Hello!
Only a few days left until I officially move into my new home and start school... The nerves are kicking in as we speak.
And to make things even harder... Due to a long term foot disease (mortons neuralgia) I have to start using a cane... starting tomorrow. So if I wasn't going to be a social outcast already I certainly will be one now.
I wonder if other worry about things like this when they start at a new school.
I wouldn't know, I moved to the town I live in now when I was only a year old, I have never switched schools so I have no experience whatsoever.
But, The plus of all of this is that most people in the course I will be following are from a different country and won't know anyone, which means the cliques have yet to be formed, Maybe the cane will give me a Dr. House like edge...
Let's hope for the best!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Pets
Dear reader,
Yesterday I found to my shock that one of my goldfish had broken his back, Poor thing... I have no idea how it happened, a few hours before it had been just fine, After some research I think it might have been because it swam into the glass with to much force.
Anyway, the poor thing (I got him and 2 other goldfish 50 weeks ago so he didn't make it past a year, the other two are still alive) was still alive but seemed to have lost all will to live. It wouldn't move for food it wouldn't splach when beeing scooped and it couldn't swim so i decided that the humane thing to do was to freeze it. (this might sound odd but the coldness makes it numb so that it notices as little as possible from the process.)
So my poor goldfish named Monogatari(japanese for fairy-tale) died yesterday after having lived with me for almost a year.
I felt incredibly sad.
And I became an absolute wreck when I remembered that I can't take my fish with me when I go to college, my room doesn't allow them, not even fish... It makes me feel incredibly sad.
And of course, my brother in law told me he would give me a hamster (including cage and everything because he dotes me and hates seeing me sad) Which made me even more sad cus I would actually really like one but I know I can't have one cus the owner has the right to kick me out if I own a pet.
But still, I have grown up surrounded by pets, we have had cats(They died when i was really young so I don't remember them well), dogs(we still have 2 of those, one is 13 the other is nearly 9), rabbits (we had two, one died when he was 8 because of stomach cancer and the other one was 11 and he died from another form of cancer) but we've also had tropical fish and other small animals.
I have never been without a furry (or fishy) companion and I am forced to go without for the next 4 years...
I'm contemplating getting a tamagotchi or something.
I wonder how I will survive without a furry creature looking at me with expecting eyes hoping I will play or cuddle with them... Maybe I should try to find a room where I'm allowed to keep a pet...
Perhaps...
Greetings,
BB
Yesterday I found to my shock that one of my goldfish had broken his back, Poor thing... I have no idea how it happened, a few hours before it had been just fine, After some research I think it might have been because it swam into the glass with to much force.
Anyway, the poor thing (I got him and 2 other goldfish 50 weeks ago so he didn't make it past a year, the other two are still alive) was still alive but seemed to have lost all will to live. It wouldn't move for food it wouldn't splach when beeing scooped and it couldn't swim so i decided that the humane thing to do was to freeze it. (this might sound odd but the coldness makes it numb so that it notices as little as possible from the process.)
So my poor goldfish named Monogatari(japanese for fairy-tale) died yesterday after having lived with me for almost a year.
I felt incredibly sad.
And I became an absolute wreck when I remembered that I can't take my fish with me when I go to college, my room doesn't allow them, not even fish... It makes me feel incredibly sad.
And of course, my brother in law told me he would give me a hamster (including cage and everything because he dotes me and hates seeing me sad) Which made me even more sad cus I would actually really like one but I know I can't have one cus the owner has the right to kick me out if I own a pet.
But still, I have grown up surrounded by pets, we have had cats(They died when i was really young so I don't remember them well), dogs(we still have 2 of those, one is 13 the other is nearly 9), rabbits (we had two, one died when he was 8 because of stomach cancer and the other one was 11 and he died from another form of cancer) but we've also had tropical fish and other small animals.
I have never been without a furry (or fishy) companion and I am forced to go without for the next 4 years...
I'm contemplating getting a tamagotchi or something.
