Talisa’s List of the Best Albums of 2010!

At the start of each new year I always come up with a list of my favorite albums that have come out that past year. If you have not listened to these wonderful albums, please do. Because they are great! I usually try to just have ten on my list but I couldn't forget Kate Nash, thus I have eleven. The listing is not in order of how much I like them.

As you read my list, think of your own and share them. Enjoy music!

1. Guster- Easy Wonderful

Favorite track - “Do what you want”

2. The Futureheads- The Chaos

Favorite track – “ Heartbeat Song”

3. Ed Harcourt- Lustre

Favorite track – “Do As I Say Not As I Do”

4. The Drums- The Drums

Favorite track - “ Let’s Go Surfing”

5. Devo- Something for Everybody

Favorite track - “What We Do”

6. Chumbawamba- ABCDEFG

Favorite track - “ Ratatatay”

7. The Weepies- Be My Thrill

Favorite track - “ I Was Made for Sunny Days”

8. The Vespers- Tell Your Mama

Favorite track - “ Cottonfield”

9. The School- Loveless Unbeliever

Favorite track - “ Hoping and Praying”

10. The Pipettes- Earth Vs The Pipettes

Favorite track - “ Stop the Music”

11. Kate Nash- My Best Friend is You

Favorite track - “ Do-Wah-Doo”

A new year means new things.

This New Years Eve was the best one I have ever celebrated. I held a party at my house that night and had tons of good friends show up. I have the best friends in the world! We talked, played games, ate food, and danced the night away.

My friends and I on New Years Eve!

Looking back on the past year, I have accomplished a lot. Graduating from UVU and getting a call to serve a mission for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Sweden are the biggest ones. I have also seen many friends graduate, get married, have babies, and go on missions. Life is good and it's just going to get better.

UVU's website showed me that my diploma has been mailed! I graduated in Social Work from Utah Valley University in the fall of 2010. Crazy cool.

The classes that I took regarding my major are:

Human Development and Life Span

Multicultural Societies

Human Sexuality

Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships

Interpersonal Communication

Culture Ecology and Health

People and Cultures of the World- China

Career Prep- Behavioral Science

Study Aboard in Wales- English history

Applied Parenting

Abnormal Psychology

Stats

Social Welfare and Policies

Clinical Interviewing Skills

Clinical Research

Intro to Counseling Psychotherapy

Intro to Group Psychotherapy

Practicum

While at UVU I have also been involved with the UV mentor program. Which means for the past 3 1/2 years I have been team teaching a Student Success class each semester. Being a mentor was the best thing I ever did while in college. From 2009-2010 I had the opportunity to be the mentoring team lead- which meant that I was in charge of ten other mentors and I helped run the program. We also got to present at conferences and I attended a national conference in Denver, Colorado last February. My experience at UVU has been wonderful and I will always look back on my time there with happiness.

I AM A COLLEGE GRADUATE!!