The title says it all: I am free for a whole month of papers, tests, reading, and work. Though it seemed as if I would never see the light at the end of the tunnel, I made it there yesterday at 2:30. Compared to many of my friends, my finals week was lighter. Though I only had two tests to study for, I was faced with the arduous task of writing two take home essays for my satire final. Luckily, I said goodbye to them on Monday night. I probably did not get A's on them, but I do not think I did horribly on them. My professor is a tough grader, so sometimes when I think I do well on papers for his class, I do not. Despite my doubts, I just tell myself that I put effort into these essays and I did the best I could. While I normally feel more confident about my ability to write papers than take tests, I felt great about both of my exams. However, I wrote a lot on my Composition Theory and Practice final that my hand hurt like crazy. I felt the soreness after leaving that exam and the next day when I had to write my essay for my history exam.
Well, enough about finals. I am DONE DONE DONE for a month and excited about break! On Friday I am going to Hawaii with my family, and I am looking forward to some much needed sun--something that Portland definitely does not have right now. When I return, I will have three weeks at home to relax, spend time with my friends and family, catch up with my old teachers, start looking at houses, organize my list of grad schools I want to apply to next fall, and cuddle with my beloved Lily.
I apologize for the lack of pictures in my last few blogs. Here are some pictures of the decorations in my room
My mini-Christmas tree: hopefully I will live in a house or apartment next year and can have a larger Christmas tree
Decorations outside our room. Snowflakes, courtesy of Kristen
Glee Christmas soundtrack from my friend Trever
Trever's mini Christmas tree
Sorry I have not posted anything for a while. I have been crazy busy, as you can imagine. Thanksgiving break does not feel like a "break" when I have two weeks of class plus two days of finals on the horizon. I also had a history paper to write plus a book to read. Despite the difficulty of writing papers at home, I got it done AND got a B+ on it. Luckily, I managed to get through them and only have two exams and one take home final before I am free of anything academic for a month. I am excited that for the first time in three semesters I do NOT have finals on Thursday. Well, I did, but I told one of my professors that taking the final earlier in the week would be easier for me travel wise, and said I could take it on Tuesday. Surprisingly, I am more worried about my take home exam than my in class exams. However, I made progress on it Thursday night, but my professor is a hard grader. Both of my exams allow the use of notes to some degree: I can use notes on my Composition Theory and Practice final and notes on the essay question of my history exam.
Last week, Moon and I went out for delicious sushi at Mio. After we went out for sushi, I hung out with Trever and we listened to Christmas music. On Wednesday, I had coffee with some of my fellow Writing Assistants and our professor.
Four more days until GLORIOUS FREEDOM!!
