samedi 1 mars 2008
Relief and panic
Now that the drama from the previous post is over, I can share a bit more. The letter I received this week came bearing the unfortunate news that I could not graduate at all this year, despite my best efforts to coordinate the logistics of my program on my own so that I could (at this school, it's the student's responsibility to plan their schedule, not the registrar's). Well, that was quite upsetting as it was completely unexpected, especially since I had been told twice this year that I did meet the graduation requirements. It ended up being a strange misunderstanding and things are better sorted out now, so I am relieved. At the same time, it also means that I have two weeks left to finish an entire course; thus, the panic is setting in once again. I'm actually going to be super-ambitious and try to finish three courses in the next two weeks - it's do-able if I maintain my diligence and apply a strict schedule to my days but it means I can't exactly do anything spontaneous. This is infinitely better than having to wait an entire year just to graduate though.
Well, I am grateful that this situation didn't end up as bad as I thought it would be. It's a good thing most of our worries never really materialize, hey? The primary reason I was frustrated was because this has happened to me before and it just felt like it was going to be another unending battle with paperwork and administration. The paperwork problems that I encountered last summer so that I could register for this year alone were enough of a headache so I didn't really want to do that again. Thankfully, things are a bit less complicated this time around as the problem is only with one class as opposed to a barrage of things. Wait, last time, it was only one class as well! Maybe this is a trend within my life; if I decide to go for additional postgraduate studies, I should see if this happens to me once again. After this week, I think I'm a bit more prepared to expect the unexpected from school - a good lesson indeed. I just hope my emotions don't go flying all over the place in the future like it did this week :)
Libellés : everyday life, seminary
vendredi 22 février 2008
Premature hooray
I am now 3/4 4/5 9/10 finished my Master's degree! This means that I still have five four two zero courses to finish, but I've been hard at work trying to get as many assignments as I can out of the way so that I can pretty much spend each day and night in the later half of March on my thesis. I have about half of the papers done for two courses, leaving me with just two more things to hand in for those classes. The biggest burden will be starting and finishing my distance ed in only one month (as opposed to the eight that they give you) since I have to get the transcripts sent to my school before grad. I feel so ridiculous in that I have to go through a nightmarish time again with distance learning, but I suppose it serves me right for having put it off since September (!). It's clear I still haven't learned anything since the last incident :)
I'm pretty sad that reading break is almost over as I have had a wonderful time finishing one course and working on other projects this past week. Family Day was lots of fun; I ended up spending it with my friends by making a grand meal together. I also attended a Homework Party, which was awesome because I got to catch up with my dear friend with whom I was supposed to have Thesis Club this semester. I'm hoping that if I keep plugging away at my work, I may be able to attend Thesis Club in March! Well, this school update isn't exactly riveting but I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief in that I'm slowly getting there. If I can have the energy and the discipline to get through next month, then April and May are going to be glorious (I pray).
I'm also trying to get a lot of work done this week because my friends and I are planning on going on a road trip next weekend and it'll be nice not to bring too much homework with me. I'll probably bring a few books because it'll be about fourteen or more combined hours of driving but I would much rather spend the time chatting and not thinking about school. I'm incredibly grateful that God has helped get me through this month so far and that I'm not feeling too overwhelmed with work... yet. Forgive me if the next series of posts on here are going to be very mundane blurbs about schoolwork - it's going to consume most of my time but I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end. And now to reward myself with a bit of dark chocolate for getting one step closer to graduation!
Libellés : seminary
jeudi 14 février 2008
Holidays and writing
I'm inadvertently wearing pink - how appropriate for Valentine's Day :) I don't really celebrate this holiday, except for the fun cards that we used to give and receive in elementary school, so I'm treating it like every other day - somewhat like St. Patrick's Day since I'm not Irish. Truthfully, I'm more looking forward to Family Day since it'll be the first one that I've been able to celebrate in the last four years. I've spent the last three Family Days in Quebec, which is alright since it's typically our "out-around-the-town" day but it's not the same since a) there is no Family Day in Quebec and b) I'm far from my own family, defeating the purpose of the holiday. It'll also be good because it means my friends won't be in school or working that day, so maybe we can get together a little earlier for Bible study and not have to worry about leaving so late :)
It's been so nice writing a few more posts than in recent months even though I've been a little blogged-out lately. I started another blog this week for a school assignment and it's been filled with super-long and super-theological entries. I realize I'm writing less and less about what I'm learning in school on here, as opposed to how my blog was in the first few years, but I appreciate that I can dump whatever has been happening in my life into posts without having to cite sources or provide biblical references for every thought I have. I suppose that's one of the things you get used to in seminary, but it sure adds a lot of extra work when all you want to do is spout off what's in your brain or make lists like I tend to do.
