This Week's Goal: Survival

Wow, life has been very crazy recently, this week in particular. I had/have a paper due Monday, a test Wednesday, a midterm paper (meaning it's 20% of my grade) due Thursday, a topic proposal with two sources for a history class due Thursday, an English paper due Friday, and a topic proposal for an English paper due Friday. Ugh. Until Friday is over, I am going to be going crazy. I decided to go home for break and am very happy I did. I need to take that time to find interships, work on an essay for a stipend if go somewhere I could use it, convince my parents to let me study abroad next year, and most importantly relax from all the work I've been doing.

I met with the study abroad guy today. He was very helpful and made me really want to go abroad. The only problem is, I know my parents will be totally against it, mostly because it will cost so much money. I think I'll make some sort of presentation about the benefits of going abroad a semester and beg them to keep an open mind. Right now, it looks like the three places I would most likely be going are England, Ireland, or Scotland. I haven't really looked through the brochures yet, but the study abroad guy circled the universities in those areas with the strongest backgrounds in English lit and history. The more I think about it, the more excited I get. It's been my life goal to go to Europe and I can't think of a better opportunity. But that's so far away and it will take a lot of persuasion. I can use all those lovely techniques I've been learning in my persuasion class (note the sarcasm).

Speaking of persuasion, that's the awful midterm I'm working on now. Picking out, identifying, and giving examples of rhetorical elements of persuasion in a speech about a Catholic governor's perspective on abortion - now that's my idea of fun. I can't wait to get this over with, but all I can think about is how I would much rather be studying for my test tomorrow in East Asian Civ because I actually like that class, but I know if I don't start this paper now, it won't get started/finished until 5 a.m. the day it is due. Also, tomorrow night is the bar party. I think it really sucks that it is on a Wednesday night, especially the Wednesday before spring break. I'll just go on the first bus, hang out for a bit, and come back on the first bus so I can get some work done afterwards.

I really can't wait to go home. My dad wants me to come home so badly he offered to pay me if I would come home instead of go on the Habitat trip. But that's not why I'm going home. Well...not entirely ;) J/K! My mom said she'd take a day or two off work so we could go shopping or hang out and I could rent all the movies I want and basically have control of the house. Ah, the perks of being an only child! Haha, but in reality, I miss them just as much and I can't wait until this week from hell is over! Argh, back to work!