October 20
I took my digital communications final on Monday, and I think it went ok. I felt pretty good on all the problems except the last one, which seemed to come out of nowhere. If I get 2 points out of 10 on that one, I’d be happy. The exam consisted of 5 questions with 2 or 3 parts each, and we had 5 hours to take it. I finished in about 4 hours. We could use calculators and even the textbook. To pass the class, you need to score at least 20 points out of 50 possible points (10 points per question). Sounds like pretty low standards, right? I think the other exchanges did fine too. Judging from when last year’s exam was graded, the grades will be posted around mid-November.
Most of the leaves are on teh ground already, and winter is coming pretty quickly. The autumn was beautiful while it lasted — the trees turned nice golds, reds, yellows, and oranges. Wow I might be repeating some of this. Not all the leaves have colored at the same time though, there are still some green ones left.
I’ve been on a West Wing episode binge here…it’s not healthy. I need to really stop and get cracking on some of these essays I need to write. The Swedish language course is coming to a close at the end of October, so I’ve got that test soon. I want to try finishing up my essays for Scandinavian Culture class before I leave for Norway, cause soon after I return (like, 2 days) the presentations will begin. I’ll be doing a paper on the history of science in Sweden, and luckily I found a nice resource published by the Royal Academy of Science titled “Science in Sweden”. Heh.
What else is going on? Lots of stuff going down politically back home. Wilma is bearing down on Florida. Sapana is going to King’s College in England in the spring, and our paths might cross in transit. Sachi is off in Charlotte doing a project for Hunger Lunch. I registered for courses yesterday, didn’t get one I wanted but I might later. Oh, and Jessica sent me a delightfully unexpected and lovely care package! I’m feelin’ great. :) Thanks Jessica.
