Yes, they’ve begun again, albeit at a fairly leisurely pace so far. As you probably know if you’re reading this (hi Mum!), I’m studying English Literature and History, and have just entered my second year. One of the exciting things about this is that I get to choose which modules of work I want to do. So what did I pick? Here’s my list:

English Literature

• Introduction to Children’s Literature (10 credits, Autumn semester only)
• Myth and Saga (10 credits, Spring semester only)
• Critical Theory I and II (10 credits each, Autumn and Spring semesters)
• Creative Writing I and II (10 credits each, Autumn and Spring semesters)

History

• Heresy and Dissent (30 credits over the two semesters)
• Wales, Ireland and the Viking World (30 credits over the two semesters)

Which comes to a total of 120 credits, 60 in each subject. Credits are a way of measuring the relative size of the module, but it all gets a bit confusing if you try and work out the relative workloads and stuff, because of the different sizes and lengths between the two subjects. I did all the sums on the back of a handout when I got home the other day and have tried to plan a timetable accordingly to give a guide on when I should be working on each subject. But it’s main use will probably be in making me guilty so that I will try and work more when I fail miserably at keeping to it!I’ve now had my first lecture in each of the subjects, and all of them look promising. In particular, I think I’m going to really enjoy Introduction to Children’s Literature. I really enjoy loads of children’s and young adult’s books, so I can read and study stuff that I enjoy as part of my course. But I got some funny looks from parents when I sat on one of the little plastic seats by the box of picture books in Cathays library, reading through them the other day!This afternoon I had Creative Writing. My ambition is to be a writer – though ambition perhaps understates it. I am determined, with a stubborn, cast-iron certainty of my desire to succeed in this, and a concrete resolution to try with all my might and being to honour God through being a writer. Richard Gwyn, of whom third-year student and friend of mine Ian speaks well, is my tutor. Although there was one other guy on the register, he didn’t turn up for some reason and so all the rest of the class were girls. I’m a bit disappointed about that (honest!), and will be sorry if there isn’t any other male input.Anyway, I’m busy this evening, since I need to go to a Societies Council meeting on behalf of the Navs and am then going to Debating. I hope I won’t be too tired – I only realised about the Societies Council yesterday late afternoon, so wasn’t planning on being quite so busy.