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It's almost 70 degrees out, and it's November 3rd. Yay global warming. Actually not thought cuz it's totally not cool for the environment and such. Like this one coral reef is dying becasue the water it is in is way too hot right now. Not to mention our plants are really confused as to what they should be doing right now. The trees here almost all still have their leaves and many of them are still green, so hopefully it won't get cold all of a sudden and put them into shock and kill them. Anyways, people need to start caring a little more rather than just saying, yeah that darn global warming, nothing i can do though... drive less, recycle (become as insane as the germans at recycling), buy hybrid cars, ahhhh there is SO much you can do. that was random.
So I was thinking today and I don't feel like a student here anymore at all. I was in the training room form 10-11:40 today for heating, PT, streching, and iceing. And that was only my first visit of the day. I have to go in before practice to do the whole heat, strech and ultrasound thing. I know it's making me a little better to say the least, but it's such a big time committment. Now that I'm getting back in the pool as well, I'm doing stuff for swimming like hum... and hour and a half in the morning, at least 2 hours in the training room(s) everyday, and then a 2 hour practice at night. Times five and plus saturday practice is about 34.5 hours a week, but usually we don't have saturday practice and we have meets instead which usually run for 5 hours or so, so it's more like 37 hours a week, plus travel time to away meets, around 40hrs. (THAT IS A FULL TIME JOB!!!!) Add onto that the three classes I have (roughly 12 hours a week) and my two labs (7 hours a week). So technically I'm training and doing stuff for training more than I am in classes. GREAT! That's what K is all about though isn't it, I mean it's not like we're a D3 school or anything, or at least the swim team isn't coached like we're D3. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. It's not like I can stop going to the training room if i still want to swim either, like seriously, if i did that it'd be like massive badness and my body would die with all the pressures from swimming.
Anyways, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I miss the free time I had while I was abroad. I didn't feel like a student or an athlete, but all the nothingness gave me time to think about who I am a litte. I know that's totally cliche, but seriously, I hardly have time to shower over here (seriously, i haven't showered yet today, it's gross!), let alone think about anything other than school and swimming.
On another note. I just read one of my friend's lj's and it made me really sad. It was about people who you met once and got to know, and never seeing them again. I miss all of my Bonn-ers, we had such an amazing time together and we all promised to 'keep in touch' but that never happens. Also I really miss people who have transferred from K already, it's def not the same without them here. But isn't that what life is about? Meeting new people, growing from your experiences with them, and keeping good friends, or at least the experiences with you? Not everyone likes K and that is ok. I don't understand it because I love it here, but I understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea, or hot chocolate if you will =).
ok i think that is enough of philosophy for the day... er, something.
tschuss.
So I was thinking today and I don't feel like a student here anymore at all. I was in the training room form 10-11:40 today for heating, PT, streching, and iceing. And that was only my first visit of the day. I have to go in before practice to do the whole heat, strech and ultrasound thing. I know it's making me a little better to say the least, but it's such a big time committment. Now that I'm getting back in the pool as well, I'm doing stuff for swimming like hum... and hour and a half in the morning, at least 2 hours in the training room(s) everyday, and then a 2 hour practice at night. Times five and plus saturday practice is about 34.5 hours a week, but usually we don't have saturday practice and we have meets instead which usually run for 5 hours or so, so it's more like 37 hours a week, plus travel time to away meets, around 40hrs. (THAT IS A FULL TIME JOB!!!!) Add onto that the three classes I have (roughly 12 hours a week) and my two labs (7 hours a week). So technically I'm training and doing stuff for training more than I am in classes. GREAT! That's what K is all about though isn't it, I mean it's not like we're a D3 school or anything, or at least the swim team isn't coached like we're D3. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. It's not like I can stop going to the training room if i still want to swim either, like seriously, if i did that it'd be like massive badness and my body would die with all the pressures from swimming.
Anyways, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I miss the free time I had while I was abroad. I didn't feel like a student or an athlete, but all the nothingness gave me time to think about who I am a litte. I know that's totally cliche, but seriously, I hardly have time to shower over here (seriously, i haven't showered yet today, it's gross!), let alone think about anything other than school and swimming.
On another note. I just read one of my friend's lj's and it made me really sad. It was about people who you met once and got to know, and never seeing them again. I miss all of my Bonn-ers, we had such an amazing time together and we all promised to 'keep in touch' but that never happens. Also I really miss people who have transferred from K already, it's def not the same without them here. But isn't that what life is about? Meeting new people, growing from your experiences with them, and keeping good friends, or at least the experiences with you? Not everyone likes K and that is ok. I don't understand it because I love it here, but I understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea, or hot chocolate if you will =).
ok i think that is enough of philosophy for the day... er, something.
tschuss.