First, a few highlights:
- studying French an hour a day - my phone and computer is in french for true immersion(so is Gillian and Ellie's, as I later discovered [unplanned!]).. tres super!
- reading books! this is something I always say I’m going to do but never do, soI’m glad I was able to read more this quarter! I read Twilight of the Idols by Nietzsche andPale Fire by Nabokov. Also read half of the Brothers Karamazov
- went apple and pumpkin picking!
- got sick two times this quarter and couldn’t stop coughing.Phenadraline and mucinex dm and honey water is the holy trinity of being able to get up to go to class
- too many phone calls and sell day chats
- Ran out of contact lenses so walking around campus not being able to see anyone
- Leading small group with the best coleaders!
- “Stock market talks” with Jocelyn that morphed into tour de food of chicago,we really love the purple pig
- Senator murkowski environmental talk
- Enjoying the dining halls
- Christmas music and Kanye’s new album!
- Watching dark tv shows- i must stop
- On a caffeine cleanse - caffeine affects me so strongly if i have it after 12 pmi have insomnia all night and can’t sleep until 4 am - also i am no longer having withdrawals fromlack of kombucha
- Rediscovering my old passion and memorizing fun facts about soil science
- Destroying my bank account on food, 100% worth it
- Losing at mafia against kenna because i am a bad liar
- Bartlett runs with Jocelyn’s ID
- Running halfway to the Chriskindlmarket with Gillian
- Shinju with Gillian and Judy
- Solo skating outside as the sun sets
This quarter has been very different from all of my other quarters at UChicago in the sense that I have so much free time. I have had these strange bouts of energy that allowed me to focus super well for 7 hours straight and finish almost all my homework for the week over the weekend. Something I’ve discovered that works extremely well for me is to study less. If I study for hours and hours, I get so inefficient and my mind starts wandering or I end up watching aesthetic youtube videos about tokyo. I study and concentrate best very early in the morning and try to save mindless administrative tasks/leisure reading for later in the day.
I have also been sticking to google calendars for organization.. this is the end of using paper agendas and planners for me.
for example:
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Another goal was also to do every single reading in my classes. In my first year, I would maybe read ¾ of every reading assigned because there were so many pages to get through and my mind would wander. However, this year, it’s 8th week, and I’ve been successful so far. I definitely want to write and journal more as well. In being caught up with my day-to-day tasks, I’ve lost my grip on writing.
speaking of writing, here's a few excerpts from my online journal from the quarter (lmk if you ever want to subscribe bc ill send you these through fb messenger every night though im not sure why you'd want to suffer that.. I think it's sooo interesting what people do all day long) -
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11/18/2019 - pulled an all nighter because of the taro bubble tea. Then I went to Ethics of Immigration class, didn’t participate, interviewed for an RA position that I really don’t want to do because it is copy and pasting LinkedIns, and to my classes. Then, Jocelyn the Angel swiped me into Bartlett because it’s eighth week and she has 45 swipes left. We talked a bit about Hong Kong. Then, Kyle came and I talked to him! He just came back from a date. I tried to ask Kyle who his science friends were. I small group prepped at Pret with Moses and Nadiah. Then, I went to Ratner and ran two miles instead of working on App Development.
11/24/2019- felt kinda upset so i took the cta to see the warhol exhibit alone.
12/2/2019 - yesterday was incredible. I went over to Nadiah’s, had chipotle, and wrote christmas cards with An and Moses. today, I boiled two eggs, didn’t eat them and ate yogurt instead, went to my ethics class without saying a word (honestly rip my participation) and then went ice skating on the midway! I feel so alive again. It was freezing because I took off my jacket and even though I messed up a lot of spins it was so much fun. I really missed skating. I quickly finished my homework in Harper after.
i'm tired now. merci beaucoup for reading!
11/19/2019 - I forced myself up and went to Baker breakfast with Jocelyn! The omelette was so good. I also am in love with their perfectly seasoned potatoes. Then, I sprinted to work and talked to Simatul and Cathy. Cathy helped me stab balloons with scissors. I jumped on them and they still didn’t pop. The Wonders of Pressure and Volume in action. I attended online office hours with Jelani for the Photogram GUI and then walked to Ex Libris to ask Amy questions on Kant, time, and punishment. After that, Kathryn walked us through structured products and CLOs at Smart Woman Securities. I walked home, ate cereal and yogurt, and went to Ratner to run two miles once again instead of working on App Development and my Kant exam.
11/24/2019- felt kinda upset so i took the cta to see the warhol exhibit alone.
12/2/2019 - yesterday was incredible. I went over to Nadiah’s, had chipotle, and wrote christmas cards with An and Moses. today, I boiled two eggs, didn’t eat them and ate yogurt instead, went to my ethics class without saying a word (honestly rip my participation) and then went ice skating on the midway! I feel so alive again. It was freezing because I took off my jacket and even though I messed up a lot of spins it was so much fun. I really missed skating. I quickly finished my homework in Harper after.
i'm tired now. merci beaucoup for reading!
