Well, the break has arrived and so far this week I have not accomplished as much as I would have liked. Sucks! Let's just hope for the rest of today and tomorrow I will get alot done. I need to cram as much as I can in the next two days because:
1) going to student housegroup thursday night this week so I won't be able to get anything done then
2) my parents are going to be coming up to newcastle from Friday afternoon until Tuesday morning - so who wants to be doing any work when their parents are here?! haha I'll probably do some at night when they drop me back off at residence and then get up early to get stuff done before they pick me up in the mornings
3) then I'll be staying at my aunt's for the remainder of the easter break so I won't be able to freely leave all my books around, etc, so whatever I get done will be limited to what is on my computer and in the one book/binder I'll be bringing with me. sheesh!
I want to make the most of my easter break and gain plenty of revision time and essay completion as well. I'll be able to work on my public essay while I'm at my aunt's thankfully because it is a problem question (but a problem question on a topic i hate)...
Also this easter I'll be taking in another ncl football game! WOOHOO! hahaha! And judging an easter egg painting competition with my aunt...should be fun! :P Definitely going to bring my camera around with me to capture memories. :)
so in less than 12 weeks I'll be back home. Yikes! I'm super excited but kind of nervous about that because it means exams are going to be here soon! *le sigh*...I really want to do well this year even though it doesn't count towards degree classification. Would really like to end this year with a first in each subject...it's going to take alot of dedication, stamina, focus, prayer and hard work! I will succeed!!! Easter break - you are the time for me to put myself in the best possible position to achieve my goal! :)
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Friday, 9 March 2012
93 days...
It's not officially booked, but by the end of this month it will be. I am so excited!! I cannot wait to have that confirmation in my hand! And the best part is...it's only 93 days away!!! Yippee!!!
So what is it?! I'M COMING HOME...for the summer only, but that's not the point! I haven't been home since September....and in 93 days I'll be back there!! I am SO looking forward to it. And the most exciting part about it is that the love of my life is picking me up from the airport!! YAY!!!!
I love England, always have and always will...but not seeing members of your family that you've seen pretty much every single day of your life, is hard! I miss them....I miss the hugs from my nephews, I miss the laughs with my sister over inside jokes....I miss the
board games and movie nights...and I miss date nights! *le sigh*
I have amazing family over here though...and without them I never would have gotten through this year...and I know in the two years to come I will need them more than ever! And while I have needed the time here to really come to my own....I can't be blamed for being excited about going home.
I think second year in law school will be my favorite....cause while I'll have a year still to go, I will have gotten over the rotten first year where they try to weed the weaklings out. hahaha! It's definitely been a learning experience this year, and there are things that I will definitely take away to tweak next year so that it is even better! I think too, now that friendships have been established, it will be easier to get through the years! :)
I'm going to cherish my three months at home though...it will fly by and before I know it I'll be back here writing from another country. haha! But for now...yay! 93 days to go! :) I am definitely going to pick up my blogging from now on and I regret not keeping it more up to date as this year went by...it would have been interesting to track how things went and how I developed. Ah well, there is always next year....and well, I promise to track the rest of this year better than I have done in the past.
So what is it?! I'M COMING HOME...for the summer only, but that's not the point! I haven't been home since September....and in 93 days I'll be back there!! I am SO looking forward to it. And the most exciting part about it is that the love of my life is picking me up from the airport!! YAY!!!!
I love England, always have and always will...but not seeing members of your family that you've seen pretty much every single day of your life, is hard! I miss them....I miss the hugs from my nephews, I miss the laughs with my sister over inside jokes....I miss the
board games and movie nights...and I miss date nights! *le sigh*
I have amazing family over here though...and without them I never would have gotten through this year...and I know in the two years to come I will need them more than ever! And while I have needed the time here to really come to my own....I can't be blamed for being excited about going home.
