Busy busy
2nd partials are officially over! They were done around 10.45 on Friday. So nice! Now I only have an essay for my online class to do :P And I am lacking motivation. Hopefully I'll get more done tomorrow. Well, I have until Thursday evening to get it done so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. The coming week should be less stressful than the two previous ones, but you never know. This week, thursday to be exact, is the day of the international fair. When we show off our countries to the rest of the school. It's a bit strange this semester because I don't know the other Swedes so I haven't really coordinated anything with them... But I'm making meatballs and I'll show up in my Sweden t-shirt so that will have to do.
In two weeks I'm in Mexico City with mum and dad =) I cannot wait. It's been waaaay too long if you ask me.
Movie? Read some Twilight? Or my road trip book... I want to read Harry Potter. I don't know why, but I really want to read them. Read them and just disappear into the wonderful world of Hogwarts. I'll do that this summer, when I get home to my wonderful bookshelf with all my books.
Still haven't heard back from Kilroy so I don't know what's going on with our flight home. And I haven't heard anything from work either. But I assume they now atleast know I'm interested in working this summer. Once I know exactly when I can work I'll send them another message and let them know. It's still very early.
In two months, on the 14th of May, this semester is over. That's when I have my final exam. And then no more Tec. And a few days later no more Gudalajara. No more Mexico. Time goes by so fast....
In two weeks I'm in Mexico City with mum and dad =) I cannot wait. It's been waaaay too long if you ask me.
Movie? Read some Twilight? Or my road trip book... I want to read Harry Potter. I don't know why, but I really want to read them. Read them and just disappear into the wonderful world of Hogwarts. I'll do that this summer, when I get home to my wonderful bookshelf with all my books.
Still haven't heard back from Kilroy so I don't know what's going on with our flight home. And I haven't heard anything from work either. But I assume they now atleast know I'm interested in working this summer. Once I know exactly when I can work I'll send them another message and let them know. It's still very early.
In two months, on the 14th of May, this semester is over. That's when I have my final exam. And then no more Tec. And a few days later no more Gudalajara. No more Mexico. Time goes by so fast....
Spider bites and partials
During the weekend I found what I thought was a mosquito bite. It itched a bit, but no worse than other bites. Then, I believe Sunday night, it started itching like hell. And it turned really red. And the skin went hard. Yesterday the redness increased and it spread over a larger area. Today it was hurting as well as itching. So I went to the school doctor. And found out that I have been bitten or stung or something by a spider! And that the sting was still in my leg! So he started poking around with a needle to get it out, and then also came to the conclusion that it is a bit infected. It is not wrapped in gauze, and I got a prescription for medication. The things I get to experience in Mexico! At home spiders never bite! Exciting! :P
And only one partial left!! Which is one essay and one exam. Then second partial is over! Finally! Seems like it's been going on forever.. Just want it to be over with!!
And only one partial left!! Which is one essay and one exam. Then second partial is over! Finally! Seems like it's been going on forever.. Just want it to be over with!!
Why do they never get it?
Kissinger.
Nixon.
Reagan.
McCarthy.
Cheney.
Bush Sr.
W. Bush.
McNamara.
Rumsfeld.
Powell.
I don't get it. Seriously, can someone explain it to me? I thought we were supposed to learn from our mistakes? Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't that something we get taught as children? Apparently not in America.
Korea.
Vietnam.
Chile.
East Timor.
Guatemala.
Iraq.
Kuwait.
Iran.
Cambodia.
Indonesia.
When did the most isolanist state in the world become the one that doesn't know how to stay out of other people's business'? I am not advocating dictatorships to be let alone. Or to let people suffer. But when did the US take on the role of moral guide? With their history, and track record, you'd think the world would have removed them from that role a loooong time ago. But no. I wonder, when Ford and Kissinger were planning on how to best overthrow the democratically elected Allende government in Chile, did they realise they were talking about PEOPLE? Did they think only in numbers, or did they know that the 'numbers' they were discussing were someone's daughter, son, grand mother, sister, brother, mother, father? What have made the great super power in the West into one of the most arrogant countries in the world? I know that they are not all like that. Of course they're not. Many, many Americans are amazing people with good values and ideas. BUT! Never the less, they did reelect Bush..... But then again, they did also elect Obama. Gave back a little hope to the rest of the world that they weren't completely lost.
I'm still wondering though when they will get it. When they will understand that they are digging their own grave. Seriously. They gave money to Iraq to fight Iran. They gave money to Iran to fight Iraq. They then gave support to Kuwait when Iraq invaded. They trained Usama Bin Laden. Usama Bin Laden attacks the US. Do they realise that by doing what they're doing they're not helping?
I'm sorry. I know I'm being harsh. But at some point we need to stop being afraid of insulting someone. We need to stop worrying about upsetting the big power in the West. Because if we're not careful, if Obama doesn't live up to all promises he has made (I'm still hoping, trust me), it's not only going to be US who is in trouble. Because our European states are too scared and too powerless to dare do anything that might upset the big one across the ocean.
Watch this youtube-clip. It's interesting. Watch the whole movie. Bowling for Columbine. I'm sorry to all my Americans friend, but I'm glad I'm European. (And to those American friends, please don't be insulted. I'm criticising your government(s), and maybe to some extent you for electing them. I do know people are different and that there's a lot of you and that you do not all share the same views!)
Nixon.
Reagan.
McCarthy.
Cheney.
Bush Sr.
