First legit day of classes

And I say it's my first legitimate day of class because it's the first time I really got to sit through a subject (or subjects) here in the UPD and listen to the teacher. Classes officially started last Thursday, but most of my professors were absent, and the ones who weren't absent were unfortunately unable to share their wit and knowledge with me because I accidentally cut a few classes (a very interesting Freshie story that shall be told on another day).

My Arch subjects today were quite fun and interesting. I had the same prof for Arch 1 and 2, and he basically just oriented us on the subjects. He was engaging and relatable, so I didn't find the classes too boring. Moreover, he dismissed us early in the afternoon and I was able to catch up on sleep. Yippee!

An interesting activity he let us do was to sketch a copy of Manuel Quezon's face from the P20 bill, and then flip it backwards and draw the inverted Manuel Quezon, which I found tricky. My drawings were so-so; I wasn't struggling as badly as some people were, but I was clearly not an prodigy, either. Oh well, I'm excited about getting better at sketching and drawing, anyway.

It hit me a while ago, as I was watching the teacher show us the proper way to sharpen a pencil with a cutter, that there are so many random and seemingly insignificant things in life you never know will come in handy someday. Take for example, when I was younger, I stayed at my mother's old home during the summer and my grandparents never thought of buying me a sharpener. End result: I learned how to sharpen pencils with a cutter at a pretty young age. The things I learned at the calligraphy classes I used to take in my old school are also going to be advantageous, now that I think about it. And the sweetest serendipity of all- the person whose house I stayed in when I went to *insert Country here* was one of the primary engineers behind *insert internationally famous structure here*. Apparently, my current professor was part of the Architectural team that designed the said structure. I love how all of these little and seemingly insignificant things come together and fit nicely into one bundle now that I need a LOT of life skills.

Overall, I enjoyed listening to the prof and look forward to creating more awesome and artistic things in the future.

Oh, and today was the first time I didn't get lost within the campus, too! Horay for a day of firsts!