I am working on a master's in liberal studies. Although it only requires taking one class each semester, it is a lot of work to do all the readings and writings, while working full-time and have a full-schedule volunteering.
Its hard work but I enjoy the class discussions and now that I'm near the end of the program (I have to still spend a year writing a 100-page paper to get the degree), I now realize how important each class is in relationship to another.
We start the program by taking "Introduction of Knowing." It was a lot of reading, Fouceault, De Certeau, Stuart Hall, etc. But even in the current class, we have to refer back to them.
The current class - "Analysis in Cultural Studies" - is not just interesting but relevant to my final research paper on "Why adhering to a strict Japanese culture is detrimental in propagating Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in North America." In fact, I have made notes to check up on some of the readings we did in the first class.
And to think I'm doing this for fun. What do I do for boredom? Go to Disneyland or something?
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