The Alchemist

I finally received my order yesterday.

I began reading the first chapter of the book. It's about a Spanish shepherd who's on a quest to find a treasure in Egypt. The first chapter was mainly focused on introducing the main character, Santiago, and his joy of traveling. He first found out about the treasure in a dream that he's been having lately. The dream would end before a young kid offers him directions to the treasure in Egypt. I really enjoyed the first chapter.

One quote that I really liked was:

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." -Santiago

Freakonomics

I had fun reading the first couple of pages of this book. It was astonishing how small things can have an impact on economics.

I'm still waiting for the book that I ordered. Hopefully by the next extensive reading class I receive it. If not, this book does the job just fine :)

Extensive Reading

I would like to read Freakonamics. It sounds interesting and judging from the reviews it looks like it's a great book and fun to read.

But I am also waiting for the book that I ordered online which is The Alchemist:

	Class #1	Class #2	Class #3
Class name and # (for ex.: Ag 113)	201598 CH E 100S Exploring Chemical Engineering First-Year Seminar	273439 CH E 097S Chemical Energy: Present and Future	201601 CH E 210 Introduction to Material Balances
Days and time it meets  (MTWRF,  2:30-3:20)	W 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM   01/13/14 - 05/02/14	W 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM  01/13/14 - 05/02/14	M W F 3:35 PM - 4:25 PM 01/13/14 - 05/02/14
Classroom	140 Fenske Bldg	012 Life Sciences Bldg	010 Sparks Bldg
Professor’s name	Gomez, Enrique Daniel         Gomez, Esther Winter	Janik, Michael John	Velegol, Darrell
Professor’s email	edg12@psu.edu ewg10@psu.edu	mjj13@psu.edu	dxv9@psu.edu
Reason you’re interested in observing it	My future major is Chemical Engineering

Introduction

Hello,

My name's Adnan and I am a sponsored, international student all the way from the Middle East, Kuwait.

I am taking this course to improve my English so I can be prepared for academic studies.
I'm on a Scholarship to study Chemical Engineering but my sponsor provided me with an option to study ESL for a maximum of one year before I pursue my journey as a Chemical Engineering student so that's why I'm here.

I graduated from high school in July 2013 and sadly I missed the fall admission deadline for the IECP and I refused to apply to any other university. So I had to wait till Spring 2014 to get enrolled.

I enjoy watching T.V. shows, football(known here as Soccer), listening to music, playing video games and reading comic books. That's how I spent last summer which was longer than usual.

Last week, I applied to Penn State and I am waiting for the outcome of the admission. Hopefully I get accepted.

I can't wait to read all of your blogs and I hope you enjoyed reading what I wrote.

Thanks.