I wonder how I will survive without a furry creature looking at me with expecting eyes hoping I will play or cuddle with them... Maybe I should try to find a room where I'm allowed to keep a pet...
Perhaps...
Greetings,
BB
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Study
Study...
I have never really studied in all my life, I have worked my way through highschool by reading the textbook doing about 1/4 of the excersises and reading summaries made by other students. But I'm not sure if that could actually be called studying. I never spent more than 2 hours on a test or exam. Things came easy, the material was easy, the questions were and thus i got high grades without ever actually doing anything.
It seems kind of sad because it means I never really did anything during my time at home.
I wasn't home schooled in a classical way, I didn't have a teacher at my house, my parents didn't help me with my studies. I just ordered the books made sure I knew which chapters to study and got working. Every now and then I'd e-mail a teacher to ask if there were any essays to write or when the next test was so I could be sure I did all I was required.
Perhaps high school wasn't enough of a challenge for me to work hard for it.
I was satisfied with average grades and minimal work but that not what I want for college. I want to do well and get a great job when I'm done.
I want to be motivated to study, to keep going and pushing for a higher grade, Not being satisfied with any passing grade but only being satisfied when I'm sure I couldn't have done anything to improve my score.
When I look back, I see how much I've used the word "I". I must be pretty selfish.
Probably.
College, or university as it's called. Will it be any different from high school? Will I be able to make friends and study hard. Not sure. But I'm gonna try my very best!
On a lighter note, I finally ordered the last two books on my booklist today. The total amount spent on books (by deviding where I buy them in about 7 different sites to make sure I'd always get the best deal) was 661 dollar. Which is... a lot.... I really do hope the next year will be cheaper, maybe i should start saving money from now on...
After cheching the second year book list I have concluded I really need to start saving cus next year the average book cost will be 778 dollar, which is an awefull lot.
I'm not quite sure how I will manage that financially but I'll just have to buckle up and go for it!
Thank you for reading ;)
I have never really studied in all my life, I have worked my way through highschool by reading the textbook doing about 1/4 of the excersises and reading summaries made by other students. But I'm not sure if that could actually be called studying. I never spent more than 2 hours on a test or exam. Things came easy, the material was easy, the questions were and thus i got high grades without ever actually doing anything.
It seems kind of sad because it means I never really did anything during my time at home.
I wasn't home schooled in a classical way, I didn't have a teacher at my house, my parents didn't help me with my studies. I just ordered the books made sure I knew which chapters to study and got working. Every now and then I'd e-mail a teacher to ask if there were any essays to write or when the next test was so I could be sure I did all I was required.
Perhaps high school wasn't enough of a challenge for me to work hard for it.
I was satisfied with average grades and minimal work but that not what I want for college. I want to do well and get a great job when I'm done.
I want to be motivated to study, to keep going and pushing for a higher grade, Not being satisfied with any passing grade but only being satisfied when I'm sure I couldn't have done anything to improve my score.
When I look back, I see how much I've used the word "I". I must be pretty selfish.
Probably.
College, or university as it's called. Will it be any different from high school? Will I be able to make friends and study hard. Not sure. But I'm gonna try my very best!
After cheching the second year book list I have concluded I really need to start saving cus next year the average book cost will be 778 dollar, which is an awefull lot.
Thank you for reading ;)
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
My Place, or crib or whatever you call it
Hey you!
For my second post I thought I might eleborate on my place, or the room I will be living in starting february.
In my country it is custom not to live in a dorm (we don't even have dorms) People buy houses and rent out the rooms.
My room is about a 100 square feet (so it's not big) and there is a closet of about 15 square feet, so all in all... well it's a shoebox. A shoebox that looks like an IKEA catalogue.
To give you an idea of how awesome IKEA is here comes the IKEA furniture:
Two bookcases
My bed
For my second post I thought I might eleborate on my place, or the room I will be living in starting february.
In my country it is custom not to live in a dorm (we don't even have dorms) People buy houses and rent out the rooms.
