Philosophy: This is going to be a year-long class. It's a survey of world philosophy, a semester of western and a semester of eastern. The reading list, for your pleasure:
Plato's RepublicIt's going to be hard but totally worthwhile. Oh, and my professor speaks with a *thick* Korean accent so it's going to be very fun trying to understand him. Moreover, my prof likes making fun of people. Let's hope I don't end up in his crosshair too often. Japanese: Like the first class, hard but worthwhile. The overwhelming majority of students are white, which amused me heavily. My TA session today was conducted entirely in Japanese, which was tough and at times funny. I'm pretty motivated to keep learning this, so the difficulty will be worth it. History of Western Music: What a freakin' breeze. I'm not even buying the book for this class because it's that crazy easy. All I have to do is show up to class, do nothing outside of it (except attend a couple concerts) and I've got an A. Plan 2 Economics: This class rocks. It's got a lot to do with the inevitable ties between politics and economics, except that this class doesn't devolve into senseless political debate. The professor described it as his goal to "make you able to hold your own at cocktail parties." Interesting stuff definitely coming. Government 2: I haven't been to this class yet, but it's going to be largely dull, lame, and generally a weed-out class in a topic (state and local governments) that doesn't mean a damn to me.
The Essential Augustine
Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes
Bhagavad Gita
Confucius's Analects
Tao-te Ching