So, in a non-academic writing style, here is what has been happening with me. Some of my dearest friends are now off on their first term on the mission field. I miss them terribly but am thrilled that they are actually out there doing frontier missions, which is what they have been preparing for the last several years of their lives. Another good friend is going to be heading off next week to do the same thing in a neighbouring country. The fun thing is that they'll be working with the same people group and learning the same languages (although with different organizations), so my hope is that I can maybe visit them in a few years and see how they're doing on the other side of the world :)
Also, a bunch of my classmates have just gone through the accreditation process with the school denomination, and it's made me think about whether I should seek accreditation or licensing/certification with either the other denomination or with my own. I figure that if I've spent the last few years in school getting trained in ministry and theology, that I might as well become "official" somewhere, but I'm not sure how and what this will look like. Going with the school denomination would be beneficial since I hear the process is quite rigorous and it would open me up to do global missions work with them, but I'm not so sure that I fit in with all of their views, theologically and otherwise. The flip-side is that I really like my own denomination, although I think the opportunities to work with them globally are more limited. I guess I'll have to wait and find out what God has in store for me after graduation so that I can make a more informed decision!
In terms of life after grad - something that one of my friends refers to as the 'question of the century' - I'm still not sure. I made a list the other day of all the things I want to do, but none of those things include uh, shall we say, active employment. I would like to get a job after I finish school, but I have all of these other things that I've been hoping to accomplish or experience as well. A couple of these items have been deferred for a while, and I keep telling myself that there's not another time in my life when I can necessarily do them (well, maybe there is and I'm unaware of it at this point, but still!). Anyways, I'm going to get back to reality and homework right now, and I'll leave those plans and dreams for another time when I'm finished with my coursework....
mardi 1 janvier 2008
Happy 2008!
I can hardly believe that another year has passed by and that I'm already embarking on a new one! Although I've been quite occupied during the past year, it has been simply wonderful. I'm quickly learning that a full life is very much a rich life (as viewed retrospectively, of course). In looking back at some of the experiences that I had in 2007 - much of which has not been chronicled on this blog unfortunately - it's been really neat to see what God has brought me through.
The beginning of my winter semester was spent preparing for my return to Montreal during reading break for the third time, which was such a blessing. I was able to reconnect with my friends and to make some plans for my summer internship. However, I also spent the majority of the winter semester nursing a horrible cold/flu/something that I caught while in la belle province, which did not leave me until classes were finished in April. While that wouldn't be too much on its own, I was also taking the heaviest courseload ever, so it was definitely a time of reliance on God. Let's just say that the end of the semester couldn't come soon enough :)
Then I went straight into a spring course, which had its own equally demanding requirements. I ended up having to take all of my research and work across the country while I was doing my internship. Thankfully, I was able to finish everything on time for that class so that I could spend a more intense time in language and cultural study in Quebec. Summer went by really quickly, but I suppose being away from home can do that! I was able to relax a little bit at the end of the summer by going to New York with my best friend and then coming back for my last year of school. It certainly felt like I was going non-stop from schoolwork to more schoolwork, so the week in NYC was a nice reprieve.
This last semester, I ended up with a lot of work but I know that I was able to invest a greater amount of time and energy into each individual project, making each class more worthwhile. However, I had to postpone a class in order to do this, and may very well end up paying for it this year (and not just in terms of monetary value)! Oh well. I have about six courses left to finish up before I graduate, and I am praying that by the grace and strength of God that He will enable me to do what I need to do before April comes. I'm glad that the fall semester was not as intense as it allowed me to get involved with a great Bible study; honestly, the relationships that have emerged from this group have helped sustain me as I've been moving into my thesis year/semester.
So right now, I'm wondering what's next for this new year. I have no clue what will be happening after April other than that my best friend is getting married in July; at this point, that's the only thing that is certain after graduation :) Until April, I plan to be:
- working on my thesis (even more pages this time, ahh!)
- taking a class on pastoral ministry
- taking a class on church missions
- completing a distance ed course (sigh, not again!)
- auditing a theology course from my undergrad (I guess 2 1/2 months is enough)
- continuing my involvement with the weekly Bible studies
- savouring each moment I'm at church
- helping with wedding activities/duties/etc.
