| So, where to start? Firstly, exams are over. Phew! I had been pretty stressed about my politics one. My previous assignment grade had been a C+ which had disappointed me, so I worked my butt off to get an A for my second one. Its a subject I thought I would find a breeze, instead it was incredibly hard, especially with Egg screaming in the background! Quite a few tears and tantrums from me I must say! My third world paper was just inspirational, I got a run of As which can be attributed to how much I enjoyed the subject. I can't believe how much I've learnt from the two papers, I have a new found respect for university education now! My exam was three hours and I felt I didn't have enough time to cover everything I'd learnt - that must be a good sign! The exam was so formal in my row of people doing the same paper I was the only one scribbling pages and pages of notes to include in my essay answers. Politics I'm not so confident about, I hope I can at the very least pass this paper I would HATE to do it all again. I started off well, but as the questions droned on about policy processes, etc I could feel my concentration waning. My mind really shut down, I've never experienced anything quite like it before. I felt really drained, it was weird. Anyway, I'll see how I did in a few weeks. Fingers crossed! My summer school paper has arrived, Sociology. Another subject I studied before, I hope that'll help. I just wanted to use summer school as an opportunity to get ahead with my degree. I have an assignment due in a couple of weeks and the exam for that one is in Feb, so plenty of time to study. So, voluntary work, that worked out extremely well. I have enrolled for a training course here as a resettlement worker AND the BEST news is that it contributes credits towards my degree! So I'll be doing something I believe in and it'll be benefiting my study. Cool! I did the first evening of training the evening before my exam. Not great timing. It was pretty full on, and then driving home an accident had occured on the motorway, so I didn't get home until really late and by really late I mean midnight. Then it was forget about what I'd learnt that evening to concentrate on the following day's exam. Not the best prep! Anyway, I'm quite excited about this opportunity. I think the paper I just did will really help my understanding of the system. On from that, I fulfilled another goal of mine and signed up to sponsor a kid in Uganda through World Vision. I had heard you could sponsor these kids, but hadn't really looked into it. We chose Rogers, he's 9 years old and we liked his cheeky smile. So that's another kid to put through education!! Rogers is our son I tell people! I'm really excited to start writing to him! Poor kid doesn't know what he's in for, wait until I tell him how crap NZ is!! I think it'll be GREAT for the girls, they can learn about a whole new culture and way of life. Oh, and I bought a new car! I was surfing the net for ages looking for another car because currently we use my big old beast of a Landy and although petrol has come down immensely, its being used a lot for the girls, so I thought it'd make sense for logistics as much as anything else. I saw a great one in Christchurch, its just an old BMW, but I love german engineering - must be my roots. Anyway, I'm taking Moons down with me, we're going to drive it up. I've had it looked over by the AA and I've shown the report to our local mechanic, so I know what it needs doing. It'll be a great road trip and I Moons will benefit greatly from the exlcusive attention. I think she's been a bit neglected recently, what with the new bub and changes in the family. I've certainly been less patient because I've been studying and looking after Egg, I kind of expect that as she's older, she should behave herself - essentially forgetting that she is actually only four! So we'll fly down next week and begin the drive up. I can't wait to see the South Island again. Although I'll miss Steve, Pip and Eggy like mad! Egg has been my constant companion, I read my assignments to her, and get her to test me on my exams. When I go shopping, its always me and her. I know, I'm sad! Oh and my bestest friend is arriving in a few days! I can't wait to see her. I know the girls will love to see her. So much has changed since we last saw each other, apart from me growing outwards! My court case against the cop was just my chance to say I plead not guilty, the hearing is on November 16. I'm fed up with it hanging over my head, maybe I should have just paid the darn fine. Anyone I speak to says its good I'm standing my ground, but I can see why NZ'rs don't bother complaining, its hard work to get situations rectified. As cynical as it sounds, does it really make a difference? Anyhoo, more busy times ahead! |