamel, a little bit of printmaking...and informally, I've done comic/cartoon drawing). I've taken music lessons for years (although you wouldn't know it if you ever hear me play piano) and have experimented with composing pieces using GarageBand. Heck, I've even danced and performed on stage before (2 years of ballet, a couple of years of Chinese folk dance; I would argue that I'm more comfortable performing a dance onstage than talking to a professor).
If I took an art class, or a music class, or even a dance class, I wouldn't even be going out of my comfort zone--I would be, in fact, returning to my comfort zone. (Not to suggest, though, that art or music classes can't be stressful.)
If I'm not lacking in artistic experience, but have little interest in pursuing them to a super-advanced level because there are other courses I'd rather be taking instead, why do I have to take college courses in these areas???
When I met with my college advisor, he was concerned that my schedule for next semester was so loaded with history courses. (It's because I'm trying to finish my major requirements before senior year, and before I go abroad.) He suggested me to look in to taking an art or music class.
For some reason, my brain went into lockdown mode and I wasn't very coherent. (I'm still kicking myself for that.) But what I was thinking was this:
I've taken art lessons for years and years, in almost every field of visual art (studio art (painting, sketching), Chinese watercolor, traditional photography, ceramics, stained glass, papier mâché, enamel, a little bit of printmaking...and informally, I've done comic/cartoon drawing). I've taken music lessons for years (although you wouldn't know it if you ever hear me play piano) and have experimented with composing pieces using GarageBand. Heck, I've even danced and performed on stage before (2 years of ballet, a couple of years of Chinese folk dance; I would argue that I'm more comfortable performing a dance onstage than talking to a professor).
If I took an art class, or a music class, or even a dance class, I wouldn't even be going out of my comfort zone--I would be, in fact, returning to my comfort zone. (Not to suggest, though, that art or music classes can't be stressful.)
If I'm not lacking in artistic experience, but have little interest in pursuing them to a super-advanced level because there are other courses I'd rather be taking instead, why do I have to take college courses in these areas???
