Sorry for the title, but as if I could resist making such an awful pun?! Too good to be true.
In any case, last night I officially finished my first semester at Berkeley! It's so surreal to think that I only have three semesters left here. It didn't end quite as well as I wanted (an unexpectedly detailed question regarding globalization/cultural imperialism totally killed my grade in Media Studies) but that's okay. Honestly, I think I did very well considering this was my first semester here. There was a lot of change and a lot of adjusting to do, and I think that if I look at my life as a whole over the last six months, I have definitely accomplished a lot.
Official semester recap to come later; I need to pack because I'm going home tomorrow! Perfect timing...it's the last night penultimate of Hanukkah, so I'll have dinner with my family, and then I'm going to see Avatar at midnight. Perfect way to start my winter break off right.
Winter break: -December 17--Fly home to Los Angeles! <3 -December 30--Late night flight to Newark -December 31--Leave for Israel! -January 11--Fly back into JFK -January 11-15--Stay with Sam in New York City -January 16--Fly back to school -January 19--Spring semester starts!
I am so very excited about winter break...it'll be here before I know it! I mean, Thanksgiving is in a little less than three weeks...and after that, the semester will fly by. Though I'll only get a couple of weeks at home to actually relax, be with my family and see all of my friends, I definitely think it's worth it. I can't believe I actually get this amazing opportunity, but I'm so glad I do, and I'm going to take full advantage of it.
On a sidenote, I AM SO EXCITED TO GO SEE AVATAR AT MIDNIGHT! It's the first thing I'm doing once I get home, haha...it opens December 18. Lucky for me my finals end when they do! :) If you have no idea what I'm talking about, watch the trailer...it looks amazing. Fangirl much? I don't even care. I am a total nerd and I am super excited to go see a movie at midnight (my first since Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last summer), especially because I'm going with people who are as nerdy as I am. Awesomeness.
Back to writing my papers...I just realized I won't have time on Monday or Tuesday to write at all, and they're due on Thursday/Friday...so I'm staying up tonight. Just me, my energy drink, and the Beatles. It's going to be a long night, but it will be Thanksgiving and Winter Break before I know it, and that's motivation enough to keep me going!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
I'm going to Israel over winter break for Birthright!
YAY.
I just have to survive the rest of this semester first, haha.
