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ENTRY #75

This is my final entry of the semester. I have officially finished my very first college semester.

I did my oral Hebrew exam and to be honest, I thought I was gonna clutch at it and perform miserably, but nope!!! I did surprisingly really well! I managed to read most of the stuff she asked me to read for her and we conversed a little bit in Hebrew. I never knew or thought I was that good! Once I left the office, I finally felt like it was over. I just KNEW it was over. My semester, I mean. I was anticipating it and I was more than happy.

I really enjoyed my first semester. I loved it; I made a new friend group, became somewhat of an academic weapon, and finally saw how good I could be in subjects I genuinely like.

I will not be writing after today because it's vacations. I MIGHT revamp this page for the next semester since, well, new semester, new me. But I don't know yet. What I do know is that I will write again once it'll be the first day of college again.

Till January!!!!!

RATE OF THE DAY: 10/10

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ENTRY #74

Let's all pretend this was published on Monday.....

I did my final exam in Humanities worth 10%!!!! I showed up on time, but have barely studied for it. My friend sent me notes via SMS, so I used that to study, but it turned out I didn't even need to. The exam was all multiple choice questions and there were 20 in total. My friends and I helped each other out for the first two and three before the teacher separated us. We finished VERY early, so the teacher let us leave.

My friend and I roamed around the mall and went to a pet shop to kill some time. The baby bunnies were so cute! One of them was named "Mushroom Soup Cream" and another was called "Rat"!!! I love these names!!! If I had space, time, and money, I'd get them all.

My brother joined us sometime later and we all took the metro together. There, we saw our result: we both got 18/20, so 90%. I have no idea how I did it; I wasn't taking notes during the last few classes!! But hey, this means my grade's gonna go up by a LOT! A 90% really helps boost up whatever number you have!!!

With that, I've officially finished Humanities 101! Hooray!!!!!

RATE OF THE DAY: 10/10

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ENTRY #73

Last Friday of the semester! I'm so happy! Only two days left and I can officially say goodbye to my very first college (and fall) semester!!!!!

I showed up to Cultures because my friends were presenting. They did very well and I'm really happy I got to see the teacher one last time before the end of the school semester.

During my break, I talked a little bit with my friends, then played a bit of Skip-Bo before heading to my English class to do my oral. I went second; the class was almost empty, so it wasn't that awkward. I memorized my poem this morning, so by the time it was time for me to present, I already had it down. My presentation was rather short, but at the same time, I figured it shouldn't take too long. I went according to what the teacher wanted and tried to make it as brief yet concise as possible. I hope I get a good mark on it. Plus my PowerPoint looked so pretty! When I look at it, I think of the song Kiss Me Until My Lips Fall Off by Lebanon Hanover for some reason. It just automatically plays in my head and I like that.

I therefore officially finished English (for now) and Culture Through The Ages. Next week I have two exams again and I really hope I do good on both.

RATE OF THE DAY: 10/10

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ENTRY #72

This is the last Thursday of the semester! After that, it's the Holidays! (I still have three days left.)

I did my finals in Hebrew and German. For Hebrew, I have my oral interview this Tuesday at 12:40, so I'm gonna practice a bit. My friend said to know my verbs, so I'll focus on that.

I no longer have German 1. This winter, I'll be taking both Hebrew 2 and German 2, so this means I'll have taken a step up; that is, if I pass. I feel like I will. I studied for Hebrew and it helped me a LOT. As for German, it was really easy. I hope I frolick 95%.

I am to receive my R score sometime during the Holidays, I believe. That score will determine how good am I and whether or not I have a future. LOL!!!!!

RATE OF THE DAY: 10/10

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ENTRY #71

Wednesday was lowkey really chill. I skipped Karate since today's class was for people who missed two classes and I'm not one of them, so I've officially finished sports class! Hooray!

I went to English class and I'm glad I did, because I was reminded that I have an oral to do. I must recite a poem of my choosing, analyze it and talk a bit about the author. I picked "The Desert House" by Mary-Elizabeth Coleridge mostly because it was short yet respected the desired length the teacher wanted the poem to be (over 10 lines; the poem has 11 I believe). I memorized the first few lines and will spend tomorrow working on it. I already finished my PowerPoint presentation about it, so I don't have a lot of work to do about it; more time for memorization!

I honestly skipped Humanities because I just didn't feel like going. My friend sent me her notes and told me that the teacher let them leave anyway because no one was paying any attention. To be fair, everyone's thinking about finals and not eugenics or whatever.... I saw him at the metro, though! I panicked! I don't think he saw me; I really hope he didn't, because it'd be super awkward if he did!