I think second year in law school will be my favorite....cause while I'll have a year still to go, I will have gotten over the rotten first year where they try to weed the weaklings out. hahaha! It's definitely been a learning experience this year, and there are things that I will definitely take away to tweak next year so that it is even better! I think too, now that friendships have been established, it will be easier to get through the years! :)
I'm going to cherish my three months at home though...it will fly by and before I know it I'll be back here writing from another country. haha! But for now...yay! 93 days to go! :) I am definitely going to pick up my blogging from now on and I regret not keeping it more up to date as this year went by...it would have been interesting to track how things went and how I developed. Ah well, there is always next year....and well, I promise to track the rest of this year better than I have done in the past.
Thursday, 8 March 2012
The Hard Topics..
All I can say is that yesterday's lectures were ALL very sombering. First thing, 9am, we're talking about the death penalty. Oh how wonderful :s....then an hour break involved a further debate about it. Next lecture, and get ready for it...we discuss the holocaust, the problems in Syria, and this latest Kony2012 movement. It was a little hard to get through the day no less.
But when you think of all those issues, you can sit back and be grateful that the worst thing you have to worry about is whether or not you'll pass an exam or write a great paperr. Why is it that we all focus on what's going wrong with us and forget the people who are suffering in this world. I, myself am guilty of this as well. I've caught myself in the past saying that this is the worst day ever, and nothing will ever make things better....but really, what right do I have to say that?!
We should really take our own problems into perspective, and I'm talking about the problems like "oh i dropped my phone and it broke, or I slept in so I didn't get to shower". I am not saying that people in our homes don't have serious problems, because some people do, and they are working through their troubles...but I'm talking about when we complain about something being so wrong that is easily fixable. For example...we go to the grocery store, do our shopping, get home and while unpacking realize we got the wrong kind of bread. We stand there and grumble, when there are people who would simply be grateful they could afford bread, or they had the ability to go to a grocery store at all. As a society, we make big problems out of issues that really don't need to be "big problems". For some it's out of plain ignorance, and for others it's a way to avoid talking about the hard topics in our world.
But yesterday's lectures have shown me that you need to talk about the hard topics. There will be no change in this world if we ignore the fact that there are serious issues going on and continue to make more problems out of the little things that in the end won't really matter. The wrong type of bread will still make the sandwiches for your lunches during the week....
So here's my challenge....find one news story, of an issue that is going on in this world...and educate yourself about it. And on the days where you think all hope is lost (and it's a day where your biggest problem is choosing what to wear)....again I'm NOT saying that people don't have serious issues to deal with at home....and remember that there is someone out there wishing they could be in your position to escape whatever horror they may be facing! There are always better days ahead!!
But when you think of all those issues, you can sit back and be grateful that the worst thing you have to worry about is whether or not you'll pass an exam or write a great paperr. Why is it that we all focus on what's going wrong with us and forget the people who are suffering in this world. I, myself am guilty of this as well. I've caught myself in the past saying that this is the worst day ever, and nothing will ever make things better....but really, what right do I have to say that?!
We should really take our own problems into perspective, and I'm talking about the problems like "oh i dropped my phone and it broke, or I slept in so I didn't get to shower". I am not saying that people in our homes don't have serious problems, because some people do, and they are working through their troubles...but I'm talking about when we complain about something being so wrong that is easily fixable. For example...we go to the grocery store, do our shopping, get home and while unpacking realize we got the wrong kind of bread. We stand there and grumble, when there are people who would simply be grateful they could afford bread, or they had the ability to go to a grocery store at all. As a society, we make big problems out of issues that really don't need to be "big problems". For some it's out of plain ignorance, and for others it's a way to avoid talking about the hard topics in our world.
But yesterday's lectures have shown me that you need to talk about the hard topics. There will be no change in this world if we ignore the fact that there are serious issues going on and continue to make more problems out of the little things that in the end won't really matter. The wrong type of bread will still make the sandwiches for your lunches during the week....
So here's my challenge....find one news story, of an issue that is going on in this world...and educate yourself about it. And on the days where you think all hope is lost (and it's a day where your biggest problem is choosing what to wear)....again I'm NOT saying that people don't have serious issues to deal with at home....and remember that there is someone out there wishing they could be in your position to escape whatever horror they may be facing! There are always better days ahead!!
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