New Quarter

This quarter I am taking four classes: Japanese for bilingual students, Drugs and Behavior, Psychology of Sensation and Perception, and Brain Damage and Mental Functions.
I did horribly in my Japanese class last quarter, so I am taking it p/np this quarter. I am a bit nervous about my psychology classes. The Brain Damage one is very interesting, but it is probably the most challenging psychology class I've taken so far. It is taught by V.S. Ramachandran, who is probably most famous for his mirror technique for phantom limb patients. His work was featured in an episode of House (season 6 ep.4) towards the very end. I feel very blessed to be at UCSD studying psychology, because I am able to take classes from intelligent psychology professors such as Ramachandran, and work under people like Sara Mednick.

I realized last week that I only have three quarters left at UCSD after this quarter. I do have some plans for what I will do after I finish, but God can always change those plans, and I'm pretty open to that. I guess for now though, I am thinking of taking a year off after I graduate to either go on missions or go home to help out with my family and church (or both?). After that year I'll apply to Bethel Seminary and if I get in I'll be going into the MFT program there. That would mean I'd be coming back to San Diego, which would be nice since I love the weather (most of the time at least), and I would already have people I know here.

Yesterday I was able to visit Bethel Seminary. The people there seemed very nice, and the professors looked very approachable. I attended Dr. Ben Lim's lecture, and although he warned me it would be boring, I found it quite enjoyable. The class was small (about seven people), which was a nice change from UCSD. I think I learn better in that type of intimate environment, since it is easier to ask questions during class. They opened with a devotional and prayer, which reminded me of BCHS.

There's been a few other changes for me already this quarter. I am hoping that this quarter will stretch and mature me. Of course, I don't know how this quarter will go, but I'm excited to see what will happen in the coming weeks.

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thess. 5:16-18