A new semester has started, and with it comes a whole new set of classes. I'm at the point in my college career that I have a lot of freedom in the classes I take, and I am happy to say that I am extremely excited about every single class I am taking. The same thing happened last semester, and I hope that I will be able to say the same thing of my last two semesters here as well.

My classes for this semester are:

• Distributed Systems
• Foundations of Software Engineering
• U.S. Latinos: Language and Culture
• Spain: Language and Culture

I have been wanting to take distributed systems for some time but haven't had the chance. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to take it once again this semester due to a class conflict with software engineering, but I was fortunate in that I am able to watch conflicting lectures via video at a later time. The two classes that I'm taking towards a Spanish minor will be a lot of work, but the large increase my fluidity in Spanish will definitely make the classes worth it.

I am particularly pleased with the layout of my schedule this semester. Waking up at the same hour every day will make sticking to a regular routine much easier than in past semesters. Plus, finishing in the early afternoon will allow me much more flexibility in when I can do my work. Needless to say, aside from already having a substantial amount of work, I am very happy with how this semester is going, and I can't wait to get to the meat of my courses.