Hey, so
these past two weeks have basically been the build-up to the Easter break, so
they are anything but interesting because my aim was to get as much work done
as I could before going back home, what means library and working and reading.
Oh yeah.
On Monday
in Week 25 I got up early to buy tickets for the Summer Ball. They had
technical difficulties so it took me ages to get my hands on them… But I
eventually did and after that I went happily back to bed because I didn’t have
class until after lunch. I didn’t sleep that much though, because it was
already quite late, so I got up and worked out, took a shower, did some
shopping and then, while I had lunch, watched Misfits. I had class all
afternoon and that night I watched “Into the Woods”. I don’t particularly like
musicals, but I enjoyed the film because it mixed different story tales and
there were really funny moments from time to time.
On Tuesday
I was feeling a bit down. It was a pretty normal day, with class and all that.
I also had an in-class assessment for French, having to write a résumé. I’m not
sure how that will turn out, but I will find out after Easter.
On
Wednesday I had planned on getting up early to work-out, which didn’t happen. I
was pretty tired so I figured sleeping would do me better at that point. After
lunch, I watched “La Bataille d’Alger” for class, which was soooo long and not
that great. And then I made the mistake of going back to my room instead of the
library, which meant that I basically wasted the whole afternoon doing nothing
productive. After dinner though, I did go to the library with Amélie and found
David there too and I got most of my reading done.
Thursday
was so busy. I had class from nine to five, with only two hours of break in
between, one for lunch and the other one for coffee. I also went to find my
subject librarian but she was nowhere to be found, so it was a bit of a waste
of time. After volley I Skyped my parents and told them about some Gargnano del
Garda bursaries to study in Italy over the Summer (which I applied for but didn’t
get in case you wonder), did some work and went to bed.
On Saturday
I obviously slept in, then cleaned my room and took a shower before lunch.
After lunch I chilled for a bit and voted for the Society and Sports clubs
elections and then got to work. I wrote my letter and CV for the bursaries, the
latter which panicked me for a moment because it seemed like a puzzle to me. I
swear I had no idea of what I had to write… But I got it done. Then I watched
the Misfits while I was having dinner, and after working a bit more I watched
half of “A Clockwork Orange” (for class again) before going to bed.
On Sunday I
had a pretty chilled day. I slept in, finished the film, printed some stuff and
lazied around. I also dyed my hair in the evening, once I realised I was not in
the mood to do actual work. After dinner I went to the library and did do some
planning of my essay, but I ended up putting off the writing step…
On Monday Week26
morning I was tired because from watching Misfits the night before (what
else?). I had a good seminar on “La Peste” which I found quite interesting and
then in the afternoon I had my last Italian Cultural Studies lectures. In the
evening, as always, I shifted between watching Misfits and doing work. I eventually finished the couple of episodes I
had left, which was to be expected. The series is good until the third season,
I’m about to start the fourth but it isn’t very promising…
Tuesday was
slightly more interesting. I had class, which included the worst and most
boring and inefficient lecture ever, this time about Postmodernism… And then
after lunch we had our Peer Mentoring Training Session. I have volunteered as
mentor for next year, which means I will be helping out about five freshers.
The session was alright, I learnt a couple of new things about the University
and I can’t wait for next year to find out who my mentees will be and how this
will turn out. I’m a keen bean. In the evening, I went to get dinner with
Amélie and then we went to the cinema with her to watch “Insurgent”. I enjoyed
the film. I haven’t read the books but I did like the film. I found a lot of
similarities with other books/films I am familiar with, but the film was good
nonetheless.
On
Wednesday I slept in and downloaded some much needed new music for my iPod. I
spent the afternoon writing the first draft of my Italian essay, and actually
managed to get it finished before the break, so that was one less thing to do
over the holidays. The night was pretty chill and it happens that my former
classmates and I decided to make a whatsapp group that night to arrange a
meet-up during the break. And everybody knows what happens when you have more
than five people in a group… BOOM! 8237647376 messages in half an hour! It was
fun to talk with everyone again though, so I didn’t mind. They made me smile.
Thursday
was the usual busy day, although my training got cancelled because barely anyone
showed up. Many people had deadlines or had to pack because they were leaving
the following day. So instead I did some work and organised my weekend to get
all I wanted to do done before I left on Tuesday.
Friday was
chill. I had class and then went to have lunch with A before she left. Then I
spent the afternoon doing my Italian assignment and passing my notes in order
to take them with me for the holidays. I had dinner with Begoña, who was leaving
the following day, and that night I went out. It was madness. Half of Brendon
had already left so we were a pretty eclectic group: Kemza, Vidushi, Jenny,
David who got too wasted,… By the time we got to Klass, it was only half full
so it didn’t promise to be a great night, but eventually it got full and the
music was good. We had a lot of fun together, which came as a surprise to me. And
later in the night we ended up dancing with Soham, Mo, Harry and the rest of
the Brendon crew that hadn’t gone home yet. I really enjoyed myself.
On Saturday
I slept in. Obviously, after going to sleep at like, half three… The rest of Brendon left on Saturday so this
place has been dead since. Dead. There may be about only four living souls left
on my floor. It gives me the creeps. Anyway, I cleaned my room, got lunch, took
a shower and went into town to do some shopping. I don’t know how, but every
time I decide to go shopping it rains. I also changed the background of my blog
(as you can very well see) and then had dinner with V. We chilled in the social
and watched The Voice for a while, and then I went back to my room. I watched “Effie
Gray”, which was an ok film which made me want to visit the Highlands so badly.
On Sunday I
got up late, and the time change for daylight savings messed me up really bad
so that didn’t help. I tidied up my wardrobe and filmed and took some pics of
Brendon court. I am planning on doing a post all about the accommodation for
future students’ reference, so that will come up sometime at the end of the
academic year. I did the laundry, which took longer than I expected, and got
some food while I did it to have lunch with V. I packed my suitcase in the
afternoon and kept on trying to get my stuff done. I basically finished
everything, but quite late in the night, which wasn’t that good.
Today is
the last day I am in this dead and empty and creepy campus before I finally go
back home where the sun is. I spent the morning finishing my work and sending
some enquiries for storage over the summer. After lunch I went into town to get
some stuff I needed before leaving. The bus route is diverged because they are
working on the road to Uni. I just hope my taxi tomorrow arrives on time. Now I
will post this lovely and boring blog post (soz) and just chill. Everything is
finally done and all I have to do now is rest, cook dinner and take a shower
before going to bed. Tomorrow I will have to get up really early so I will try
and go to bed at a decent time today. Wish me luck.
Can’t wait
to be back home at last.
PS: I genuinely feel sorry for this post, it basically feels like I am just listing my days...
