From the Midwest and Around the World

      Today was the first day of class and it was awesome! It was not too stressful or too busy (only 16 credits plus no choir is a big improvement in time available). First, at 8:35, I had POLS-314 (The President and Congress). The prof (Pyle) for that class is new to Calvin and he seems very entertaining. The class also happens to be very small (7 people), so we should have a lot of deep discussions (at 8:35 in the morning...I shouldn't be too optimistic). After that I had about two hours in which to eat lunch, organize, and start on some homework. At 12:20, I had POLS-309 (International Organizations and Law). I've had this particular prof before (Westra). The class looks very interesting. Right after that class, I went to CAS-101 (Oral Rhetoric). It seems like it will be a very easy class...we don't have any required texts...which in a class of 300/200-level classes will be a Godsend!      I have discovered how nice it is to have a bike on campus. I bi...

     This is the first of (hopefully) many entries that I will post throughout this year and beyond. I am now entering my Sophomore year at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. This year I will be pursuing my double major in International Relations (IR) and Japanese by taking three IR classes in the fall and then traveling across the world to Japan in the Spring Semester. Hopefully this blog will follow that journey.      While this blog is mostly for family and friends, I welcome any readers that do not know me personally and I hope that you will enjoy my musings, rants, and narratives about my life. Please feel free to comment or email me ( elizmarfos6@gmail.com ) with any questions.      Generally, I will post narratives about my life. However, I will often post political opinions and thoughtful musings about pop culture, Christianity, etc. If that is not your thing, then this may not be the right blog for you...but I always enjoy a civi...