Satellite
I am both looking forward and not looking forward to going back to school on Monday. I’ve briefly looked over course syllabuses/syllabi (sp?), and I’m already overwhelmed. The fact that I forgot about completing some tasks and missed some deadlines do not help in easing the transition either. However, I am ready to try and really focus this quarter.
What I need to actually finish is my EAP application. I have rough drafts of my personal statements that need to be edited. I just need to fill out a host university form, verify my information on the online app, and retrieve my letter of recs. I believe I’ll follow through in selecting University of Glasgow as my top choice. A cosmopolitan city (despite reading a thing about crime in a certain part of the city) won over a small village-almost-countryside area like University of Kent in Canterbury. I still will put that as my second choice perhaps. Then Edinburgh and maybe Manchester for the fourth although I probably don’t need to rank too many.
Aside from getting back to school mode, I should reflect shortly on this past week. I’ve been hanging out with my boyfriend and his family, and it’s been great. We ice skated, ate a lot, watched several movies, laughed at Portlandia, loafed around, slept a lot (or I slept much more rather), went to Tiburon and San Francisco, and just enjoyed each other’s company. I feel like once I finally reach that state of relaxation where I’m not thinking about “productive tasks” I should be doing, I don’t want to go back to the real world. Unfortunately, escape from stress is only temporary in reality.
Have a good evening now.
