Academic Advising

I'm tried of getting laughed at. Somehow its funny that I like math and social science, that I don't know what I want to do, that I want to take two languages at once (which I can't/don't want to do now because they only offer colloquial arabic, meaning it is only useful in Jerusalem). Every single advising meeting I have ever had has consisted of raised eyebrows and chuckles. In response to my comment that I was thinking about studying Linguistics and later Neuroscience, this guy said, "Well you think outside the box, at least. Maybe the next generation will appreciate you." And then he laughed. They always laugh. Almost every person I have met here has laughed when I said I wasn't Jewish. Am I doing things so wrong that it makes people that uncomfortable? I just don't get it. I want to be an artist and understand what the great novelists were trying to say, and what space is made of and how my brain works and why math works so well. That's what I want to major in. So sue me.

Sorry about the negativity- I'm a little gun shy about advisors.

My schedule is:
1. Peace Building and Conflict Resolution- this class is in high demand so hopefully I can get it- only 25 students out of maybe 1000, not looking good.
2. Psychology and Religion
3. Perspectives on Islam
4. An Internship somewhere in the community- it can be almost anything I think- orientation is Feb 8- Maybe art or activism or something like that
5. Archaeology of Jerusalem- this class is also in high demand- we will see if I get in.
6. Hebrew

This is a lot of if's but that's generally how I work- I will have a more concrete schedule as things continue. Love!