new worlds

so, i've made it through my first couple weeks of class. actually, since my managing talent class is on mondays, we haven't had a class yet. we meet for the first time tomorrow. i've had two sessions of my fundraising class and it's gone well so far. when i signed up for it, there was only one session of the class, which was held on thursdays. i was a little concerned because having class on thursdays makes my work week a little more stressful. plus, the class' first night of presentations was scheduled for a day that i would have to be out of town for work. luckily, a second section of the class opened up on tuesdays, so i was able to switch to that section. as of now, i've attended one thursday class and one tuesday class. i debated making the switch because the thursday class is smaller and more intimate, it's in a better room, and the people seem a little bit more low key. in the tuesday class, there seem to be a few show-boaters and the room is pretty uncomfortable. still, i switched classes because i know that doing class on tuesday will make my semester much more manageable.

regarding my managing talent class, in prep for the first day, we have to read 3 things: 27 pages of one book; 100 pages of another; and a 28 page article. we also have to email the prof our resume, which makes me nervous for some reason. i just wrote a whole bunch of updates to my website. once it gets updated, i'm going to email my resume. resumes are so short that i always feel that the work i do isn't adequately represented in mine. i feel like there are some mandatory categories that resumes require: education; work experience; relevant skills. everything else just falls by the wayside. i did add a category called "non-profit and community work," which kind of helps to show some of my non-school, non-work activities. anyway, i guess cv's just do a much better job of really showcasing all the work that a person does/has done, like presentations and stuff.

i guess i just have to work toward feeling comfortable in fels courses. i have to admit that i feel seriously out of my element. sometimes, i just don't know what folks are talking about, or maybe i have a general sense but am uncomfortable with the language they're using. it's been a long time since i felt this uncomfortable in the space of a classroom and i think it's important that i remember what that feels like. i know in the long run i'll be able to use my work in my classes this semester to find work in the non-profit sector after grad school and to help push PIMC to the next level.