I Can't Believe I'm Doing This Instead Of My Essay
Although, it should not surprise me that I am the biggest procrastinator ever. It's the honors curse. I know that the work will get done by the due date, so I don't really stress out. Instead, I check my e-mail for the 50th time (which is entirely unnecessary, since I use the gmail notifier) and and avoid the work at all costs. I thrive under pressure I think. I'm glad I only have a few more years of education left. I hope. I much prefer my life during co-op than the one I lead as a student. Being here has given me a lot of time to reflect on that stuff.
Ethan came to visit yesterday with his dad! It was cool to show his dad around the city. It reminds me that I am no longer a stranger here. I was able to point things out, explain them... I actually sounded like I knew this place. That was amazing.I had no idea how much culture had seeped into me, via osmosis, until I say something and then think, "oh my god, I would never have known/done/said that in Boston!"
Ethan and I were discussing graduate school, while he was here yesterday, and we both want to go to Harvard. I think that would be a fun endeavor. I think I am more worried about paying $30,000 a year more than I am about getting in. But I am also worried about the latter to a lesser degree. I am most definitely applying for financial aid and scholarships, but I am also thinking that if I have a job or co-op with Harvard, they will pay for school for me. My old work-study supervison, Trevor, did that with Law School. It was a smart move. Ethan also suggested becoming a TA, which not only pays my tuition, but may also provide a stipend for living costs. That is a very tempting idea. I would probably have to pay for my first semester, and then nothing after that. I am going to have to do a lot of researching once I get back to NEU. I am also long overdue for a hearty chat with a career counselor. As much as the idea of working with kids and being a counselor appeals to me, part of me would love to be working at a magazine as an editor or writer. Something about all those words and pictures on glossy pages... mmm, beauty.
That was all so completely unrelated to Scotland. haha. Well, not totally...
I am continually amazed at how great I am at spending money. I think that I would be a terrible investor or banker. It always astounds me at how little purchases just add up to monolithic numbers that I would never come up with on my own. It's even more confusing because of exchange rates. I never know exactly how much I am spending.
It's very hard to live here in the UK and feel good about myself all the time. Everything is just so tall, skinny, and sleek that it makes one who is not those three things feel quite dumpy. I've started eating better, if only to make myself feel good about myself, and that helps. I'd like to be able to swim and keep in better shape, but it's too cold to be walking the 30 minutes back from the pool with wet hair. I've been sick since I got here, and I don't want to make it worse. I wish my immune system were back from hiatus. I miss it. But yeah... not feeling the best here, and I know I have no legitimate reason to be complaining. Oh my... this cannot be healthy.
Alright... I guess I should really get to work now. I think I am doing some Family Guy with Emma later once we get the bulk of our work out of the way tonight. SCORE.
Ethan came to visit yesterday with his dad! It was cool to show his dad around the city. It reminds me that I am no longer a stranger here. I was able to point things out, explain them... I actually sounded like I knew this place. That was amazing.I had no idea how much culture had seeped into me, via osmosis, until I say something and then think, "oh my god, I would never have known/done/said that in Boston!"
Ethan and I were discussing graduate school, while he was here yesterday, and we both want to go to Harvard. I think that would be a fun endeavor. I think I am more worried about paying $30,000 a year more than I am about getting in. But I am also worried about the latter to a lesser degree. I am most definitely applying for financial aid and scholarships, but I am also thinking that if I have a job or co-op with Harvard, they will pay for school for me. My old work-study supervison, Trevor, did that with Law School. It was a smart move. Ethan also suggested becoming a TA, which not only pays my tuition, but may also provide a stipend for living costs. That is a very tempting idea. I would probably have to pay for my first semester, and then nothing after that. I am going to have to do a lot of researching once I get back to NEU. I am also long overdue for a hearty chat with a career counselor. As much as the idea of working with kids and being a counselor appeals to me, part of me would love to be working at a magazine as an editor or writer. Something about all those words and pictures on glossy pages... mmm, beauty.
That was all so completely unrelated to Scotland. haha. Well, not totally...
I am continually amazed at how great I am at spending money. I think that I would be a terrible investor or banker. It always astounds me at how little purchases just add up to monolithic numbers that I would never come up with on my own. It's even more confusing because of exchange rates. I never know exactly how much I am spending.
It's very hard to live here in the UK and feel good about myself all the time. Everything is just so tall, skinny, and sleek that it makes one who is not those three things feel quite dumpy. I've started eating better, if only to make myself feel good about myself, and that helps. I'd like to be able to swim and keep in better shape, but it's too cold to be walking the 30 minutes back from the pool with wet hair. I've been sick since I got here, and I don't want to make it worse. I wish my immune system were back from hiatus. I miss it. But yeah... not feeling the best here, and I know I have no legitimate reason to be complaining. Oh my... this cannot be healthy.
Alright... I guess I should really get to work now. I think I am doing some Family Guy with Emma later once we get the bulk of our work out of the way tonight. SCORE.
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