To put it that way. I really couldn't decide what courses to take for the spring semester. It's not that I didn't know what courses I wanted or needed to take, but with Gina being the new dog in my life it's not that easy. And this dog needs a lot of training and needs some serious workout. So I really couldn't go for a full course schedule. On the other hand I wanted to start with day hikes on the Voralpen long distance trail with Gina pretty soon. And with my work schedule I can only take classes on Friday and Saturday. On the other hand not taking any classes during the spring semester is something I really didn't want to do either.
In the end I did end up with a compromise. I will be taking a class in economic calculus from the end of February to the beginning of April. It's a class on Friday afternoon/evening. On the positive side it forces me to get off work on Friday by noon. After all I need time to get home, take Gina for a long walk have a little snack and then head for my class.
In addition to economic calculus I will be taking a advanced class in MS excel. I do know Excel fairly well, but lately there have been situation where I really could have needed some "expert" knowledge to solve certain problems and I figured it might be a good idea to take an advanced class. This class will be starting at the beginning of March. The good thing is that It only requires me to physically present at the university for the first class, as the rest will be done through e-learning. And that's something that seems to be working better with my schedule. If I were to take classes during the week it means that I have to "sacrifice" paid vacation days for that. And that's something I'm just no particularly fond of. So all in all I think it is a good compromise. It is important to get the most out of both classes. After all they are not exactly cheap. Each class cost about 320 bucks.
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