Tomorrow I have my oral exam in Hebrew. My friend did it yesterday, so I asked her how it went. I have a general idea of how it's gonna go. I'll ask her to help me study because although I can "speak" Hebrew, I can't SPEAK it.... if that makes any sense.

RATE OF THE DAY: 8/10

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ENTRY #70

THIS is for today, Dienstag! Tuesday! And my God was today something!

I did my oral presentation in Cultures and my friends kept cracking up! No one else did, but I saw on people's faces that they liked what they were presented. Not to boast my own work or anything, but I made it specifically to be funny. It's informative, but it's funny. And that's something I really like seeing when dealing with big topics like History or whatever.

I skipped Hebrew because I had to focus on my German oral.... and I was playing Skip-Bo. But I did study for German and honestly, I did pretty well on my oral. I feel like I did much poorer than the last one, but hey, as long as I managed to grab some points, then I'm fine. It wasn't that difficult either; I just was not in the mindspace. I wasn't really focused; I was running on few hours of sleep!

Then came French. I revised my work and modified some sentences to strengthen my arguments since I felt like what I wrote made no sense at all (it really didn't), then handed it to the teacher. I think I just brought myself from a 60% to 70%. I hope I did, because I feel like I gave my essay better chances of getting higher marks. I hope I do; this is ALSO worth 30%! If I fail this, I fail my French class altogether, no matter how high my grade is!

I had rehearsal, so I went. My friend who originally plays Titania switched her role to Hermia, so now I'm auditioning for Titania. Albeit I didn't memorize the lines I wanted and improvised a bit through parts where I drew a blank, I will say that I did pretty good in terms of delivery and tone. In theatre, as long as you get to show the emotion you're supposed to portray, it doesn't matter if you forget your lines. Just improvise. And that's exactly what I did. I really hope I get the role because there's no other chance for me to switch. A good friend of mine also is auditioning for the same role, but she said that even if she doesn't get it, she'll still stay in the club and join as a comedian, which I find hella cool; I have three friends onstage with me during the actual play! I love acting with friends! It's waaaayyyy more fun!

RATE OF THE DAY: 9/10

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ENTRY #69

Das ist für Montag! This is for Monday! I didn't write yesterday because again, too exhausted!

Humanities class made me realize just how much I should've dropped the class. I got a 63% on the essay that is worth 30% and honestly, I couldn't tweak out more. I genuinely feel disdain for this class, and that's something coming from the same person who used to enjoy it weeks ago.

RATE OF THE DAY: 6/10

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ENTRY #68

My day was so short.... I'm sad! Today was my last Cultures class before orals! Ever! I'll never have Culture Through the Ages ever again! I'll miss you, Martino! Oh, how funny and charismatic you are! Truly an iconic teacher. I'll never forget him.

We watched the ending of the movie "The Name of the Rose" and discussed about secret knowledge of the Church. The only scholars who sought NEW knowledge were the Muslim scholars, since the Christians didn't believe in new advancements. They still took the Muslims' works, translated them in Latin, and hid them from public eye. Sneaky rats.

I skipped English since I finished my essay and this was the last class to finish it. I can't believe my first semester is coming to an end. Not now, though; next week will be my last. Until December 10th, probably. If I even am given a reason to show up that day. I know my teacher won't give a Hebrew class that day, so..... I'll see what God has in His works for me. I'll follow His plan.

RATE OF THE DAY: 10/10

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ENTRY #66

Today was not that bad of a day, to be honest. A bit of stress towards the end, but I got over it quick.

I had an oral presentation in Hebrew where you had to play out a skit. We were in a coffee shop and I was the manager dealing with an angry customer. I think our team did really well because I've heard nothing but good comments from our teacher. I hope our grade reflects that. Next Thursday I have my Exit Interview, which means I must upgrade my speaking skills. I got the accent down, I just need the words!

In Deutsch, half of the class had their oral exam, so we were not a lot in class today. The assistant gave us a little class on Germany's culture with castles and forts, which I really LOVE. We were nine students, I think, so we weren't a big audience. The class was really interesting and really relaxing; we got to joke around with the assistant and since we students were well acquainted with one another, it wasn't awkward at all. I love that vibe.

As for my French class..... I finally finished my final essay! The teacher told me to show up next class so I can review my work before finally submitting it to her. I will write down a list of words I need to look up in the dictionary and change, like "apogée". I also should get a dictionary and consult some words because I have a tendancy to write them in English..... whoops!

