I did shitty on my o-chem final and it dropped my grade to a 2.6. Damn, and I did so well on the midterms. Such is life, I guess... at least I don't have any more chemistry classes after this. I got a 3.5 in English, which is fine. My other two classes were cr/nc, so that's pretty easy ( Read more... )

Things I'm excited about ( Read more... )

Time to bitch ( Read more... )

Thing Number One:
My tonsils are swollen. My throat hurts. I feel like fifty miles of bad road. Blug. Hopefully, my tonsils will be normal-sized by spring quarter, because...

Thing Numero Dos:
I'M GOING TO COSTA RICA!!!

Now I just have to finish fall quarter and get through winter quarter. *dies*

I applied for Costa Rica today. Three reference letters sent in, three short essays written, I asked my dad for money (request still pending), and now all I can do is wait and bite my nails. Intend and wish and hope and pray to the moon and stars that whatever happens is the best thing. Hopefully that means studying for a quarter in Costa Rica ( Read more... )

I just found out last week that there is a UW trip to Costa Rica for 14 students, to study the environment, community, and ecology of the pacific lowlands in the country. It is a 15-credit, 9 week session from late March until early June (in other words, spring quarter), with part of that as an independent study/research portion (4 credits). I am ( Read more... )