Here we go again! Today is Monday, and on Wednesday at 2 I will be at the airport turning in my pre-departure exam and checking in to my AirFrance flight for Geneva, Switzerland!! Right now, I really should be working on my essays for my exam, but 30 minutes won't kill my score (hopefully).
Currently, I am at my Aunt Margaret's house in Hingham looking out at the AMAZING weather! There is not one cloud in the sky! I am going into Boston for like an hour today to fill out some paperwork so hopefully I can appreciate the weather since it has been soooooo crappy the entire time that I have been here.
I am so excited to go the Geneva! I'm not gunna lie though, I am pretty intimidated. I feel like everyone on the trip knows way more than I do. I am sure that not EVERYONE knows more than I do, but it feels that way, since it is mainly juniors and seniors. For all of you that don't go to Northeastern and just thought to yourself, "I thought Katie is a junior", that is not true. I am a "middler". Since we have five years, they added a year in the middle to make kids feel better about themselves. No one wants to be a senior for two years (aka supersenior). It is much better to be seemingly repeating a grade somewhere in the middle where hopefully your employers are bad at math and can't figure out you graduated in five years instead of four.
The only class that I have taken that is really applicable to this trip is International Relations. I learned a lot about IR, but I think I learned more about how to screen nannies, what to do if your recently hired nanny is a drug addict, and all about the gossip surrounding the supreme court justices. Gotta love Prof. Urman and his personal stories all class period. With that being said, I REALLY did learn, I swear. But I have never taken a class with Professor Garcia, who is the teacher that is leading our trip to the Geneva, and I think almost everyone else has. I hope that I don't die or desert the trip and just go off wondering through the Swiss countryside. Actually, that would be sweet. I would probably prefer to do that.
I am mainly excited to go because I love/am creepily obsessed with Switzerland.
Frequently Asked Questions
"Katie, have you ever been to Switzerland?"
- Not physically, but mentally, Switzerland and I are best buddies.
"Katie, Why do you like Switzerland so much if you have never been there (dreams don't count!)"
- Cause it is the coolest country on Earth (Other than Amercuh!) and they are neutral, happy people that make cheese, herd cows, and protect criminals and their money. What else do you want in a friend?!
"Katie, I think there is more to the Swiss than making cheese and herding cows. Don't you think that is naive and outdated?"
- Yes. BUT SWITZERLAND IS MAGICAL! OK?!?!?! And for some reason I associate them with lawn gnomes. And I just love lawn gnomes.
"Katie, in which activities will you partake when you are in Switzerland?"
- Hiking, eating cheese, drinking wine, and studying my ass off. Also, I will be searching for a lawn gnome statue and some sort of watch/time keeper.
Thanks you all for submitting your questions.
On a more serious note:
I have been killing myself this summer getting ready for this damn trip. I hope it is worth it. I had to write 3 papers by June 1st for a scholarship that I got for the trip. It was the hardest I have ever had to work for 1000 dollars in my entire life. Then after that, I really started kicking it into gear regarding my reading. I had to read around 900 pages I think. Or something close to that. A LOT of reading. And a lot of it is very convoluted and theoretical, which I do not like. I don't understand why you wouldn't just write things in a way that people understand. If you are publishing a book/ insanely long article through the UN or on the UN, we already know you are smart. No reason to showing off now by string together 8 words in a row that I have never even heard of. Context clues don't work if you are that confused either. Middle School English failed me. But the predeparture exam we got on the 20th = YIKES! I am have been killing myself writing SUPER detailed outlines. I think I am over-prepared. But I would rather be cutting things out than scrambling to add things at the end, when in college life (compared to real life) that means you just put all the periods and other punctuation in 16 pt. font. Oh the life of a procrastinating college student.
Well, thats all. I REALLY need to start writing these damn essays. But I will of course be making time to go into Boston today to fill out some paperwork with the student employement office. What the heck Student Employment Office?! Who doesn't let you fax in paperwork?! So now I have to travel an hour on the T to go in a fill out my stupid I-9 so that I can claim my scholarship thing. Whatevs, I am already over it.
You got a gold star if you made it all the way through the end of this one!
XOX
DON'T FORGET TO TICKLE MY PENGUIN, PETE ON THE SIDE OF MY PAGE. YOU CAN ALSO FEED HIM FISH.
Currently, I am at my Aunt Margaret's house in Hingham looking out at the AMAZING weather! There is not one cloud in the sky! I am going into Boston for like an hour today to fill out some paperwork so hopefully I can appreciate the weather since it has been soooooo crappy the entire time that I have been here.