RATE OF THE DAY: 9/10

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ENTRY #65

Mittwoch..... What a chaotic day you were! Oh!!

I missed my bus, so I couldn't attend to my karate class on time, which very much sucks because I love that class and wanted to see my little quad. That was one class gone.

On top of that, I skipped English because of my essay. Another class gone.

My day now started at 4 P.M. I was at school at 10 A.M. I had 6 ENTIRE HOURS to waste. That was quite a pain, honestly, but I spent my time with my friends and working a bit on an oral presentation I'm to submit for next Tuesday. I'm probably halfway done so far, if not inching near the 50% mark.

Then I had my Humanities class. It was not that bad; we talked about whether or not genetic modifications are good, how the DNA works and the likes. I gotta admit, it was kinda interesting. Not as interesting as when we talked about the religious viewpoint of Darwin's theory.

RATE OF THE DAY: 7/10

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ENTRY #64

Hallo hallooooo! Here I am, writing for Tuesday, which is today. Diestag auf Deutsch. Mardi en français.

I skipped my Cultures class because I really did NOT want to get up at 6 A.M and go to class. It turns out I somewhat did good; from what my friends have told me, they saw a clip of a movie that was...... sexual. Two minors going at it. Education really is something.

I had an exam in Hebrew, so I studied a bit with my friend. Honestly, I'm glad, because I still somehow managed to clutch on that test. I answered random for most of the stuff because despite decoding the words, I don't know what they mean!!!!!! I just hope I get some points..... I can't have EVERYTHING wrong, you know?

Then came Deutsch. It was the last class! I'm sad! We talked about how to tell the time in both and informal ways. Next class, half of the class will be doing an oral exam and the other half will stay in the classroom and have a class on German culture with the assistant. I'm part of the second half, so I don't have to worry about any exams for this week.....

....Except in French. My, did I panic like no damsel ever could! I genuinely believed I was gonna be clueless! This is my finals, too, so it counts for 30%. That's a LOT. This means that I have to do EXTREMELY well. It's a written production, which is already a good thing since I rock at those. I am given a piece of the book I had to read for the semester and answer the question that comes with it. I have two other classes to do it and have already started to write. I finished my introduction and have begun to write my first body paragraph. I want to try to have it be finished in the second period; I do NOT want to keep stressing about it! I must go to the library tomorrow and see if they have a dictionary for prepositions; somehow they keep causing my downfall in essays! I will also bring a translation dictionary to help me since I sometimes have words in English that I don't know in French. Speaking of essays, I must remind my English teacher that I won't show up next class. In case you forgot: I finished my essay early!

RATE OF THE DAY: 8/10

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ENTRY #63

Hallo hallo!!!!!! Here I am, on a Monday, writing about my Monday. Finally!

I somewhat listened a bit in Humanities class, but solely because the teacher said that today's class was part of the Final Assessment (even I don't know what that is). I took notes while texting my friends on the side. I guess you could say I'm somewhat of a multitasker.

I had originally come to school early and took the advantage to relax in the studyroom and make myself a cup of hot chocolate. I hung out with a friend of mine and only came late to class because I was in the bathroom applying my makeup. Nothing too drastic, though; just some mascara and a butter lip gloss. It's in a shade of brown and honestly, I find it a really good alternative to black lipgloss whilst still maintaing the dark lips look. Goths, go for brown!

RATE OF THE DAY: 9/10

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ENTRY #62

Das ist für Freitag, since I had no school yesterday. This is for today, Friday!

My Cultures class was cancelled, which would've been a good thing had the teacher not sent an announcement about it right as I was heading to college. That sucked. Very much. Not just because of that, but because I like Cultures class. I really do; it's one of the few classes where I actually focus and enjoy learning. I've never been this in love with a class before. It sucks I won't have that class next semester. I'll very much miss it. That and my teacher. He was really funny.

So during the time I had before my English class, I simply chatted with my friends. We also played Cards Against Humanity and gossiped later. I made myself some snacks and boy did time fly by!

English class was the same as Wednesday's; me working on my essay. I finished it today and I mean the final copy. I structured my ideas a lot better, was told a bit about Hopkins thanks to my teacher and got to write everything. Since she allocated us four classes to write it, this means next week there is no English for me (I have told her I will be skipping; she lets me anyways, she often suggests it to me). I'm quite happy; more time to rest! Since she was helping another student when I finished my writing, I left her a small note, although I will message her as well later on next week as to remind her that I won't show up. She might not forget, but I don't wanna take the risk, you know?

