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If I\u2019m going to be completely honest, I was completely terrified coming into this semester. The topic was very intriguing (it\u2019s spies who wouldn\u2019t be intrigued) when I was looking at it on the course registrar but the whole small class, totally new topic was very intimidating. I also didn\u2019t originally get it on my schedule, which means I didn\u2019t come to the first class (I was extremely confused during second class to be honest). I also didn\u2019t read the \u201cTHR\u201d so I was shocked when I learned that there was an acting element.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, everything turned out to be okay, actually quite eye opening and perspective changing. Even though I lived in the Middle East for a majority of my childhood, I did not learn anything about the history of the Middle East. I really enjoyed being able to do this in the class. I also really like the set up of the class and how our discussions would go down rabbit holes on occasion. Not only were they interesting but also very funny (e.g. hating on the various spies). I loved our class blog. It was a really nice way to wrap up each spy. It allowed me to really sit down and think about all the stuff we discussed in class and finalize my thoughts. I often chose creative prompts like imagining a day with Gertrude Bell and doing a yelp review of Theeb because they are such an interesting way to think about the people we studied. I also think that the class and the creative assignments are a break from a lot of Princeton assignments. Labs and papers can be very serious and so being able to have these blog posts are very refreshing. I also enjoyed reading everyone else\u2019s blog posts and seeing their creativity and opinions. Sometimes it\u2019s hard to see what everyone else thinks in class (there\u2019s only so much time) so being able to read it is very nice!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I would say that my favorite part of the class was the play. The rehearsals were hilariously chaotic and unorganized and I enjoyed all of it. I loved being an Arab brother with Salma and jumping out of the \u201cwindow\u201d more and more aggressively every time. It also helped me connect to the material in a different way and connect to the class better. I think our in class conversations got better after the play. We were more comfortable with each other and I felt more comfortable speaking! I am so glad I took the leap and took the class because I\u2019ve learned so much and met so many truly amazing people. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If I\u2019m going to be completely honest, I was completely terrified coming into this semester. The topic was very intriguing (it\u2019s spies who wouldn\u2019t be intrigued) when I was looking at it on the course registrar but the whole small class, totally new topic was very intimidating. I also didn\u2019t originally get it on my … <\/p>\n

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