Why do we need the arts?

I found another TED video that got me thinking this time about school and arts.

Now when I look back music and art were always at the bottom of the stairs of classes. No one was taking seriously the teachers and from there most students would not take seriously these classes. All I have learned is that I can’t draw, I can’t sing, and I can’t play anything. But how did I learn that? Well, simply by not doing all these things. Maybe if  someone has tried to teach me how to draw or if I had taken piano lessons early on maybe I would have been better now at one of these things. Yes, I took piano at CC and I learned a lot for just 3 semesters. That makes me think how much I would have known if I have started when I was 5 or 6 yrs old? I always tell that memory I have from kindergarten. We had all these group activities in the afternoons and I really wanted my mom to sign me up for piano or karate, but she signed up for ballet because it was the cheapest. I remember after ballet I would sit and just marvel at the piano (because it was in the same room) and hit some of the keys occasionally. I liked how it sounded, how it looked, how it felt. I am not saying I could have become some great pianist, but playing the piano develops so many other skills.

I went to the Fall Orchestra Concert tonight – it was amazing and it really filled my heart with that special joy you can get only from music. I can’t explain fully why, but I know that people need to know more about art and do more things with art

Postgraduate study in UK

Today I finally got answers on many of the questions I had about UK postgraduate schools by one of the professors from the University of Edinburg. I am pretty sure I am going to apply there next fall (the plan for year-off is still active, I can always deter admission for a year )

So the basics:

*There are two types of programs:

1) “taught masters” – one year of study of special area that prepares you for the working field

2) “research masters” – you start with a proposal for your dissertation and doctoral study. You are assigned a supervisor who works with you through the process. This is also one year and then two to three years to get your PhD (depending on the field).

*For students from EU countries the tuition varies between 3000 to 4500 pounds. They usually have housing (on or off campus), but students are responsible for meals. 130$ is the estimate per week for expenses.

*There are many teaching/research assistant positions available for PhD students.

*There are many scholarships available for EU students. Under financial aid tab, choose your country and a full list of available scholarships appear.

*Application requirements: no GRE, high GPA (it varies, depending on the program), 2 recommendations, personal statement.

*University of Edinburg is one of the most prestiguous postgraduate institutions. Check out their website for more information

What are you interested in?

I have read about the Stamford Test  in the blog of one of my friends and decided to try it. After answering several groups of broad questions and then several groups of more narrow ones, this is what my results are:

Psychology

English/Literary Studies

History Based

Politics Based

Modern Languages

Social Studies/ Science

International Studies

General Medical

Philosophy/ Theology

For the most part it is pretty accurate

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Така Радинка нарече откритието, че ме има на снимка в сайта на община Хасково Мен с Теодор, Миленка и малкия й син, който спи на пейката

Ето линк (втори ред, третата снимка):

http://www.haskovo.bg/gallery/snimki_ot_haskovo__galeria_5_gallery11.html

Clean up

I have decided that I do not need so many accounts including myspace, flickr and etc. because the stuff I do there, I can do on facebook..so I deleted all accounts except facebook…the less information I have online, the better..I do not know why..just like that…