- planning a wedding shower
- balancing thesis reading with fun reading, if at all possible
- singing with some lovely seniors at a residence
- somehow getting back into regular devotionals (ugh, I'm sad that this won't happen until after I'm done school)
- spending more time with the other seminarians before we all part ways
- figuring out summer plans, namely travel plans!
- arranging to take French classes, somewhere and sometime
- meeting with former missions professors as often as I can
- dreaming about certain missions plans that my friends and I are concocting
- and praying lots more as I don't know how I can do any - especially not all - of these things without God in the midst of everything :)
"In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." - Philippians 1:6
mercredi 10 octobre 2007
Seesawing back and forth
I think my Thanksgiving "weekend" was far too short, although I did manage to squeeze in a variety of things, such as attending a friend's wedding, assembling some furniture with my dad, hanging out with my best friend and her boyfriend, going to church, reading a few books, and eating two poultry dinners (one chicken and the other one turkey). I wish I could have fit more homework in there; that way I wouldn't have to play catch-up this week! It was nice to spend time with friends and family though and I'm grateful that I could take some time to just sit back and enjoy being with people. Wow, I have so many countless things that I am thankful to God for in my life :)
It's been a couple of interesting weeks for me as I've been readjusting to a tough semester (I think I may have mentioned this already so I may just be repeating myself here). I'm cutting back on a lot of things, most notably serving in ministry at my church somewhere. I felt absolutely guilty about this for all of September but finally realized that with my school demands, I had to be realistic. I still feel horrible that I'm in seminary and yet I'm not really participating in church life apart from the worship services and small group times - I wonder if this is common among other students? Sigh, I think I'll need to find a new topic to dwell about on here; this struggle between school and church is going to get the best of me for the next however many months until graduation!
vendredi 5 octobre 2007
A mini-breather
Happy October! I cannot believe that it has taken me this long to finally sit down and collect my thoughts. Things have constantly been on the go since my last post in August. After my best friend visited me for a few days in Montreal and I got to do all the touristy things with her, we headed down to New York City. What a blast that was! We took in Broadway, Times Square, Brooklyn and all the other prerequisite attractions like museums and walking tours. And the food... I cannot even explain how great it was (one exception was the pretzel street vendors). It was as if everything was done gourmet-style there; honestly, their grocery stores like Dean & DeLuca and Whole Foods Market are so aesthetically pleasing and delicious to take in. What an experience it was overall! It would have been nice to post a few things on here while I was on my trip, but it was so much better not having internet access on my vacation that when I got back, I almost didn't want to go online again - thus the very inconsistent updates on my blog.
Anyways, I've been back at school for over a month now and it still feels like I'm not quite in the academic mode yet, although I should be since I've been handing in a some papers already! I have an extremely heavy course load this semester because I couldn't complete one of my classes during the summer. I am going a tad insane with the amount of things I have to do (my to-do list is over two pages long now!) but I'm thrilled that I just have a year left in my program :) I cannot wait until school is finished; I'm starting to refer to things as AG - after graduation - now, which isn't too good on my morale at the moment! I'm praying that in the midst of all this busyness that I won't miss time with God. It's so tempting to think that I can work my relationship with God "later" but one thing that really hit me this summer was that "later" is "now". So the next few weeks of my life are going to be quite the adventure as I wrestle with figuring things out like priorities and deadlines. You'd think that after being a student for many years that I'd finally figure this one out, but nope!
Well, I haven't given up on this blog yet. In fact, I think I'll be starting another one for a school assignment but I don't think I'll keep that one up long-term. I'm still pretty content with this one and happy that I can still come back whenever and drop a little note. Ahh, life is good and it's nice to be home.
Libellés : Montreal, seminary, travel
samedi 23 juin 2007
Getting there
Well, I just handed in one of my assignments for my spring course and have just one more thing looming about me - the dreaded research paper. I'll probably work on that when I'm in Laval since I won't have as much incentive to go downtown (even if the Metro is there now, albeit a half hour away from me). So after this research paper is finished (what a glorious day that will be), I will be free to focus on my French classes and another internship/stage class I'm taking this summer. The only reprieve I'll get from all this schoolwork will be in the second half of August, which is only two months away :) Then, I'm back at it again for my last year in my program!
