Mid-Terms

I barely post here, so let's remedy that!

First off, happy first of November! November is a big month, firstly it means there's only 4 weeks until I can open my advent calendar, second November is NaNoWriMo which means I am busier and grouchier than usual and lastly, the second week of November hails my mid-term examinations.

I really can't believe we are half way through the first semester. It feels like I barely stated, but then when I look back on everything I've already learnt.. it all seems completely plausible.

On Wednesday I have a two  hour written examination, and on Friday I have a five minute spoken test. Since it's reading week I don't have classes for other subjects apart from Chinese history, and a few Korean lessons to cram last minute. Actually most of reading week is going to be spent doing work for my Astronomy module, Chinese history and Japanese politics so I'm going to be busy the whole week pretty much. I'm going to see Skyfall on Tuesday for a little break, and this weekend I am going to spend most of my time with my Korean friends just speaking Korean and jamming stuff into my head. I really need to get better at numbers by then, I find it hard to translate English numbers into Korean, hahaha. I was planning on meeting my friend this Friday but he's busy, so I guess we will have to meet at the weekend or during reading week at some point. And next Friday I'm off home for the weekend! I'm going to my friends on the Saturday and going ice skating with them, and then on the Sunday I get to go to their taekwondo lesson and count in Korean like a pro.

I really think I did the best thing in coming to Uni. Despite some issues with people on the course (which I am just putting down to the fact they're all young and have energy that I don't and so I get tired and grouchy quick), it's really good here. All my tutors are really amazing and I really do feel like I'm learning a lot. I made soooo many new friends too, but the sad thing is they go back to Korea in February. There will be other exchange students coming to visit then too, but... saying goodbye to my Friends.... =[....

Also while I had originally decided to go to Yonsei university, I've decided that my choice is better spent in going to SKKU, or Sungkyungkwan uni for those who don't know. Both are amazing uni's, and while my Korean friends keep telling me to go to Yonsei... I think SKKU is better for me. It's not graded on a 100% exam, and you get to do cultural things... I can still live in Shinchon and get a bus there, so it's fine!

Actually about the course, the only thing that I've hated so far was having to change a module. Our tutor became ill, so his module stopped running. It was the most interesting one too, and I now have to take Japanese politics and Chinese economics because of it. Japanese politics is actually amazingly interesting and has made me realise that taking Korean politics will be pretty amazing... Chinese economics however.... It's interesting, and it's kind of good that I'm doing Chinese history with it because I can see links in a lot of the stuff being said but.... I have to do sooo much reading for it because I just don't understand. I doubt as if I'd take another economics module unless the other option was doing something that actually involved math. (Thankfully Chinese economics doesn't have any math n_n), unfourtunately it's a 90% exam grade. Ouch.