Sad
Hi to all
I try not to post when I´m feeling homesick or sad, but recently it seems to be all the time. Maybe it´s just the weather.
Anyway, I just finished taking my first final. All I have to say is that studying for exams here is absolutely pointless. I studied like crazy for a week and wrote a 10 page paper for the class too, both of which did not help me whatsoever. There were four essay questions, one of which I left completely blank. The rest were just about as awful. I finished what I could do in about 20 minutes and waited until people started turning theirs in. Just when I thought it couldn´t get any worse, the girl of me handed in her super thick paper completely professionally bound... like a cookbook. I felt pretty stupid turning in my stapled 10 page paper... wish somebody had told us. THEN, I went outside to hear two spanish girls say, ´oh that was much better than i thought it was going to be!´ ....
Probably the worst part of it all was that I spent my 21st birthday on Saturday crying and studying in my apartment because I was homesick and tired of studying. The only going out I did for my 21st was to a cafe to study. Plus it was Carnaval (Mardi Gras) here in Madrid, so I missed that too... However, I was super excited to hear from my godparents and family.
Okay, one more piece of bad news and then I´ll be done. I was robbed again the other day. They are so slick - they took my purse out of my backpack while it was zipped. Also, they must have done it while I was walking down the street because when I was sitting it was under my arm. I lost money, my visa, my student ID, my debit card and my purse. At least I still have my keys, cell phone and metro pass. The worst part is that I don´t have any access to money because this is the second card that has been stolen. So I have to wait for new cards to come. Ugh. I just am so tired of that violated feeling, so tired of being on edge all the time... Sometimes I get really sick of being in the city. Makes me realize how nice Davis and Paso really are. I suppose I am just homesick.
I´m going to spend the day relaxing and destressing. I only have one more paper and one more final left - things are looking up! I´m excited to change classes pretty soon, I´ve been looking at what the psychology department is offering.
Yesterday we had a big hail, snow, rain, thunder and lightening storm! Hah, it was about every meteorlogical event rolled into one big storm. SO exciting! It´s been raining all day so far, but it´s nice because it hasn´t rained at all this winter.
My apartment is going really well. My new roommates are SO nice. They are the cutest couple ever! They have already redone so much of our apartment, it´s a million times better. Plus they have 2 cats!! I love having pets around! Also, they work at one of the biggest discotecas in Madrid (15 Euro entrance fee, about 20 dollars), so of course, I´ve never been! They gave me 6 free entrance passes for whenever I want to go! Yay! I´m going to celebrate this weekend by taking 5 of my girl friends out on the town! :)
Alright, I should get to that whole relaxing business. I have millions of pictures to post but my internet situation is a bit shady right now. I used to use it at my old apartment because it was Marco´s, but now one of the other roommates is paying for it and it´s in another room, so I will have to see if he minds me hooking my computer up.
Take care - love to all !
I try not to post when I´m feeling homesick or sad, but recently it seems to be all the time. Maybe it´s just the weather.
Anyway, I just finished taking my first final. All I have to say is that studying for exams here is absolutely pointless. I studied like crazy for a week and wrote a 10 page paper for the class too, both of which did not help me whatsoever. There were four essay questions, one of which I left completely blank. The rest were just about as awful. I finished what I could do in about 20 minutes and waited until people started turning theirs in. Just when I thought it couldn´t get any worse, the girl of me handed in her super thick paper completely professionally bound... like a cookbook. I felt pretty stupid turning in my stapled 10 page paper... wish somebody had told us. THEN, I went outside to hear two spanish girls say, ´oh that was much better than i thought it was going to be!´ ....
Probably the worst part of it all was that I spent my 21st birthday on Saturday crying and studying in my apartment because I was homesick and tired of studying. The only going out I did for my 21st was to a cafe to study. Plus it was Carnaval (Mardi Gras) here in Madrid, so I missed that too... However, I was super excited to hear from my godparents and family.
Okay, one more piece of bad news and then I´ll be done. I was robbed again the other day. They are so slick - they took my purse out of my backpack while it was zipped. Also, they must have done it while I was walking down the street because when I was sitting it was under my arm. I lost money, my visa, my student ID, my debit card and my purse. At least I still have my keys, cell phone and metro pass. The worst part is that I don´t have any access to money because this is the second card that has been stolen. So I have to wait for new cards to come. Ugh. I just am so tired of that violated feeling, so tired of being on edge all the time... Sometimes I get really sick of being in the city. Makes me realize how nice Davis and Paso really are. I suppose I am just homesick.
I´m going to spend the day relaxing and destressing. I only have one more paper and one more final left - things are looking up! I´m excited to change classes pretty soon, I´ve been looking at what the psychology department is offering.
Yesterday we had a big hail, snow, rain, thunder and lightening storm! Hah, it was about every meteorlogical event rolled into one big storm. SO exciting! It´s been raining all day so far, but it´s nice because it hasn´t rained at all this winter.
My apartment is going really well. My new roommates are SO nice. They are the cutest couple ever! They have already redone so much of our apartment, it´s a million times better. Plus they have 2 cats!! I love having pets around! Also, they work at one of the biggest discotecas in Madrid (15 Euro entrance fee, about 20 dollars), so of course, I´ve never been! They gave me 6 free entrance passes for whenever I want to go! Yay! I´m going to celebrate this weekend by taking 5 of my girl friends out on the town! :)
Alright, I should get to that whole relaxing business. I have millions of pictures to post but my internet situation is a bit shady right now. I used to use it at my old apartment because it was Marco´s, but now one of the other roommates is paying for it and it´s in another room, so I will have to see if he minds me hooking my computer up.
Take care - love to all !