End of my first semester
So a lot has happened this semester. Many ups and downs, mostly ups though which I'm so thankful for.
I've learned so much, even chemistry which I thought I could never do. My grades have been kept pretty high, looking for a 3.5 or higher gpa, which I couldn't accomplish in high school unweighted. And being as how I never quite studied that much, proves to me that I can do really well, and hopefully work at the same time.
I want to go to Morrocco this summer and learn Arabic, and speak french in the city of Fez. Then, I want to spend Spring semester '08 in Paris, learning and hopefully mastering french for a good five months which would be SO sweet, but financing will most likely prove to be my biggest problem.
This semester has really been such a learning experience. I thought that I had found myself or w/e, but I guess we never really do. Every day we learn to be ourselves more and more. To feel more comfortable in our own skin than the day before. I've met so many interesting people, from all over Florida. People that live in towns with the population of 1753 people, with more cows than people, or who graduated with a class of 12, compared to our 545.
I've become almost completely nocturnal these past few weeks. If I go to bed before three tonight it will be the first time in about 3 weeks.
I did well on my math final, 95%, which will most likely only be giving me a B+ in the class, but at least it's 3.5 rather than the 3 it would have been in high school. Now all I have left is my chem final tomorrow, which doesn't quite matter how I do being as how I'm most likely going to end up with an A in the class. And this was the class that I was hating myself for not dropping because I thought I was going to FAIL it. I don't quite understand it myself, but am so thankful. I actually understand it which is my favorite part.
Last night was awesome too. Gloria and I had planned to go watch Babel, so she called me at like six and we went to the 7 showing. It's directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inaritu, which is this awesome director that I really like. He directed 21 Grams and Amores Perros, if you've seen either one you probably like his stuff. Anyways, the movie was ok. Not quite what I expected. It seems he uses the same music at the end of each of his films, and always manipulates the timing in which he reveals what is happening in different story lines. I loved it in the first two films I saw, but it's getting to be a little much. I'm wondering what he expects to get out of the audience by editing it that way. The cinematography is incredible though. The story line is interestinng. Well, the manipulation of time does exemplify the fact that the world is extremely small, and he edits the stories to be able to go along with each of them and learn how they coincide I guess, which is cool. It also keeps you on the edge of your seat. It was a satisfactory experience afterall, just not incredible as I thought it might be.
I'm excited that the semester is almost over. I still have an 8-10 page paper due Thursday, that I'm promising myself I won't leave Gainesville until it gets done, otherwise I could leave tomorrow. Gloria's having a dinner party wed. which is after I was planning on leaving, so I might just push it to Thursday b/c I know i'd really love hanging out with them again.
I'm also excited to get home, and just relax. but really relax. each of the last few times i've gone home i've always had to stress about a future assignment of some sort, or actually study, and then when i get back to gainesville and hadn't studied, i'd hate myself even more. so going home, working towards affording my morrocco trip, and going out on the boat and sun tanning! will feel so rewarding. I can't wait to actually go to the beach. I usually get so little sleep when I'm home, and go to bed too late to wake up and go to the beach, that i've PROMISED myself I will see the ocean at least once within the 3-4 weeks I will be home.
I really want to spend time with a number of friends that I've SAID I would hang out with, and haven't in quite some time. One on one, or in small groups. none of this let's go to such and such's and party, i just want to have some simple time with some friends, dinner and a movie kind of thing. I have so much fun just with dinner and a movie, combining three of my favorite things, food, friends, and movies.
i can't wait for this weight of finals to be off my shoulders, it's weighing down a lot right now, because after 2 pm tomorrow, I'll have to finally sit down and write my paper which I am not looking forward to. Oh my, to sleep being as how I want to wake up at 10 tomorrow, a big accomplishment for me, since i woke up today at FOUR PM! Night kiddies.
I've learned so much, even chemistry which I thought I could never do. My grades have been kept pretty high, looking for a 3.5 or higher gpa, which I couldn't accomplish in high school unweighted. And being as how I never quite studied that much, proves to me that I can do really well, and hopefully work at the same time.
I want to go to Morrocco this summer and learn Arabic, and speak french in the city of Fez. Then, I want to spend Spring semester '08 in Paris, learning and hopefully mastering french for a good five months which would be SO sweet, but financing will most likely prove to be my biggest problem.
This semester has really been such a learning experience. I thought that I had found myself or w/e, but I guess we never really do. Every day we learn to be ourselves more and more. To feel more comfortable in our own skin than the day before. I've met so many interesting people, from all over Florida. People that live in towns with the population of 1753 people, with more cows than people, or who graduated with a class of 12, compared to our 545.
I've become almost completely nocturnal these past few weeks. If I go to bed before three tonight it will be the first time in about 3 weeks.
I did well on my math final, 95%, which will most likely only be giving me a B+ in the class, but at least it's 3.5 rather than the 3 it would have been in high school. Now all I have left is my chem final tomorrow, which doesn't quite matter how I do being as how I'm most likely going to end up with an A in the class. And this was the class that I was hating myself for not dropping because I thought I was going to FAIL it. I don't quite understand it myself, but am so thankful. I actually understand it which is my favorite part.
Last night was awesome too. Gloria and I had planned to go watch Babel, so she called me at like six and we went to the 7 showing. It's directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inaritu, which is this awesome director that I really like. He directed 21 Grams and Amores Perros, if you've seen either one you probably like his stuff. Anyways, the movie was ok. Not quite what I expected. It seems he uses the same music at the end of each of his films, and always manipulates the timing in which he reveals what is happening in different story lines. I loved it in the first two films I saw, but it's getting to be a little much. I'm wondering what he expects to get out of the audience by editing it that way. The cinematography is incredible though. The story line is interestinng. Well, the manipulation of time does exemplify the fact that the world is extremely small, and he edits the stories to be able to go along with each of them and learn how they coincide I guess, which is cool. It also keeps you on the edge of your seat. It was a satisfactory experience afterall, just not incredible as I thought it might be.
I'm excited that the semester is almost over. I still have an 8-10 page paper due Thursday, that I'm promising myself I won't leave Gainesville until it gets done, otherwise I could leave tomorrow. Gloria's having a dinner party wed. which is after I was planning on leaving, so I might just push it to Thursday b/c I know i'd really love hanging out with them again.
I'm also excited to get home, and just relax. but really relax. each of the last few times i've gone home i've always had to stress about a future assignment of some sort, or actually study, and then when i get back to gainesville and hadn't studied, i'd hate myself even more. so going home, working towards affording my morrocco trip, and going out on the boat and sun tanning! will feel so rewarding. I can't wait to actually go to the beach. I usually get so little sleep when I'm home, and go to bed too late to wake up and go to the beach, that i've PROMISED myself I will see the ocean at least once within the 3-4 weeks I will be home.
I really want to spend time with a number of friends that I've SAID I would hang out with, and haven't in quite some time. One on one, or in small groups. none of this let's go to such and such's and party, i just want to have some simple time with some friends, dinner and a movie kind of thing. I have so much fun just with dinner and a movie, combining three of my favorite things, food, friends, and movies.
i can't wait for this weight of finals to be off my shoulders, it's weighing down a lot right now, because after 2 pm tomorrow, I'll have to finally sit down and write my paper which I am not looking forward to. Oh my, to sleep being as how I want to wake up at 10 tomorrow, a big accomplishment for me, since i woke up today at FOUR PM! Night kiddies.