I wanted to study Russian at my new university but couldn't fit it into my degree with all the math and stat.
GET ON THAT ALICE. I would love to talk w/you in Russian sometime. ^.^
So my life consists of quite a few things:
Currently I am studying at Metropolitan State University with a major in Secondary English Education and a minor in ESL. I am going through their Urban Education program, which offers a lot of classes on multiculturalism in the classroom. It's nice since it offers a perspective on the dealings within American city schools that often times teachers are not usually prepared to handle. Though I probably won't be using the degree here in the states, as I would like to work abroad teaching English and Russian, given the chance. This takes up most of my time.
I also am working a part-time job as a cashier at a local Whole Foods (which isn't all that local since it's about a 30 minute drive with minimal traffic). I am loving working there mostly because of how relaxed the environment is. The people that work there are awesome and very nerdy. I made friends with a guy there who's a studying at the same Uni as me (but he wants to be a cop) and he's a total weeb and a socialist at that (altho I don't agree w/him politically since I'm economically conservative and socially libertarian). Retail usually has negative connotations associated with it, but I love it. I guess I'm really a people-person, because I can smile all day long and help people w/their groceries as I ring it all up. My only issue is sometimes I feel like I burn out a little, but that's cuz I put so much effort into making people happy whenever they go through my register. Also the food there is amazing. I personally am not transitioning to a vegan diet, but I am slowly working my way into one as that's the only diet my parents follow now (and it's a low-glycemic, sugar, rice, wheat, and soy-free diet at that). But the vegan options they offer at the store are fantastic, and my employee discount makes up for the high costs.
Other than work and school, I usually spend a lot of time reading Manga. A
lot of manga. I have roughly 100 (maybe more?) ongoing manga that I am keeping up with, so I always have content that I can read. I also enjoy watching movies and visiting local museums (the Minnesota Institute of Art is one of the greatest spots to visit in downtown Minneapolis). I'm a tea guru and I love drinking a wide variety of teas. I have removed quite a few brands of teas from my list that I drink, due to the fact that they are not regulated in pesticide use and many of those teas still contain pesticides in the leaves after being contained in the bags (Celestial, Lipton, Teavana, and Tazo teas are all criminal to this charge). I also occasionally draw stuff on my tablet, which I usually post said drawings in my thread here on Smogon and on DeviantArt. Otherwise I just play games.
tfw no gf guys...~~~~~ ;__________;