I'm so amazed at how God has brought me to where I am today, most notably in Montreal. The other day, I was thinking back to all the choices that have faced me and how my life would have turned out so differently if I had picked the other roads. For instance, if I had accepted the university's offer to go into nursing, would I later learn that I hated it or would I grow to love that occupation and be a nurse today? And what would have happened if I had not continued at Bible/Christian college and went into media/film studies as I intended halfway through? I suppose that would have meant I'd never meet the wonderful people I know here in Montreal. I guess those were big choices that led to such drastic changes in my life, but they were also precipitated by smaller decisions. All this to say, I love that God is in control and that I can always trust Him to bring about the greatest good in my life. So many things have happened that would otherwise be unfathomable.
Oh yeah, yesterday was my 4th blogiversary, wow!
Libellés : Christian life, seminary
jeudi 24 mai 2007
I'll be working on my thesis
...all the live long day.
I had an amazing lunch a few days ago with one of my good friends and we decided to form a thesis club when the school year starts! Cheesy name but maybe we'll come up with something a bit catchier later. Thesis-writing can be a lonely experience, not to mention extremely undisciplined so I'm hoping that we can hold each other accountable as we tackle our papers this year :) We're hoping to read either Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day or Complete Your Dissertation or Thesis in Two Semesters or Less to get some tips and strategies. Note the emphasis on efficiency rather than on effectiveness of argument - we're both afraid of what will happen if we miss our deadlines.
Also, my classes are finally sorted out! I don't have to take any courses from other institutions (pending one that will be offered on my school's campus from a different seminary) or go through distance ed. The majority of my work during the first semester will be off-campus with a return to the classroom during the second. What a blessing that I don't have to stress about this anymore! It took a long, long meeting with the dean to work through my program requirements but now I'm one step closer to graduating, yes! If I can just survive my spring course and my summer internship, then all will be well (until the next adventuresome year, that is).
mardi 15 mai 2007
May updates
Wowzers, this is one of the longest stints I've had in between posts on here! I figured I'd have to give something up during my "end-of-semesteritis" but I didn't think I'd neglect my blog that badly. The good news is that I finished everything for my classes; it's such a blur now that I'm not sure how I got through it. I am so thankful to God that He enabled me to tackle things one-by-one. It's a miracle I didn't have a breakdown with all the assignments I had! Now I'm facing the same situation as I try to finish up my spring course. I'm hoping I can just buckle down and plow through it all so that I can get ready for my summer in Montreal. I suppose I am going through my seminary experience at full-force - spring classes, summer internship and another year left in my program. At this rate, I won't get a break until next year :)
Anyways, much of what I've written on here has been school-related and I worry that it comes across as complaining. I hope I'm not conveying that; I have been greatly enjoying my coursework and the incredible things I've been able to learn about from the Bible and in theology. I guess most of my stress should be attributed to my lack of diligence regarding getting things done rather than on the course requirements themselves. Funny, the last time I felt I was really on top of things was back in grade 7, when I actually took on extra-credit assignments because I finished everything we did in class. I wonder where all that motivation went? I hope I have enough to tide me over until I'm done being a professional student!
Apart from the world of school, I've been doing well. A bunch of my friends graduated last month and it was wonderful to celebrate with them all. Other good friends came back from the mission field and it's been nice to see them again and to hear their stories. Others are preparing to leave for their 4-year terms, which seems so unreal. Well, I suppose I should be getting on with my papers. I don't want to fall into that stress again, especially as I get ready to leave in just a few weeks as well. Ahh student life - it's the only thing I know at this point!
Libellés : seminary
mercredi 28 mars 2007
Long waits
I wish Blogger didn't take so long for me to load (I miss Classic Blogger..) but that partly explains why my posts are infrequent. Not only does the sign-in take a while to show up on my screen, the same goes for creating a post. Anyways, this is just a brief blurb so it doesn't appear that I've abandoned my poor little blog ;)
I'm utterly behind on my assignments for school and quite swamped with getting to all those lovely research papers. I'm really tired of them but they're not going away just yet. I've discovered that the more I have to write to conform to a certain professor's standard, the more I dislike writing. I want to have the liberty to write what I would like without worrying that my style format is incorrect or that my particular phrasing is irritating. So it seems ironic that on a place where I have this freedom to write in any which way I'd like - my blog - I don't. Well, I attribute it to a sheer lack of motivation and a discouraging time of the semester.
It's going to be tedious handing in paper after paper without an immediate end in sight; I'm sending up prayers on a minute-by-minute basis at this point! Yes, it's very selfish and it'll be nice when I can revert back to regular prayers :)
* So style formatting. My good old copy of the Turabian notes that the date of the publication should follow the author's name in bibliographic reference. Why do my professors always dock me because they say it follows the publisher? I don't really expect an answer to this; I'm just ranting. Sigh - this is what my mind is occupied with now? I think I need a hobby besides footnoting and citing works!
