Thunderweek is now over. Seems like just yesterday I proposed hosting a week at the beach for Thunderheads. That was back in February. Everyone has now gone home, and I've heard that most have arrived safely. It was an amazing and busy week full of laughter, happiness, and friendship. Hopefully, one day, we'll get to do this again. Who knows? Maybe one day we'll even get to have Thunderweek in Ireland. How cool would that be? But today brings me back into the real world.
I have been dealing with attempting to register for a foreign language class at university for the past two months with no avail. Only freshmen are allowed to register right now, not transfer students. Also, only today was I able to finally get someone to tell me that the 101 class is only offered online except in the fast summer session. How disappointing. Taking classes online is not the point of going away to university. Looks like it's my only option though. It's upsetting as I do not excel in online classes. But I suppose it's time to bite the bullet as they say, and just take the class. Otherwise I'll be staying at university all summer. Not that I may anyway, but without this class it's a definite. Hopefully things will be easier after this semester. Right, who am I kidding. But so far this has been the biggest hiccup in my transfer to university from a two year institution. Not too much to complain about overall. Other than the fact that the head of the foreign language department now probably hates me since I just called her the wrong name in an email. Oops!
Now I'm just waiting on hearing back about my roommate assignment, as I will be having a roommate. My parents gave me the option of having a single dorm, but the only ones available to transfer students were non air-conditioned with old baseboard or radiator heat. No thank you! Plus I was accepted into something called a living-learning community. You have to write essays to apply, and there is work involved over the semester. Plus you must maintain a certain GPA to be in the community for the academic year. Should be a good adventure! So I know my dorm, but not my roommate. The dorm is one of the original buildings of the campus, but has since been renovated. It has central HVAC (yay!), a piano in the building, and the original hardwood floors in the dorm rooms. No asbestos tiles for me! Haha!
As of right now it's precisely fifty days till I leave for university. And no, I don't have a single thing together. I should, but I don't. I'm sure that I'll pack everything last minute like usual. I have to be sure it all fits well in whichever vehicle I'm taking since I don't actually have someplace to stay for the 4 days between orientation and move in day. Another detail that I must figure out. I also still have to pick a meal plan. It's such a challenge. I don't want to eat at the cafeteria all the time, but I don't know how much money I'll have to cook my own food too much. Good thing I'm perfectly alright with cereal for breakfast. There's so many little details to figure out. I wish there was someone around who could just help you out with these things. But alas, part of going to university is part of growing up. They expect you to be able to handle all these things on your own. It's time to push you out of the nest and see if you can fly!
Anyhow, as I said, it's back to the real world today which means lots to do. Hope you all are well out there in cyberland.
Peace,
Elina
This picture is "at the end of the world". The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare.
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