Hello! I decided that perhaps part of the reason I never updated my old blog was because I was bored of the format (not to mention the fact that I *am* lazy), so I introduce to you needsmoredogs.com. One of the great aspects of this site is that I can actually post photos into my text, which is exciting.I make no claims that I will update a particular amount of times per week, but I will try to be a bit more 'on top of things' than I am at the moment.
So, my last entry on my other blog left us at the end of Week 1. A month has since passed, with nothing particularly groundbreaking having occurred. However, I will employ the use of hyperbole to make things seem more excitant. Or on second thought, perhaps I won't.
My house continues to be a pleasant place to live. My room is finally starting to look like a normal person's bedroom, now that I've purchased some bedroom essentials, like bed sheets and rubbish bins (intriguing read, surely.) I will continue to decorate my room until I am satisfied with it. One my favourite aspects of the rooms is also the most challenging... the high, high ceiling and consequently, all the white wall space I have to endeavour to dress. I considered painting, but just the hassle of commiting myself to a colour was overwhelming, so I decided to adopt the typical university student approach to home decor: posters, posters, posters!
As for the academic aspect of my life, things are going well enough. I have only handed in one piece of assesment thus far, so it's hard to say what my grades will look like come spring time, but I hope that they won't be horrid. I really enjoy my classes this semester, as two of them are actually relevant to both my program and personal interests: Urban Waste Management and Global Warming. The former is suprisingly fun for a class that focuses on, well, waste, and the latter is filled with computer models which predict the ensuing environmental devestation of our current behaviour. The class is a very sobering experience, and is taught by an internationally renowned scientist in the field, Professor Danny Harvey. Me being the nerd I am, I couldn't help but compliment him after a particularly complext yet interesting lecture, so now we have this routine that whenever we see one another outside of the classroom, he waves at me (no small feat for a big, impersonal institution like U of T). I, in return, shout some sort of congraulatory message about his lecturing skills, and I walk away feeling nerdy, yet comforted, knowing that my compliments can't be harming my grades.
My mother came out last week for a visit, which was wonderful. I hadn't seen her since before I left for New Zealand, so it had been 16 months! I can't even find the necessary words to express how happy I was to be in her presence after so long. When I was younger, I used to be fiercely proud of my so-called 'independence' which had led me to Toronto alone, away from my much-loved family, for university. I remember how I was both scared and excited to be moving across the country, but far more thrilled than scared, since I viewed it as a great opportunity for me to once again prove my 'self-sufficiency'. However, four years on, I am beginning to realize just how important being somewhat near to my family is.... I know it's incredibly cliche, but life is too short not to spend it near those who you love dearly, and these days I crave being near my family. Especially surrounded by my flatmates and friends who, for the most part, are from the Toronto area and see their families frequently, and thus cannot really understand where I'm coming from first-hand. But everyone is very supportive.
Anyway, her visit was by all accounts, a success. We walked more than I can recall ever walking with her, as the weather was sunny and accomodating, and the distances never too far. I'd rather not list everything we did, as that would be tedious, however, I will pick out the highlights: going to Niagara Falls, Toronto's Centre Island (which doesn't hold a candle to Stanley Park back home), and the Picasso Cermaics Exhibit which is being held at U of T and is the second place in North America to get it. I also finally visited my godfamily, after 3 years. It was wonderful to see 'family' again, and I vow to go visit them at least once every couple months. There really is no excuse not to (and the free food don't hurt either!).
So I'll end this here, because I have an essay due shortly, and I have yet to start. I will update more shortly though (I promise this one!)
So, my last entry on my other blog left us at the end of Week 1. A month has since passed, with nothing particularly groundbreaking having occurred. However, I will employ the use of hyperbole to make things seem more excitant. Or on second thought, perhaps I won't.
My house continues to be a pleasant place to live. My room is finally starting to look like a normal person's bedroom, now that I've purchased some bedroom essentials, like bed sheets and rubbish bins (intriguing read, surely.) I will continue to decorate my room until I am satisfied with it. One my favourite aspects of the rooms is also the most challenging... the high, high ceiling and consequently, all the white wall space I have to endeavour to dress. I considered painting, but just the hassle of commiting myself to a colour was overwhelming, so I decided to adopt the typical university student approach to home decor: posters, posters, posters!
As for the academic aspect of my life, things are going well enough. I have only handed in one piece of assesment thus far, so it's hard to say what my grades will look like come spring time, but I hope that they won't be horrid. I really enjoy my classes this semester, as two of them are actually relevant to both my program and personal interests: Urban Waste Management and Global Warming. The former is suprisingly fun for a class that focuses on, well, waste, and the latter is filled with computer models which predict the ensuing environmental devestation of our current behaviour. The class is a very sobering experience, and is taught by an internationally renowned scientist in the field, Professor Danny Harvey. Me being the nerd I am, I couldn't help but compliment him after a particularly complext yet interesting lecture, so now we have this routine that whenever we see one another outside of the classroom, he waves at me (no small feat for a big, impersonal institution like U of T). I, in return, shout some sort of congraulatory message about his lecturing skills, and I walk away feeling nerdy, yet comforted, knowing that my compliments can't be harming my grades.
My mother came out last week for a visit, which was wonderful. I hadn't seen her since before I left for New Zealand, so it had been 16 months! I can't even find the necessary words to express how happy I was to be in her presence after so long. When I was younger, I used to be fiercely proud of my so-called 'independence' which had led me to Toronto alone, away from my much-loved family, for university. I remember how I was both scared and excited to be moving across the country, but far more thrilled than scared, since I viewed it as a great opportunity for me to once again prove my 'self-sufficiency'. However, four years on, I am beginning to realize just how important being somewhat near to my family is.... I know it's incredibly cliche, but life is too short not to spend it near those who you love dearly, and these days I crave being near my family. Especially surrounded by my flatmates and friends who, for the most part, are from the Toronto area and see their families frequently, and thus cannot really understand where I'm coming from first-hand. But everyone is very supportive.
Anyway, her visit was by all accounts, a success. We walked more than I can recall ever walking with her, as the weather was sunny and accomodating, and the distances never too far. I'd rather not list everything we did, as that would be tedious, however, I will pick out the highlights: going to Niagara Falls, Toronto's Centre Island (which doesn't hold a candle to Stanley Park back home), and the Picasso Cermaics Exhibit which is being held at U of T and is the second place in North America to get it. I also finally visited my godfamily, after 3 years. It was wonderful to see 'family' again, and I vow to go visit them at least once every couple months. There really is no excuse not to (and the free food don't hurt either!).
So I'll end this here, because I have an essay due shortly, and I have yet to start. I will update more shortly though (I promise this one!)
2 comments:
Welcome to your new home. As per Jewish custom, I will be e-mailing you a file containing bread, salt, sugar, and a candle. Then, later, when our blogging relationship has had some time to grow, I'll send naked pictures of myself.
krista you need more zackattack in your little blurb there
pro BONO
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