01/24/2008: "If homework could kill.."

If homework could kill, I'm 85% certain I would have succumbed by now. Fortunately for me, homework cannot kill (at least when you're a history/language major.. I suspect your results may vary if your major is something like deathography or some such).

Fortunately, only two of my classes (same teacher) have been laying the homework on nice and thick, though even that's keeping me working on projects for about 6-8 hours. Note that this is only the first full week of school, too. Between the "not getting enough sleep" and "not eating enough", it's a little tough, but I'll be okay. I'm still in relatively good spirits, hanging in there and keeping up the good fight. I have no idea what that really means, but the fight is 'good', and I'm certainly keeping it 'up'.

Other than drowning in homework, placement testing is finally done so I can now get back to a normal work schedule, which involves fixing people's problems and running around. Really, not so bad. I love my job, to be honest, and I really just enjoy being here.. so it's quite all right. I also have the chance to make friends from all different places, which works out nicely. In fact, I'll be going out this weekend to a movie and a trip to the mall with two students from China. It's pretty exciting, and you have a chance to learn alot.

I also found someone to tutor me in Korean between now and March. SUCCESS! Sure, I'll probably know virtually nothing.. but that's better that actually nothing. There's a slim difference, yes, but one worth noting (or so I insist). My main concern is working on pronunciation and acquiring more words, which is something you can't really do with a book (or at least not well). Of course, by
'more words', I mean 'any words at all', since I can only say 3 phrases now (not even introducing myself!).

Around March or so I'll start preparing for actually leaving America (packing, selling stuff, etc). Until then, I still have time. So my goal is to just sit back and enjoy the time I have, do my best, and deal with things when they come.

Or at least that's what I say. We all know I'm just going to run around like a nervous wreck. But hey, the other way sounds better.

I should get back to work and read some. Gotta change the printer cartridge, get some more paper, and finally eat something. Haven't eaten all day.. I'm hungry! Unfortuantely, I forgot to bring any food. By a stroke of amazing kindness, Ye (new student, we're going to a movie this weekend with Leo) gave me a cup of noodles thing. Yay, food! So, I gotta get on that. Later!


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