an update
I don't know how exactly I got to this point but I found myself participating in the run-offs in school for the Jessup 2009 international law moot court and I won Best Speaker, meaning I'm now part of the Ateneo team that'll join the national rounds and hopefully go on to Washington D.C.!
It was a VERY tiring, long, hard, controversial process, and at one point I have to admit that I was seriously thinking of giving up, but in the end I'm glad I did it! I mean, all things considered, it's a very exciting opportunity. I've made new friends, met lots of new and different personalities. It's been a shock, to say the least, but above all, I think the bottom line is I'm really scared but I'm really excited.
My blockmate Von has this great theory that a law student perpetually has to balance out School, Sleep and Everything Else, and can only do well in two out of three of those areas. I'm the type who'll sacrifice Sleep first; I've vowed to never turn into the kind of person who makes law school and the people there her whole life.
Now I feel like I have to add Jessup into the equation, but I think on all counts I'm scraping by. I'm getting better sleep by going to bed earlier (no more sleeping past 3 in the morning and no more crazy involuntary nights of only 2 hours of sleep). And in terms of Everything Else, I'm doing very well. :) Although honestly I do miss getting to see my friends more often. I'm just ultra worried about school, but who isn't?
Anyhow, I'm feeling particularly happy and Christmassy this holiday season, even if I still have a lot of work to do, right up to the start of Christmas break and all throughout. It's my dad's birthday party tonight and I intend to eat myself into another food coma.
It was a VERY tiring, long, hard, controversial process, and at one point I have to admit that I was seriously thinking of giving up, but in the end I'm glad I did it! I mean, all things considered, it's a very exciting opportunity. I've made new friends, met lots of new and different personalities. It's been a shock, to say the least, but above all, I think the bottom line is I'm really scared but I'm really excited.
My blockmate Von has this great theory that a law student perpetually has to balance out School, Sleep and Everything Else, and can only do well in two out of three of those areas. I'm the type who'll sacrifice Sleep first; I've vowed to never turn into the kind of person who makes law school and the people there her whole life.
Now I feel like I have to add Jessup into the equation, but I think on all counts I'm scraping by. I'm getting better sleep by going to bed earlier (no more sleeping past 3 in the morning and no more crazy involuntary nights of only 2 hours of sleep). And in terms of Everything Else, I'm doing very well. :) Although honestly I do miss getting to see my friends more often. I'm just ultra worried about school, but who isn't?
Anyhow, I'm feeling particularly happy and Christmassy this holiday season, even if I still have a lot of work to do, right up to the start of Christmas break and all throughout. It's my dad's birthday party tonight and I intend to eat myself into another food coma.