One more month

One month from today, we'll bid Oxford adieu. This brings a mix of emotions. Sadness--Oxford is such a great city to live in. It's perfect in size. There are tons of places where one can just sit and think. Very rare for a city, I'd assume. And best of all--the SMELL!! Oh...I'll miss its florally goodness ;-) However, I'm VERY excited with the thought of seeing friends and family again! I just need to relish my time left...

Time management really gets me. I get caught up in doing nothing a lot. Well, not nothing as in just staring blankly into the darkness by myself. That would be a sad thought. But, I get caught up talking to people. Today for instance, I planned on catching up on my reading, but just as I had finished my lunch and was about to get to work, my housemate Jacob came in the kitchen, and we chatted for a good 3 hours! By the time we were finished, it was time for my skype date with Tyler. Then, I went back downstairs to make some coffee, and I ran into another housemate, who I then talked with for about another hour. I like talking to people, especially one-on-one, but I need to learn when to stop. I wonder if it's even enjoying the conversation as much as it is an excuse not to do work.

I guess I would have a lot more free time if I didn't have an essay due every week now. My tutor (God bless her) forgot about our previous tute in which we planned on an essay every other week. Oh well. I'm here to learn...blah, blah, blah... This is actually a pathetic complaint. Other students here have quite a bit more work as well as other social responsibilites that just don't come with a visiting student.

I don't think I could really make it at Oxford as a serious student. Aside from not being incredibly bright, I just procrastinate way too much. Matt was telling me that's how the Oxford admissions determine who get in. They judge you by how much you'll be willing to work when the work doesn't count (fyi: of the 3 years they study, Oxford students don't get graded the first two years).

There was something I had in mind earlier to write about but I've lost it. I was long overdue for an entry anyway.