leave if you get the chance

I've decided that I won't be at Wisconsin for the entirety of my education. I can't even think about staying there for four years straight. Yes, I love it, and I'm glad that I go there, but honestly, if I don't study abroad, if I don't get out of America, I'm going to go crazy, I swear it.

Why wouldn't I go if I get the chance? Seriously? I could spend a year in Jerusalem, learning Biblical history, going to ruins, learning Hebrew. Or I could spend a summer in Croatia, learning about the history of vampires. Come on now, this is cool. I could go to Belize and do digs for the old Mayan ruins. There's too much to do in this life, in this world.

I have finally found what I love love love more than anything as far as school is concerned. Ancient History, hands down. I spent like two hours the other day, watching a National Geographic special on a new theory about the way the pyramids are built. And, I bought a series of ancient history dvds when I was at Costco yesterday...I may be a nerd, but I don't really care. It's just so interesting! Did you know how brilliant the Greeks were? Seriously. They have a amphitheater, that still works today, and you can hear a coin drop in the center of the stage from the very top of the seats. That's impressive. Or did you know that the steps of the Parthenon aren't actually straight across? They actually drop off a little bit, so that from far away, it seems as if they're perfectly straight. They knew a thing or two about perspective, I'd say. Or, the fact that in like... the times of King Henry VIII, baths weren't that normal, but that the ancient Greeks had running water, and toilets?

See what I mean? Intrigue. I could read forever.

On a more reckless note, I'm saving this summer so that I can go skydiving for my birthday in the fall. And, I'm getting certified (finally!) to go scuba diving. Freaking awesome. I can't wait.

exhale

it's all over.

i wish that i had saltines

because Triscuits don't go nearly as well with chili as saltines do...

I have an exam in a little less than 12 hours. Zoology 101, can die for all I care, honestly. I hate science, and I want nothing more to do with it. However, it's my only final, and then I'm completely done with my freshman year. What a crazy though, a little less than 14 hours, and the entire thing is over with. I probably should've been studying for this exam for the past week or so, but I wasn't. What else is new? But, on a bright side, my religious studies paper went really well, in my opinion. I am quite happy with it, and honestly, even if I get a bad grade (though I don't think that I will), I'm not so sure that I'll mind, because I had a good time researching it, and writing it. I'm quite impressed with myself. I wrote a 10-page paper, in a span of 13 hours. It was pretty epic. I stayed up waaaay too late, but it worked out splendidly.

So, I'm officially enrolled for Hebrew, instead of French next semester. Excited? You bet! I may get out of here for a year yet. :)

my mouse is green

So, I have this terrible procrastination issue. Literally, I started researching for my paper 3 weeks ago, yet I have not written a single word for the actual paper. Somehow, my brain keeps telling me that I function best under pressure, and therefore, apparently, I keep putting it under pressure so that I can actually get things done. I should've done this a long long time ago, yet here I sit, in Steenbock, finally. The paper is due in...about three days. I'm sitting here, downloading all of the Copeland cds that I borrowed from Josh (thank you) and I'm extremely nervous about attempting to put down all of these thoughts down into the form of an essay.

That being said, while my brain is on one hand absolutely freaking out, at the same time, it keeps saying "It'll be fine, this will be easy, you've done this before, don't worry." I can't help but be a bit worried by the constant reassurance.

Today was the last day of classes. Today, the end of my first year of college begins to come to a close. It no longer is a far-off ordeal, instead, I shall be completely done within 5 days. It's so soon, so real. It'll be strange to go home for the summer, but I know that it is where I'm supposed to be for the next few months. There are a few people that I really need to talk to from back home. There are some things that I need to get done.

I think the strangest thing I realized this year is simply how many opportunities there are. Honestly, they're limitless if you think about it. I mean, one second, I think I'm going to catch a plane and go to Belgium, the next, I'm a leader for next fall. And then, out of almost nowhere, I consider rushing a sorority. Then I hear talk of there being a club soccer team next year, in which case, of course I want to play. Now? I'm looking into going to Israel my junior year to study abroad. There's so much to do in this world, and I don't for a second want to miss any of it.

The Israel thing is pretty legit though...I switched out my French class next semester, and instead, I shall take Hebrew. Excited? Of course I am. I'll spend part of the summer filling out scholarships so that I can afford to go, because honestly, this is something that I have wanted forever. I've always loved history, archaeology. But Biblical studies? In Israel? Oh my gosh, could things get better?

I am staying off of this blog until finals are over (aka Wed, 10:00 am). Kind of like I'm not watching LOST again until then either...that one'll be hard. But I have a paper that I really need to start, and finish. So, until then, good luck with all of your studies, and I hope that your day was as awesome as mine was. :) Au revoir.

we go to extremes

So my friend and I got stuck in this deal. And now we might possibly dye our hair blue. I'm not sure that I really have words for this, because though I wanted to do something extreme this summer, I think this is a little bit ridiculous. I mean, yeah, I'm kinda all for it, because it will be hilarious, and different. But really, blue? Oh my gosh, what did I get myself into? Haha, whoops.