My room is about a 100 square feet (so it's not big) and there is a closet of about 15 square feet, so all in all... well it's a shoebox. A shoebox that looks like an IKEA catalogue.
To give you an idea of how awesome IKEA is here comes the IKEA furniture:
Two bookcases
My Desk
My couch, I love this thing, it doubles as a bed so people can stay over!
Well that was about it for the Ikea furniture apart from a small table that holds up my tv and xbox360.
Apart from that I have my own sink in the room, a small cubboard under the sink and a fridge so I don't have to go downstairs for a cold drink.
I was surprised by the amount of stuff i managed to cramm into the room without making it seem small.
I just hope that all my clothes will fit into the closet.... and all of my shoes... and my books....
I might need another bookcase but that is for the future.
Luckily, one thing I don't have to worry about is food or finance, I'm a good cook and I can make myself a healthy meal for a fraction of the price it costs to get takeout. and every month I recieve 1200 dollars to get by and with rent only 320 dollar a month I will get by easy! (if everything goes according to plan of course, which in my case... doesn't ever happen...
Love,
BB
Introduction
Hello everyone,
My name is BB, I am 18 years old and a few weeks ago I decided I was ready to start college. Unlike most students, I was mostly home schooled during high school. I was enrolled in a regular high school and recieved books from it etc but did all the work at home and came to school about once a month for tests assignments and other things.
Because of this I do not have much experience with going to school, apart from elementary and middle school of course but still, that was a long time ago. For this reason I do not have a great number of friends, 5 people whom I love and cherish are the only true friends I have, during college i hope to add at least 2 people to that list.
I will be following a course about International Business Management, something that combines my favorite things in one:
Law
Economics
English
Organizational Behaviour
and though I hate to admit it, Math.
I'm not a math geek, not at all, I even failed the subject in high school, but I do enjoy it, I like figuring out things with numbers and as long as I can use my robot friend (calculator) I'm fine.
People say I'm smart and I like to believe that I am, but I have some problems that make it hard for me to study:
I'm dyslectic (this is all typed in word for spelling checks before I dare publish it)
I have ADD (it runs in the family but makes it really hard to stay focused)
And I tend to postpone things until the last minute before doing them.
The last I would like to overcome because it would make my life a lot easier.
Oh and apart from finally going to college I am moving out of the house where I have lived for the past 14 years.
Big change.
And since I have no idea how to live in my own it's going to be hard, especially since I will be living in a house with 5 other students whom I have never met before. I have to share a bathroom and a kitchen with them. I wonder what life will be like from now on...
Love,
BB
My name is BB, I am 18 years old and a few weeks ago I decided I was ready to start college. Unlike most students, I was mostly home schooled during high school. I was enrolled in a regular high school and recieved books from it etc but did all the work at home and came to school about once a month for tests assignments and other things.
Because of this I do not have much experience with going to school, apart from elementary and middle school of course but still, that was a long time ago. For this reason I do not have a great number of friends, 5 people whom I love and cherish are the only true friends I have, during college i hope to add at least 2 people to that list.
I will be following a course about International Business Management, something that combines my favorite things in one:
Law
Economics
English
Organizational Behaviour
and though I hate to admit it, Math.
I'm not a math geek, not at all, I even failed the subject in high school, but I do enjoy it, I like figuring out things with numbers and as long as I can use my robot friend (calculator) I'm fine.
People say I'm smart and I like to believe that I am, but I have some problems that make it hard for me to study:
I'm dyslectic (this is all typed in word for spelling checks before I dare publish it)
I have ADD (it runs in the family but makes it really hard to stay focused)
And I tend to postpone things until the last minute before doing them.
The last I would like to overcome because it would make my life a lot easier.
Oh and apart from finally going to college I am moving out of the house where I have lived for the past 14 years.
Big change.
And since I have no idea how to live in my own it's going to be hard, especially since I will be living in a house with 5 other students whom I have never met before. I have to share a bathroom and a kitchen with them. I wonder what life will be like from now on...
Love,
BB
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