FIU, life and a little bit of spice...
So I'm still unpacking my things here in Miami and still trying to get used to things. I laugh at this so-called "cold weather" muahahahaha
FIU:
Classes are going ok, I'm taking 12 credits in order to get a taste of the waters here. So far so good... but omg they spoon feed you here the material... like I felt like slamming my head unto my desk for the first week since it got too basic. But I guess this is for the best, that way I have a more concrete understanding of the material and I love how my professors teach. They actually use examples connected to the real world that make sense. Also my classes are so, so SO small...it almost feels like I stepped into another dimension.
I got a study group set up already for thermo, they are nice and I actually know what I'm doing for the first time! its such a great feeling. I got all the answers right the first time in less than 2 hrs. My group and I were completely happy over it!
I met some old friends again...trying to re-connect old friendships as well...since I'm not that great w/the whole change over time thing...nor keeping up w/other people's lifes but I'm trying to still keep on talking w/my UF friends.
I also got study buddies for my two other classes. yay!
Parentals:
umm... my mom is still trying to get used to the idea that I'm an adult now and she's still trying to keep in a short leash. Like she started bickering when I wanted to attend to an anime club meeting that ended @ 11pm... I got home before that but for her to let me go to it was a very hard talk.. b/c, like she said, now I live w/her again and over in gville she could not control me as much. Ah this sucks. I need to figure out a way for her to trust me a bit more and to understand that I also want to hang out with my friends or go to events... i mean... its not like i'm going out clubbing to miami beach and getting drunk (that's just not me). Besides I was staying out late for one of the dorkiest reason: anime- my guilty pleasure. lol!
Papers:
I'm screwed. I am trying to finish my applications for MIT and BU but i can't finish my essays. I have an idea but then I end up starting all over again since I feel like some of the things I write down sound too cliche or just plain lame. I wish I had a more creative writing talent, one that would cater to the MIT scene. Maybe I should throw in one of my physics jokes or talk about how MIT is a "magical place of numbers". oh btw I found a link talking about the different kinds of animes the name "MIT" has been presented. Here it is for your viewing pleasure: http://web.mit.edu/anime/www/mit-in-anime.html
its so cool! And so far I am preparing for the upcoming competition. Not to mention that I am hoping in finding corporate sponsors for the SWE chapter here @ FIU. The club re-started again and have no funds. I know this will be harder now b/c of the economical situation but I remember how much I learned about the different companies and made friends b/c of the SWE chapter @ UF. ok so I only made like 3 real friends there but in the whole run I really liked the socials and events that happened. I hope I can help out the chapter here to get there too, since SWE has a lot of potential.
transportation:
sucks, it does. For now my mom gives me a ride to campus... which unfortunately I attend the engineering center which is detached from the main campus. When its not her its my dad. Again, sometimes its not as great. But they are much better than the over an hour ride I get from the public transportation system. I wish i could give my bus fare to someone else in order to get a ride to campus. ugh. Tomorrow my driving lessons will resume w/the man that traumatized me to get behind the wheel--my dad. I hope this time he dosen't take me to a miami street for the first time... I just can't handle the pressure he put on me...
Well everything is not as bad. I got a new cell, finally got wireless and I'm making new friends really slowly. I tried to get a research position but the *edited* rejected me. Ha! he dosen't know on what he is letting go.
FIU:
Classes are going ok, I'm taking 12 credits in order to get a taste of the waters here. So far so good... but omg they spoon feed you here the material... like I felt like slamming my head unto my desk for the first week since it got too basic. But I guess this is for the best, that way I have a more concrete understanding of the material and I love how my professors teach. They actually use examples connected to the real world that make sense. Also my classes are so, so SO small...it almost feels like I stepped into another dimension.
I got a study group set up already for thermo, they are nice and I actually know what I'm doing for the first time! its such a great feeling. I got all the answers right the first time in less than 2 hrs. My group and I were completely happy over it!
I met some old friends again...trying to re-connect old friendships as well...since I'm not that great w/the whole change over time thing...nor keeping up w/other people's lifes but I'm trying to still keep on talking w/my UF friends.
I also got study buddies for my two other classes. yay!
Parentals:
umm... my mom is still trying to get used to the idea that I'm an adult now and she's still trying to keep in a short leash. Like she started bickering when I wanted to attend to an anime club meeting that ended @ 11pm... I got home before that but for her to let me go to it was a very hard talk.. b/c, like she said, now I live w/her again and over in gville she could not control me as much. Ah this sucks. I need to figure out a way for her to trust me a bit more and to understand that I also want to hang out with my friends or go to events... i mean... its not like i'm going out clubbing to miami beach and getting drunk (that's just not me). Besides I was staying out late for one of the dorkiest reason: anime- my guilty pleasure. lol!
Papers:
I'm screwed. I am trying to finish my applications for MIT and BU but i can't finish my essays. I have an idea but then I end up starting all over again since I feel like some of the things I write down sound too cliche or just plain lame. I wish I had a more creative writing talent, one that would cater to the MIT scene. Maybe I should throw in one of my physics jokes or talk about how MIT is a "magical place of numbers". oh btw I found a link talking about the different kinds of animes the name "MIT" has been presented. Here it is for your viewing pleasure: http://web.mit.edu/anime/www/mit-in-anime.html
its so cool! And so far I am preparing for the upcoming competition. Not to mention that I am hoping in finding corporate sponsors for the SWE chapter here @ FIU. The club re-started again and have no funds. I know this will be harder now b/c of the economical situation but I remember how much I learned about the different companies and made friends b/c of the SWE chapter @ UF. ok so I only made like 3 real friends there but in the whole run I really liked the socials and events that happened. I hope I can help out the chapter here to get there too, since SWE has a lot of potential.
transportation:
sucks, it does. For now my mom gives me a ride to campus... which unfortunately I attend the engineering center which is detached from the main campus. When its not her its my dad. Again, sometimes its not as great. But they are much better than the over an hour ride I get from the public transportation system. I wish i could give my bus fare to someone else in order to get a ride to campus. ugh. Tomorrow my driving lessons will resume w/the man that traumatized me to get behind the wheel--my dad. I hope this time he dosen't take me to a miami street for the first time... I just can't handle the pressure he put on me...
Well everything is not as bad. I got a new cell, finally got wireless and I'm making new friends really slowly. I tried to get a research position but the *edited* rejected me. Ha! he dosen't know on what he is letting go.