So winter break is officially over and now it’s back to classes, studying, and working. I am definitely happy to be back. UMBC’s winter break was pretty long compared to the other universities my friends go to. They are always so jealous that I get a few extra weeks of break than they do. Anyways, I had an awesome winter break. Peru was absolutely wonderful!! I had so much fun there and I really want to go back soon! The only bad thing about winter beak was the fact that I got sick twice. I first got a cold the day after Christmas and it lasted all the way to New Year’s when I was in Peru. A couple days after New Year’s I ended up getting a fever! I ended up taking some medicine and finally got better. Then a couple days after my flight from Peru to San Francisco, I ended up getting the cold again! This was most likely because of the change of weather. Other than that I had a great winter break.

The first days of classes have already passed. The classes that I am most looking forward to are ”America Latina y sus Culturas” (Latin America and its cultures) and 20th Century Art. I know you are probably thinking that my science classes should be the classes I am most looking forward to since I am a science major but I have to be honest, it’s nice to have a break from so many science classes during the semester. Now this semester I am going to have to wake up early every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for my physics class. This is not going to be easy! 

Also, I have two professors who want us to call them by their first name. I feel so weird doing this because I’m so used to calling my professors “Dr. ____ or Mr./Mrs. ____”. This is going to take some time for me to get used to but now that I think about, it’s pretty cool that I get to call some of my professors by their first name. : ) 

So I am looking forward to another great semester at UMBC and I can’t wait to share my experiences with you guys!