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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Last Day of Classes

Lots of exciting things happening in Rome right now (and only part of that statement is sarcastic!).

Where to begin....

The water heater was out again. That was great. Had to wash my hair in the sink, which is always a fun experience. To make matters worse the SAI people are off all week because of meetings and a national holiday. Luckily we were able to get through to them and a man came to fix it. So this morning, I had a real shower and dishes could actually be done. Woohooo!!!

One of my professors decided, spur of the moment, to make our final cumulative. Can you feel my excitement radiating off the screen, because you should. She also said to make it more "fun" she would test us on things that she had not taught in class. She recommended brushing up on international current events that have taken place over the semester. Does she realize how much has happened and that I have THREE other classes?!?!? BAH!!!!

Last part of my tangent. I promise. I got my paper back for my slavery class today. Over a month after I turned it in. There were only three comments on the whole paper and it was eight pages long. Grumble. I will happily take my grade, but it drives me up the wall when teachers give you an assignment, make you invest time in it, and don't reciprocate. If you don't want to grade the papers don't assign it.

The cherry on top of the last three days though has been finding out that my prof (who is ill and is no longer teaching) won't be grading our final papers.

Oh. Well. I guess it is all part of going to a horribly disorganized school. The really good news is that I have successfully finished a semester of classes abroad. Today was the last day of classes, so now all I have left is finals.

On a much happier note Erica and I watched the entirety of A&E Pride and Prejudice. For those of you who are not Jane Austen aficionados that is a six hour movie. It was well worth it. The best part was our running dialogue mocking the shrill voice of Mrs. Bennet and the obnoxious nature of Lydia and Kitty. Also, just going on record saying that Colin Firth makes an irresistible Mr. Darcy.


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