Week Five Report--
Requested faculty- David Rutledge

I'm taking reconciliation this fall because this is my third year of study at Evergreen and I feel like I have no more direction now than I did when I started here.  I figured this class would give me time and space to explore areas that interest me and then I could get into a program or contract feeling more confident about my studies and goals.
I started the quarter thinking I would concentrate solely on collage art.  However, as the quarter progresses, I can't help but feel that this is not a very productive use of my time.  Looking for something more substantial to study, I started to read about taoism.  Currently I am learning about zen and meditation.  Really I would like to spend my time in this class writing.  I plan to concentrate my efforts for the rest of the quarter on such a project. I am giving myself a five week warning because I don't think I have used my time as productively as possible and I should have had a better outline for my work this quarter before I started.  I'm not sure if I will continue reconciling next quarter so I can't give a date for my presentation.

-Teresa Griffin