time priorities
I'm annoyed. I'm not everyone's first time priority. It is not reasonable to add another chapter to my thesis every other week. It is not reasonable to have two major assignments due to my dinosaur teacher every time anything is due. I hate my lit class-- the teacher is insane, and has no standards but expects us to do stupid work-- last week it was coloring. This week it is writing our own Jewish folklore. What a load of shit. I want to have time to apply to grad schools and see my friends before I leave this city. Hell-- I'd even like to have time to see DC before I leave it. grumph. I'd rather be able to catch up with my friends than run everything at Hillel. I'd rather have time to shop and cook awesome food and learn cool Jewish stuff than do spitback homework. I'd like to have some idea of where I am going next year, or even say I'd applied anywhere yet. and I'd REALLY like to have any idea who will be around me that could potentially be a community for me in any of the places I'm looking at next year. I need to go visit, but first I have to plan a thesis research trip to Israel, and I have no earthly idea how to go about doing that. I'm overwhelmed with that idea. I think I can speak well enough to get by once I get there, but emailing people is intimidating, and no one wants to help some random american undergrad anyway. sigh. anyone got education connections in Israel who want to talk to me? either teachers or people who have access to textbooks that have been used at any point in the history of the state of israel?