Art Projects a.k.a. Stress Relief

From the professor who told us to "do something creative" for our final creative project, I'd say this was the most open ended class I have ever taken, although all of my teachers seemed to have that same style. As my art professor would always say, "Don't worry, be free!" I rediscovered a place in my heart for doing art again. I knew I always loved it, but this class reminded me how much I missed it! So when I was cleaning out my room of school supplies, I was sure to keep my drawing book, pencils, paints, colored pencils, markers, and crayons. I really can't believe I even got credit for this class, but I'm not going to complain. I learned zero about art history, but instead went to class twice a week to do some small project in drawing, painting, or sculpture. Here are some of the projects I did:

 Landscape

 Black and white still life

 Drawing of our ideal home.  Some had asked me and nope, I didn't use a ruler. This was one of my favorites! Made me think about going into architecture.

this was my creative project...more like just therapeutic messin around with paints

 black and white self portrait...it's me!

Updates on my Life Decisions...

Happy holidays and feliz navidad to everyone! I hope you spent it surrounded by people you love and enjoyed every moment of the traditions, good company, delicious food, and time off from work that comes with the holidays! 

Ok.. since my last update everything has become officially official. I have decided...drum roll please!...I am staying in Costa Rica for another semester to finish my spanish major. I'm taking one class in the spring at Universidad Veritas and still looking for a paying job while I am here. I heard that the call centers are always looking for english speakers and they pay well. Although if I take that job, I hope to look for another volunteer experience in a school to use my Spanish and get a feel for working in a school in another country. Also in my free time, I'm hoping to take some Italian classes at a local Casa D'Italia which gives lessons and discount for students from Veritas! It will definitely be a very different semester that the last, new students, new schedule, a class for only 12 weeks.

 I booked my flight back to the great land of 10,000 lakes for April 11.  So I will be in Costa Rica for Semana Santa, or Holy Week which I am really excited for! When I return, I am going to be taking a class at my home university in the summer and finally student teaching in the fall. After I graduate though, that will be another mystery at least for a while! ....Wherever my imagination will take me....