Reading Plan

So far I have really enjoyed reading both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, so I feel like in the weeks ahead I would like to explore more alternative versions of the stories.  I feel like doing this will go well with what I have accumulated so far in my portfolio.  However, I thought I would spend my last week of reading doing something a little different.  I thought it would be fun to explore something a little different than just the two stories at the end of the semester.  This is the reading plan I have come up with:

Week 9: Nivedita's Mahabharata
Week 10: Kincaid's Indian Heroes
Week 11: Nivedita's Ramayana
Week 12: Monro's take on Rama and Sita
Week 13: Wilson's Indian Story Book
Week 14: Nivedita's Shiva

Shiva Monument (wikimedia commons)

Reflections: Looking Forward

So far this semester has been pretty hectic for me.  I work full time and this is my only class, so I am pretty removed from school.  I have also been out of town for work quite often, which has made it difficult at times to remember to keep up with my work.  I think moving forward my main focus is on switching up my schedule.  I have been notorious for waiting til the last minute and doing my assignments at the end of the day when I'm exhausted in bed and wanting to go to sleep.   I want to make myself switch to a weekend plan of finishing the week's assignments during the weekend, at least for the most part.  I think this would reduce a lot of stress and allow me to not have to worry about doing my work after a long day of work.  I think this plan should help me be much more successful, and possibly even allow me to get ahead.  In the next few weeks I hope to get the chance to work ahead so I can maybe even finish the course a little bit early.  I definitely feel more comfortable writing and have found myself getting a little more creative, so I am excited to see what my writing is like by the end of the semester! My main motivation right now is finishing this class with an A and becoming an official OU graduate. 

Graduation (Flickr)