It's barely 16 degrees outside - something that is unacceptable for the usually hot Mostar. I was really fearing May and not only because of finals. Mostly because of having to write finals while it's 40 degrees. But fortunately God heard the silent cries of UWCiM people and decided that he'll have mercy on us this year.
So it's cold and windy and rainy. It's funny - every morning is extremely sunny with not a single cloud covering the sky. But by two in the afternoon it's raining like crazy. That's Mostar weather for you!
But anyways. It's May! This doesn't only mean finals but also that I'll be home in 20 days! I'm so looking forward to it! While I did find my place here, home is still home. And after months of hard work and barely any free time I'm really excited to have a few days of doing absolutely nothing (well, this will probably only be a couple of days after my first SAT because then I really have to start studying for the November SATs and writing my EE. But I will not think about that now).
I really feel like this summer will be something special and that's for a few reasons: firstly, I decided that I'll start going to the gym (we'll see how this will work out...I will try). I also have this goal of cycling to the town (which is approximately 40 minutes by bike away from where I live) and sit in this lovely cafe while working on my EE. Another thing that will happen during this summer is that I will go to my first ever Pride Parade. I can't put in words how happy I am about this! I asked my mom if she could come with me and she said yes (which I probably don't have to explain how happy it made me!) but then something came in between so turns out I'm going with my sister. I'm really, really excited about it, especially because I'll sleep over at my sister's place and she'll take me out. Who knows, maybe I can even talk her into taking me to a gay bar *wink wink*. BUT this is not everything! Oh, nope! The biggest adventure of this summer for me is going to Canada for a month! I can't even put into words how excited and overwhelmed I am by this fact. Summer, hurry the heck up!
Before I dig into the pleasure of summer 2016, I have to survive hell: *drums playing in the background* year one final exams. Scary enough? I'm actually pretty chilled. For now. I mean, my first exam is in two days and it's math. I have already covered most of the material and from what I've gathered through revising, I should be fine, theoretically? If the test isn't too hard and if I don't make stupid mistakes. What I'm really worried about are psychology and biology. There's just so freaking much material, for both of them! Oh well, I really don't want to think about psych and biology yet. First I survive math and then we move on.
The thing is, people always say that year one exams are not too important...unless you want to apply for early decision. Which is, in fact, what I'm planning to do. So just fuck me up, honestly. At least I'm getting enough sleep now which is nice. Sleep is nice.
Actually, the point of this blog entry wasn't even me ranting about finals. What I was actually planning to do is write a short list of my First Times in Mostar. I have this list in one of my notebooks but I wanted to share it with you, to maybe get y'all zero-years excited for abroad schooling (even if it's IB). But I'll do this in my next entry. So, y'all, stay tuned because the next blog entry will be exciting *cheering in the background*
Stay well, my people. Eat healthy (since I'm failing at this, at least you guys try your best).
Love always,
Zala
So it's cold and windy and rainy. It's funny - every morning is extremely sunny with not a single cloud covering the sky. But by two in the afternoon it's raining like crazy. That's Mostar weather for you!
But anyways. It's May! This doesn't only mean finals but also that I'll be home in 20 days! I'm so looking forward to it! While I did find my place here, home is still home. And after months of hard work and barely any free time I'm really excited to have a few days of doing absolutely nothing (well, this will probably only be a couple of days after my first SAT because then I really have to start studying for the November SATs and writing my EE. But I will not think about that now).
I really feel like this summer will be something special and that's for a few reasons: firstly, I decided that I'll start going to the gym (we'll see how this will work out...I will try). I also have this goal of cycling to the town (which is approximately 40 minutes by bike away from where I live) and sit in this lovely cafe while working on my EE. Another thing that will happen during this summer is that I will go to my first ever Pride Parade. I can't put in words how happy I am about this! I asked my mom if she could come with me and she said yes (which I probably don't have to explain how happy it made me!) but then something came in between so turns out I'm going with my sister. I'm really, really excited about it, especially because I'll sleep over at my sister's place and she'll take me out. Who knows, maybe I can even talk her into taking me to a gay bar *wink wink*. BUT this is not everything! Oh, nope! The biggest adventure of this summer for me is going to Canada for a month! I can't even put into words how excited and overwhelmed I am by this fact. Summer, hurry the heck up!
Before I dig into the pleasure of summer 2016, I have to survive hell: *drums playing in the background* year one final exams. Scary enough? I'm actually pretty chilled. For now. I mean, my first exam is in two days and it's math. I have already covered most of the material and from what I've gathered through revising, I should be fine, theoretically? If the test isn't too hard and if I don't make stupid mistakes. What I'm really worried about are psychology and biology. There's just so freaking much material, for both of them! Oh well, I really don't want to think about psych and biology yet. First I survive math and then we move on.
The thing is, people always say that year one exams are not too important...unless you want to apply for early decision. Which is, in fact, what I'm planning to do. So just fuck me up, honestly. At least I'm getting enough sleep now which is nice. Sleep is nice.
Actually, the point of this blog entry wasn't even me ranting about finals. What I was actually planning to do is write a short list of my First Times in Mostar. I have this list in one of my notebooks but I wanted to share it with you, to maybe get y'all zero-years excited for abroad schooling (even if it's IB). But I'll do this in my next entry. So, y'all, stay tuned because the next blog entry will be exciting *cheering in the background*
Stay well, my people. Eat healthy (since I'm failing at this, at least you guys try your best).
Love always,
Zala