School is fun. I can proudly say that now.

RATE OF THE DAY: 8.5/10

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ENTRY #61

Das ist für Mittwoch! This is for Wednesday, since it's been two days now... Whoopsie!

Karate class was okay. We did a skills test and I think I did pretty good. My friends and I spoke about urbexing together someday and the idea's been lurking in the back of my mind... I've never gone urbexing, but I know people who have. If I ever do that, I'll ask them for advice and tips. I know some things, but still am a novice at the end of the day.

In English class, I started writing an essay regarding a poem of our choice out of a set of four. I picked "The Windhover" by Hopkins and argued that it was a religious poem instead of just talking about falcons. My draft was shitty, I'm not gonna lie. My ideas were everywhere and because I had missed the last few classes, I lacked some important information regarding the author. But it's okay! At least I did my draft!

I chilled during my break with my friends and left once it was time to go to Humanities. The class wasn't really that interesting, so I was playing a board game on my friend's iPad. I've been doing that for the past few classes now, it seems. It's not my fault the content isn't interesting! I refuse to drop out, though; there's barely two or three weeks left until the end of the semester! I'll just tough it out and remind myself to never take anything remotely science-related.

RATE OF THE DAY: 7/10

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ENTRY #60

My sixitieth entry!!! (No clue if that's how it's spelled) This one is dedicated to Diestag, aka Tuesday. :3

I came a bit late to Cultures class, but the teacher was chatting outside so I briefly explained to him why I didn't make it on time. He just smiled and proceeded to walk in after me by two minutes and jumpscare the students. We talked about the split of Christianity and more on HOW it happened rather than WHY. I love talking about religion. It fascinates me, especially as a person of faith. We weren't a lot, though; we were at best 15. If not, then we were inching near twenty.

I skipped Hebrew like I've done for a while now. Why? I can't remember; I think it was to play a game. I did attend meine Deutschkurs and finally learned the days of the week, how to say what the time is, the seasons, and the birthdays. It was really relaxing; the material wasn't really condensed or heavy. Plus my notes aren't that much, so it means that the content wasn't a lot to begin with. I like that in a class.

I did skip French class, though, solely because I was playing Uno and hadn't noticed the time pass by. I sent a text to some of my classmates as to ask them what they learned. Next class is cancelled due to the strike, so I won't have until next Tuesday to show up. And even if I wanted to skip, I can't; it's my finals! Aaaaa!

RATE OF THE DAY: 8/10

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ENTRY #59

Guess why Montag's entry was late..... Yep! Laziness! I swear, it's gonna be the end of me! Thankfully, I have three weeks left to my semester. Part of me regrets it already; it went by so fast!

I came to school WAAAAAYYYYYYY earlier than I usually do just to hang out with an old friend. She had a break so I came just to keep her company. We caught up for old time's sake and chatted about anything and everything. I really missed her. This is her last year and I believe she's graduating this semester, so I won't see her again. I do have her socials though, so it's not like I'll never talk to her again!

When it was time for class, I walked in with another friend of mine. The class was boring; it just dealt about eugenics and how it was tied to Darwin's theory. Listen, I love hearing about the theory, but there's just something about it being related to science that bores me. I can't do well when science is involved, or math for that matter. I just can't. It BORES me. So while the teacher was talking, I played video games with this particular friend while eating the Nerd candies she had brought to share. It was fun.

RATE OF THE DAY: 8/10

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ENTRY #58

This entry is for Friday since I was too lazy to write per usual. :3

Cultures class was cool; we learned a bit about German and how the language sprouted. What was pissy is that my iPad died on me right before class, so I had to borrow my friend's paper to take notes. I plan on retranscribing it because I don't want to have a piece of my notes in a different place.

During my break, I ate a snack (Buldak, what else would it be?) and just flat-out skipped English class. I mean, what if there was another sub? Besides, I was too tired. Waking up at 5 A.M for class should be a crime because of how badly your sleep schedule suffers from it. So for the next few hours, I watched Gladiator and Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes with my friends and also played Cards Against Humanity. Honestly, it's a great way to end the school week; spending time with friends. It's like you've got your own little club or clique, if I may. But instead of being uniform, everyone's a person of their own, with their own looks and personas. I like friendship. I really am thriving for once in my life.

RATE OF THE DAY: 9/10

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