Fall 2014

Because I spent the majority of my summer in Prague where I have had an internship at the PPF Bank, in September, I wanted to spend as much time as possible with my friends and family in Ostrava. I flew in to Chicago the very last day before classes started and did not have much time to acclimate myself.

I have decided to finally finish all of my “distributional requirements” required by the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. These include taking at least two classes in six different academic areas and I still was not done with some of these. Therefore three out of my four classes this quarter are slightly different from what you would expect from an economics and psychology major.

One of the classes that I am taking this quarter is called “Diversity of life”. In this class, we learn about the beginning of life on Earth and we thoroughly analyze its development throughout earth’s history. Unfortunately, the professor does not really encourage active class participation in students and usually just ends up talking in a sleep-inducing voice for the entire lecture. Therefore, despite the interesting material, it is often hard to pay attention throughout the whole lecture. Another class that I am taking this quarter: “Climate catastrophes in earth’s history” teaches us about various climate phenomena that are in effect and the way these phenomena are influenced by human activity. It is an extremely interesting class taught by a professor with vast experience with both theoretical and field work. My third class this quarter fulfills the “ethics and values” distributional requirement and is taught by a professor from the classics department. The course includes reading the most significant literary masterpieces of ancient Greece and Rome which we then deeply analyze during lectures. My last class in this quarter is sports psychology. This advanced class does not just teach us about the fundamentals that we would need if we pursued a career as a sports psychologist/consultant. It also gives us a great opportunity to apply what we learn directly on our own athletic performance. This unique curriculum has caused that the class is full of varsity athletes and this leads to passionate discussions about our own experiences. In general, this is by far my most favorite and useful class of this quarter.

The rest of my life here at Northwestern is very similar to the previous two years. I am still playing for the men’s hockey team, even though an injury that I suffered during a tournament at Nashville has prohibited me from participating in the last games. I am also still a member of Analytics and I am currently working on a creative marketing project for a Chicago coding academy start up. This month is also the first month of my internship hunt, so wish me luck!