Friday, 8 July 2011

On Thursday, one of my lecturers had me take an exam that I hadn't even signed up for. I objected, but he said it wouldn't hurt to give it a try. And he promised he would answer all questions regarding vocab I didn't know. So I did give it a try.

Today, he handed it back to me, and - wow! - top score! That really, really made my day! I think I wrote it before, but I just have to repeat it because it's so true:

That lecturer knows how to encourage his students to always try their best!

Thursday, 7 July 2011

I realized that it's a little unrealistic for me to write a blog post each single day. I think I'll only be posting when I feel like it from now on.

I took my Latin Grammar exam on Tuesday, and I was surprised at how easy it was.

Wednesday morning, I got up, still undecided whether I wanted to take my Greek exam that day or the week after (which would have given me more time to study). I finally decided to actually take it that day. And I was so glad I did. When I handed in my exam, the lecturer quickly skimmed through it, and then said:

Very good.

Wow. What a nice thing to hear. Afterwards, I spent almost an hour talking to her and a fellow student, mostly about our studies. And during that conversation:

That awkward moment when you realize that the professor whose lectures you dislike the most is the Ph. D. superviser of one of your lecturers, and she pretty much shares your view that he is kinda weird.

College is funny sometimes.

Monday, 4 July 2011

and the rumors aren't rumors anymore ...

the uncertainty was unbearable
but your answer didn' t make things
any better

my concerns have been proven to be true

paths meeting
wink of an eye
moving apart
and you're gone

such is life
they say
just move on

and it hurts to hear that
but I guess it's actually true

the very moment
my world seemed to fall apart
into a thousand, a million pieces
when I was about to immerge myself
in neverending darkness

he came along
he didn't even notice me
but I felt the world light up around me again

for some reason, I'd been thinking of him all day

and there he was
a silent reminder
that life is precious

every second of it

Friday, 1 July 2011

I feel like I repeat myself all the time in regard to a few things. Like this Latin metrics class I have Friday noon. But I just can't get over it. I still vividly remember sitting in another seminar at the very beginning of this semester and thinking to myself:

I have no idea what this lecturer is talking about... And I don't think I'm ever going to get this metrics stuff.

But here I am - four months later - and I've made so much progress. And most of it was thanks to one amazing lecturer. And I don't think I'll ever be able to thank him enough.