I am so excited to go the Geneva! I'm not gunna lie though, I am pretty intimidated. I feel like everyone on the trip knows way more than I do. I am sure that not EVERYONE knows more than I do, but it feels that way, since it is mainly juniors and seniors. For all of you that don't go to Northeastern and just thought to yourself, "I thought Katie is a junior", that is not true. I am a "middler". Since we have five years, they added a year in the middle to make kids feel better about themselves. No one wants to be a senior for two years (aka supersenior). It is much better to be seemingly repeating a grade somewhere in the middle where hopefully your employers are bad at math and can't figure out you graduated in five years instead of four.
The only class that I have taken that is really applicable to this trip is International Relations. I learned a lot about IR, but I think I learned more about how to screen nannies, what to do if your recently hired nanny is a drug addict, and all about the gossip surrounding the supreme court justices. Gotta love Prof. Urman and his personal stories all class period. With that being said, I REALLY did learn, I swear. But I have never taken a class with Professor Garcia, who is the teacher that is leading our trip to the Geneva, and I think almost everyone else has. I hope that I don't die or desert the trip and just go off wondering through the Swiss countryside. Actually, that would be sweet. I would probably prefer to do that.
I am mainly excited to go because I love/am creepily obsessed with Switzerland.
Frequently Asked Questions
"Katie, have you ever been to Switzerland?"
- Not physically, but mentally, Switzerland and I are best buddies.
"Katie, Why do you like Switzerland so much if you have never been there (dreams don't count!)"
- Cause it is the coolest country on Earth (Other than Amercuh!) and they are neutral, happy people that make cheese, herd cows, and protect criminals and their money. What else do you want in a friend?!
"Katie, I think there is more to the Swiss than making cheese and herding cows. Don't you think that is naive and outdated?"
- Yes. BUT SWITZERLAND IS MAGICAL! OK?!?!?! And for some reason I associate them with lawn gnomes. And I just love lawn gnomes.
"Katie, in which activities will you partake when you are in Switzerland?"
- Hiking, eating cheese, drinking wine, and studying my ass off. Also, I will be searching for a lawn gnome statue and some sort of watch/time keeper.
Thanks you all for submitting your questions.
On a more serious note:
I have been killing myself this summer getting ready for this damn trip. I hope it is worth it. I had to write 3 papers by June 1st for a scholarship that I got for the trip. It was the hardest I have ever had to work for 1000 dollars in my entire life. Then after that, I really started kicking it into gear regarding my reading. I had to read around 900 pages I think. Or something close to that. A LOT of reading. And a lot of it is very convoluted and theoretical, which I do not like. I don't understand why you wouldn't just write things in a way that people understand. If you are publishing a book/ insanely long article through the UN or on the UN, we already know you are smart. No reason to showing off now by string together 8 words in a row that I have never even heard of. Context clues don't work if you are that confused either. Middle School English failed me. But the predeparture exam we got on the 20th = YIKES! I am have been killing myself writing SUPER detailed outlines. I think I am over-prepared. But I would rather be cutting things out than scrambling to add things at the end, when in college life (compared to real life) that means you just put all the periods and other punctuation in 16 pt. font. Oh the life of a procrastinating college student.
Well, thats all. I REALLY need to start writing these damn essays. But I will of course be making time to go into Boston today to fill out some paperwork with the student employement office. What the heck Student Employment Office?! Who doesn't let you fax in paperwork?! So now I have to travel an hour on the T to go in a fill out my stupid I-9 so that I can claim my scholarship thing. Whatevs, I am already over it.
You got a gold star if you made it all the way through the end of this one!
XOX
DON'T FORGET TO TICKLE MY PENGUIN, PETE ON THE SIDE OF MY PAGE. YOU CAN ALSO FEED HIM FISH.
Katie,
ReplyDelete1. I fed Pete. He seemed quite hungry! Are you taking care of him or are you just clicking him until he falls off the rock?
2. I'm guessing that you love Switzerland because all of the people that live there look like me.... or is that Sweden. Either way it probably has something to do with your love of my face.
3. Please keep in mind that you have to be one of the smartest people I know... except for your need to procrastinate :)
and finally
4. I hope you have an amazingly wonderful trip even though you have to study. You should take those little walks into the Swiss wilderness though. My gnomy sense is tingling, and it tells me a gnome is in your future.
Love your incredible bored friend who lives in Glenwood.....
Moriah
1. You know me so well. I really just click on him until he falls off the rock. And then I feed him a fish when he is trying to get back up and he is never fast enough to catch it. Too bad!
ReplyDelete2. I know people in sweden are blonde, I am not sure about switzerland. We'll just go with a big yes on this one...
3. False
4. GNOMY SENSE! Why have I not thought of that before! I knew there was a name for my magic power!