I really need to get back into the habit
I keep falling asleep early and not doing my blog. Well actually last night I was up pretty late, but Friday night I think I fell asleep at around 10:30. I think I have finally gotten into the habit of waking up fairly early though. I’ve been waking up at 8 without my alarm clock waking me up first, so I think that’s good.
So Friday I had my tutorial, which was good. I had gotten a lot of comments on my essay, mostly having to do with the form of the essay, or at least as many of those as on the content. So I wasn’t feeling very good about it, but I think Simon, my tutor, put almost as many comments on the other two guys’ papers. He spent a lot of time on how we should be writing the essay, physical appearance and how to make sure we answer the question. Which was really good. Writing an Oxford essay is quite different from any American essay. I might have said that in an entry before. But anyway, then I went shopping some with Katy and Ashley. I got a new skirt and top for formal hall. I really like the skirt, and it has a pocket! And it was only 6 pounds, so that’s what I’ll be wearing to all the formal halls that are fancier from now on. I figured because of that, it would be a good investment. Then we had formal hall, and I found out another girl who lives down the hall from me is Catholic, which is exciting. Dinner was pretty good too, something called a Butterbean Kiev. I liked it. The desert was poached pear, which was a little iffy. We had drinks up in the JCR after dinner, and Ula worked the bar for an hour, so we went back to chat with her some. And we sat around and talked. Nothing too exciting. I made plans to meet up with Brad to go over to his house the next night so I wouldn’t get lost. And then Ashley and Katy came down to my room and we almost got plane tickets for Scotland, but we couldn’t find what we wanted, so then they left and I fell asleep.
So Saturday morning, Ula and I went to the Social Sciences Library (SSL from now on) to study a bit. Then we came back and found out rowing practice was cancelled, so I ate lunch with Ula. She made me some homemade Italian, but she said it wasn’t as good as when she made it at home. It was tomato sauce with tuna, which I had never had, but was very good. Then I read some, sent another e-mail about my paying for over here, and at 5, Katy, Ashley, Ula, Celia (the Catholic girl), and I met up to go to the Eagle and Child pub. It was a little tricky to find seats, but we finally did. I had some really good onion rings because I wasn’t sure if I was eating at Brad’s later. I did laundry yesterday too. Woohoo!! I did it at Katy and Ashley’s so I wouldn’t have to pay, but it took forever. It barely finished in time for me to meet Brad, but I took it home wet, so now it’s all hanging in my room to dry. Brad’s was fun. Katy came with me, and I had some really good lasagna and cheesecake. And heard quite a few funny stories. I’m still a little shy around that group, but they are fun to be around. I don’t know, I didn’t talk much, so they may think I’m boring. But anyway, Katy and I left and headed back to our places in opposite directions, after having a bit of trouble trying to get the gate open so we could get out of the apartment complex.
I came back and had a good conversation with Kyle. Thursday I had a good conversation with my mom. I miss my friends and family. Yesterday I was also looking at pictures, which was making me a bit homesick. I talked to Jonny online too. And he asked me if it was weird being a proper student, which everyone asks me. I guess it is, but I think it’ll be more weird when I actually come back in January. One time Ashley and I were talking about how sometimes she wished the 8 weeks were already over. She doesn’t want to wish it away, but she wants to be back home. And I said I feel sort of the same sometimes. I sort of just want it to be over and be back to my normal life. And she said, Caitlan, this is your normal life now. Which I guess it is, but it also includes flying back and forth between home and here. I downloaded some Christmas songs the other day. I want it to be Christmas. I am enjoying myself, but I also enjoy my life back home. I feel like I have no time to sit and do nothing. I’m getting back into next week and I haven’t finished either of my essays again. So that’s the work for today. All right, I better get to work and let you all stop reading.