OH my God!...The time passed so fast that I didn’t realize how I get to November. Just two more weeks, and I’m finishing this suffer, which is typical of the end of the term and I will give the grandiose welcome to my vacation. Who’s not?
A lots of things happened of course, much more than academic stuff, but because this is just about my career in terms –I guess- of my performance in there, I will talk to you, dear lectors –rather writhe- about the experience of my different subjects and how I apply at them.
In general, the first term was more difficult for me than the second one. I had subjects where you had to spend a lot of time reading and writing, including complex analysis and reflections about complex concepts. But the problem with that wasn’t the mental effort; rather the accumulation of a lot of work, so I couldn’t apply as I wanted. I must admit that, in part, was because my focus problem with academic stuff. So instead lock myself the whole weekend reading and wherever… I went out with my friends (wrong decision!). Anyway, the second term wasn’t as difficult as the first one, because although my ability to focus on books and lectures didn’t improve, I didn’t feel the pressure of the first term. In that way this term was easier, also I enjoyed more the subjects of this second term. I really liked them, so it makes more pleasant the academic situation.
Particularly I appreciate the subject “introduction at the ethnography”, because it was my first experience as a real anthropologist. Although in the first year we had the first rapprochement with the fieldwork, it wasn’t as systematic and consistent with the anthropology theory that we have seen throughout the year.
I discovered, as always, new stuff about anthropology and other social sciences associated at it. Particularly the history. I opened my eyes at something that I had always criticized. Really interesting.
So, although I didn’t improve my dedication to the study and my responsibility (in part, because this term was difficult in others aspects), I feel that I learn a lot of things this year. Even thought my standpoint of life change. I feel a closer relation with anthropology because, in opposition at the first term, the emphasis was in the praxis. I could land theory at practice, So I could see myself as an anthropology in the future.
A lots of things happened of course, much more than academic stuff, but because this is just about my career in terms –I guess- of my performance in there, I will talk to you, dear lectors –rather writhe- about the experience of my different subjects and how I apply at them.
In general, the first term was more difficult for me than the second one. I had subjects where you had to spend a lot of time reading and writing, including complex analysis and reflections about complex concepts. But the problem with that wasn’t the mental effort; rather the accumulation of a lot of work, so I couldn’t apply as I wanted. I must admit that, in part, was because my focus problem with academic stuff. So instead lock myself the whole weekend reading and wherever… I went out with my friends (wrong decision!). Anyway, the second term wasn’t as difficult as the first one, because although my ability to focus on books and lectures didn’t improve, I didn’t feel the pressure of the first term. In that way this term was easier, also I enjoyed more the subjects of this second term. I really liked them, so it makes more pleasant the academic situation.
Particularly I appreciate the subject “introduction at the ethnography”, because it was my first experience as a real anthropologist. Although in the first year we had the first rapprochement with the fieldwork, it wasn’t as systematic and consistent with the anthropology theory that we have seen throughout the year.
I discovered, as always, new stuff about anthropology and other social sciences associated at it. Particularly the history. I opened my eyes at something that I had always criticized. Really interesting.
So, although I didn’t improve my dedication to the study and my responsibility (in part, because this term was difficult in others aspects), I feel that I learn a lot of things this year. Even thought my standpoint of life change. I feel a closer relation with anthropology because, in opposition at the first term, the emphasis was in the praxis. I could land theory at practice, So I could see myself as an anthropology in the future.
