Hi everyone,
Sorry for my long silence in cyberspace. I've just come out of a marathon week of cramming for my two full-unit courses. It's been stressful so I'm really looking forward to a few days of peace up in Oslo visiting aunts and cousins. Who knows, it might even count as "studying" as I have some very smart cousins-in-law whose conversations may help shape my thoughts on the Informal Economy and Global Environmental Governance (my two remaining exam topics!!).
The whole exam system here is rather skewed I'm afraid. We should really have tests scheduled in December so we can get half-units out of the way. Instead we're expected to revise for subjects that we vaguely remember covering six months ago?! I suppose it's not so bad if you are a diligent note-taker. I happen to take pretty descriptive notes but am rather disorganized so have to check all my randomly collected piles of paper in my room to make sure I haven't mixed up " theories of neo-Gramscianism" with "Bottom of the Pyramid" notes!
Ah well, the good thing about exam period is that it gives one an excuse to give oneself treats (I'm "incentivizing" myself to overcome my tendency to procrastinate hehe). I've been religiously going to yoga class and treating myself to ice creams (or "ice lollies" as popsicles are called in England). I also enjoyed some Shakespeare performances last week - there was a particularly memorable performance of Love's Labour's Lost in British Sign Language. Makes me think that all theater should be performed in sign language - it is the most visually evocative of media.
If I take some nice pictures of Oslo I will post them up next week. Otherwise you may get more on the subject of my Tired and Cranky state of being.
Love to all, je vous embrasse (et souhaite BONNE FETE a mon petit frère!)
Mia xox
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