Libellés : seminary
lundi 5 mars 2007
Back and scrambled
It's been over a week now since I've returned from Montreal but my mind has been so scattered that I haven't been able to write anything. I feel like I'm still all over the place, even though I'm confined to my desk chair at the moment.
It was so lovely to see all of my friends again and to be a part of their lives, if only for the end of February. It's always so heart-wrenching to leave them, and I long for the day when I won't say farewell as often. My heart is truly in Montreal and I am waiting to see what God will do with that, especially since He gave it to me in the first place! :) I have to believe that my not being there right now will serve a purpose in preparing me to be there one day. I also have to be careful that I'm not just living in the past or the future - both involving Montreal - but that I'm fully living in the present for the glory of Christ, no matter where I am.
And seminary..! I'm not as diligent as I should be and I'm having a hard time keeping up the motivation. It's hard not to become discouraged amidst all the tasks that bog me down. While I enjoy school and learning, I wonder if there's a point where the brain just needs a minor break. One of my best friends encountered this problem last year when she was counting up all the years she was in school and lamented that her Master's was driving her crazy. I may be at that point, and I'm only a semester and a bit into it, how sad!
There's something about the seminary environment that can do this though. Some of my professors have commented on how challenging it can be not only to our lives but also our faith. I recall hearing a brief message in class about seminarians who have become so wrapped up in the academic world of Christianity that they either become skeptical and leave the faith or they neglect their walk with God and are basically no longer living the "Christian life". It's a terrible reality and I really need to guard myself against this.
Unfortunately, I can see how things have taken a toll in the last couple of months. My Bible reading has been reduced to homework assignments (it'll be nice to finish most of my Bible requirements this year!) and my ministry also to homework. I'm praying that God will help me get out of this slump - that my love for the Word and for serving Him will be revived. I really do want to make the most out of where I am since I have another year after this. At the same time, my internship this summer is going to be like a spring of fresh water to this parched student! Oh right.. I should be focusing on my current studies; daydreaming comes later :)
"Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body." - Ecclesiastes 12:12b
mercredi 13 décembre 2006
Last assignment
I wanted to blog a bit more during these past weeks but I was bombarded with so many papers that I obviously didn't. This explains why I have a huge backlog of emails to respond to along with Christmas preparations that I've badly neglected. The good news is that since I last wrote on here, I have written eight papers! Tonight is my last stretch before I write my final exam - I'm going to have to expend as much energy as possible on this last assignment (insert rhetorical question of if I have any energy left at this point). I listened to nearly seven hours of Josh Groban last night (!) and I think I'll be adding another nine to that now. It's been nice listening to mostly non-English/French music so that my brain can think about other things... hypothetically.
I've been asked several times what seminary has been like. Honestly, it's not that the content is all the more challenging - although some aspects have been - but that the workload has increased so much. Instead of writing maybe 20 papers a semester for five courses, I'm now writing about 35 papers for four courses. I'm not complaining because I do enjoy what I'm learning and the opportunity I have to research stuff, but wow! I'm not sure what I'll do with myself when Christmas break starts and I don't have to hand in several papers each week ;)
Libellés : seminary
lundi 9 octobre 2006
Accumulated papers
Well, I think I've gotten the hang of school now. I've figured out that I need to spend about three times as many hours reading textbooks as I did before in college. And I've also noticed that the lengths of my papers haven't increased... yet. Currently, I'm in the process of sorting through all of my previous papers and school memos, tossing whatever I don't need. It's quite a daunting task; I didn't realize that four years could amount to a shelf full of paper! Maybe I should leave all that work until after the semester's over, so I can actually focus on homework instead ;)
Amidst all this paperwork, I've been thinking about the differences between Bible college and seminary. The biggest one is that there is no longer a "bridal college" mentality, although I did hear one single guy get greeted with "Hey, you getting married yet?" It's funny that when I found a mailbox list from my first year of Bible college and counted all the people that I knew of who got married as a result of going to the school, it was in the 50+ students range (75+ in total if I count those that didn't have a bridal college connection). It's not like that anymore.
