Two in a Row!

Well I'm proud to say that I have now blogged two days in a row. I think I'm wanting to blog more so I can avoid homework as much as possible. But maybe not. ;)

Every week I'm here seems to be getting better and better and equally interesting at the same time. There are so many different people here, it is truly remarkable. This "big college" experience is full of diversity, which isn't all that bad once you get used to it. Day by day, I have been getting a little more accustomed to seeing people with dreadlocks (including ladies) and the different lifestyles that people lead.

Anyway, enough sociological stuff for now.

As of now I am considered "undeclared" for my major, but I'm leaning more and more towards Communication with every lecture for that class. It is truly fascinating stuff. THings that have been floating around in my head are coming into focus in this class because it's remarkable how many things are going on when we communicate. To communicate effectively, a "sender" needs to be clear in his verbal message and his nonverbal message (such as tone, posture, or gestures) will affect how the "receiver" interprets the information. The sender, even while speaking, can gauge the feedback from the receiver by observing his or her nonverbal communication (i.e. eye contact, nodding, body language). Crazy isn't it? We take it all for granted too.

So if I do major in this field, I'll have to go to graduate school for a degree in broadcast journalism if that's what I want to pursue. At this rate, teaching communication would be pretty interesting too, but that's a long ways off.

Later on today, after lots of intimate time spent with my homework (gag) I'm going with one of the girls on my floor to take pictures of the sunset. I'm so excited! She went out yesterday and came back with absolutely gorgeous pics so I'm stoked to take some too. I'll have to figure out how to man the photo uploader thingy, but I'm on the scholar's floor of my building so I'll figure it out. Haha.

Well I guess I'll go for now, I've wasted enough time rambling on random things, but hopefully it kept you entertained at least for a little bit of time. Keep an eye out for those pics though, they'll knock your socks off (or sandals if you're not wearing any) for how beautiful UCSB is!!