W. Bush.
McNamara.
Rumsfeld.
Powell.
I don't get it. Seriously, can someone explain it to me? I thought we were supposed to learn from our mistakes? Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't that something we get taught as children? Apparently not in America.
Korea.
Vietnam.
Chile.
East Timor.
Guatemala.
Iraq.
Kuwait.
Iran.
Cambodia.
Indonesia.
When did the most isolanist state in the world become the one that doesn't know how to stay out of other people's business'? I am not advocating dictatorships to be let alone. Or to let people suffer. But when did the US take on the role of moral guide? With their history, and track record, you'd think the world would have removed them from that role a loooong time ago. But no. I wonder, when Ford and Kissinger were planning on how to best overthrow the democratically elected Allende government in Chile, did they realise they were talking about PEOPLE? Did they think only in numbers, or did they know that the 'numbers' they were discussing were someone's daughter, son, grand mother, sister, brother, mother, father? What have made the great super power in the West into one of the most arrogant countries in the world? I know that they are not all like that. Of course they're not. Many, many Americans are amazing people with good values and ideas. BUT! Never the less, they did reelect Bush..... But then again, they did also elect Obama. Gave back a little hope to the rest of the world that they weren't completely lost.
I'm still wondering though when they will get it. When they will understand that they are digging their own grave. Seriously. They gave money to Iraq to fight Iran. They gave money to Iran to fight Iraq. They then gave support to Kuwait when Iraq invaded. They trained Usama Bin Laden. Usama Bin Laden attacks the US. Do they realise that by doing what they're doing they're not helping?
I'm sorry. I know I'm being harsh. But at some point we need to stop being afraid of insulting someone. We need to stop worrying about upsetting the big power in the West. Because if we're not careful, if Obama doesn't live up to all promises he has made (I'm still hoping, trust me), it's not only going to be US who is in trouble. Because our European states are too scared and too powerless to dare do anything that might upset the big one across the ocean.
Watch this youtube-clip. It's interesting. Watch the whole movie. Bowling for Columbine. I'm sorry to all my Americans friend, but I'm glad I'm European. (And to those American friends, please don't be insulted. I'm criticising your government(s), and maybe to some extent you for electing them. I do know people are different and that there's a lot of you and that you do not all share the same views!)
Three weeks and one day
Partial 2 progress:
1 out of 3 essays handed in.
1 out of 4 exams taken.
Nice to have them started. Means that they soon will be over. And once they are, the next ones are far, far away (20ish April). The exam today was easy. Very easy. So hopefully I did well :P It was super short and the answers were pretty straight forward. NEED to get a good mark though as I only got a 78 (70 is pass) for last partial... Oh well. Tomorrow it's Spanish... Scary.. HATE Spanish exams. Pure grammar. Never know what to expect. Never know what or how to study. So will probably look over my notes once more, and then call it for today.
The weekend will include:
Alice in Wonderland with Sarah.
Chilling on the rood with Sarah and anyone else who would like to join.
Some studying. Probably on the roof.
Gingerbread baking with my fellow Swede and listening to Winnerbäck and other classics.
Should be a nice weekend :)
1 out of 3 essays handed in.
1 out of 4 exams taken.
Nice to have them started. Means that they soon will be over. And once they are, the next ones are far, far away (20ish April). The exam today was easy. Very easy. So hopefully I did well :P It was super short and the answers were pretty straight forward. NEED to get a good mark though as I only got a 78 (70 is pass) for last partial... Oh well. Tomorrow it's Spanish... Scary.. HATE Spanish exams. Pure grammar. Never know what to expect. Never know what or how to study. So will probably look over my notes once more, and then call it for today.
The weekend will include:
Alice in Wonderland with Sarah.
Chilling on the rood with Sarah and anyone else who would like to join.
Some studying. Probably on the roof.
Gingerbread baking with my fellow Swede and listening to Winnerbäck and other classics.
Should be a nice weekend :)
The good feeling of hard work
So! How's it going with that list of mine? Pretty darn good! I've done the homework's for tomorrow. I've found an article, I've finished the spanish work sheet, read the spanish text, corrected my spanish 'essay', done the questions about the Vietnam War. Then I've also done the seminar questions for the online class from Lund. And I've finished my ten page essay (as in I have almost ten pages and all that is left to do is re-read it a million times to make sure it makes sense and then to sort out my references and appendix). But the text is there! Which is always nice. And I've studied for my exam on Thursday. All this I've done in three days. Where I've also managed to get in a football game, a barbeque, visit to the hair dresser (still not blonde, but I don't care anymore), making meat balls and watching quite a lot of Gilmore Girls. Not bad for my usual three-day weekend.
Tomorrow it's Tuesday and a day of classes again. They're not that bad... And then it's gym. And then studying.
Wow. I'm actually getting things done and I can feel the pile getting smaller!! And I can feel the end of second partial getting closer and the easter break drawing nearer! Cannot wait!!! =)
And now. I'm done for the day! Almost ten o'clock and I'm going to watch Gilmore Girls without feeling the slightest guilty.
Tomorrow it's Tuesday and a day of classes again. They're not that bad... And then it's gym. And then studying.
Wow. I'm actually getting things done and I can feel the pile getting smaller!! And I can feel the end of second partial getting closer and the easter break drawing nearer! Cannot wait!!! =)
And now. I'm done for the day! Almost ten o'clock and I'm going to watch Gilmore Girls without feeling the slightest guilty.