Another difference is that most seminary students are older and in the working world, so I only see certain people once a week. There aren't as many full-time students as I thought there would be, so I've only met people in passing apart from the three or four people that are in two or more classes with me. I have incredible awe for people who are able to juggle family, work, school and church responsibilities all at once. I feel terrible because I've had to cut back on some things just to keep up with my courses. I wonder if I should pick up some super-sonic-speed-reading technique, as that would help me greatly!
mardi 19 septembre 2006
Procrastination
I am such a procrastinator - a theme that has probably been repeated in every other post on here. I can actually pinpoint it back to grade eight when I decided that I was way too diligent in grade seven with all my extra-credit assignments that I didn't even receive credit for doing! Somehow my brain came up with this regrettable thought: "That's it. No more doing things on time; I'm going to act like a normal teenager!" Well, act like whatever my opinion was of normal teenagers at that time (I probably had no clue).
Unfortunately, it's continued until now and it's really making seminary difficult for me. It shouldn't be because I'm not in the same boat as most other students who have to juggle marriage, kids and work. I really am blessed that I don't have all these other things in my life yet I keep putting myself into situations where I put off schoolwork until later and later. It's like Paul says, "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." Ahh, so frustrating!
One of my profs gave a blurb about procrastinators which labels me to a tee:
- They overestimate the time they have left to complete the task.
- They underestimate the time they need to complete the task.
- They overestimate the motivation they will have later.
I don't think I have this problem when I work, only when I'm in school. But I pray that I can learn good habits and curb the bad ones before I enter the working world. I'd hate to still be dealing with this after I finish school!
Procrastinator's tip: While conducting research on the internet, somehow through some very bizarre chain of events you can end up finding a hilarious music video from high school.
Libellés : procrastination, seminary
jeudi 7 septembre 2006
First week thoughts
I am extremely exhausted (transit wears me down like nothing else) but I'll post a little bit on how my week has been going so far. I've started most of my classes and am a bit overwhelmed at how much homework I have; thus, I will have to trust God to help me through the semester! It's fun being at a different school - the whole getting lost experience and not knowing anybody at the same time makes me feel like I'm just out of high school all over again. However, everyone I've met has been extremely friendly and I'm really enjoying this next stage of my life.
The great thing about seminary is that it is a continuation of what I've been learning in Bible college where I get to delve deeper into the things I love studying. It definitely makes me aware of what I don't know :) I'm in an upper-level theology course and already, my brain has been doing some gymnastics. I am taking an Old Testament course as well and it's going to be wonderful diving into the Prophetic books (my professor has commented that this oft-neglected part of the Bible is larger than the whole New Testament!). I'll also be involved with mission teams and a missions course although not at my school. Overall, I'm still nervous about what my year will look like but I pray that in all things, Christ will be glorified in me and through me. Depending on whether I'm taking an additional course next week or not, I probably won't be updating this until after that but here's to the start of the new academic year!
Libellés : seminary
mardi 8 novembre 2005
Paper all around
It's fun to be proven wrong sometimes. I'll admit I had serious doubts about Blue Like Jazz at first, but after I started reading it, I saw that it was pretty hard to feel antagonistic towards something that read like an autobiography. I will say that it was different than most books I've read and that I appreciated some aspects of it, but I probably wouldn't read it again. I even saw a live adaptation which was pretty funny so that redeemed the book somewhat :) All to say - the things that I approach with the most reservation can still surprise me, which is probably a pleasant thing in life.
Life is busy, but that's such a Canadian thing to say. (Foreign Guy has been making me think more about what I say and do as a Canadian now.) I'm busy putting plans together for my internship next semester and I have to say, there are so many applications and paperwork to fill out! I'm also putting together a prayer and support letter and trying to be creative and non-boredom-inducing. It's a tricky balance between doing that and being dry.
And for people wondering, I am hoping to go to school in Montreal eventually but there's this matter of whether my degree will qualify as an admissions requirement there, so my current plan is attending seminary in town. It would have been such fun to go to seminary in another country (England, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, States) but that won't work out. But since I have finally decided, this means mounds of more applications to complete, eek!
mercredi 2 novembre 2005
Fatigued
Last week was the busiest week I've faced since September; I think the whole semester has caught up to me and just pushed me over! After realizing that my weekends are getting completely packed, I have decided to give up my Saturday job to Foreign Guy. I know he's pretty happy about it :) I've also made the heart-wrenching decision to continue on with schooling after graduation instead of accepting a guaranteed job (with all the perks too!). Sigh. Well, I have to head off to work now but I thought I'd update a little before people were wondering where I went. I've been so tired these days that last night I took a nap that didn't quite end up on time until I saw snow this morning. Talk about being out of it! I hope you're having a wonderful November day though!
Libellés : seminary
