The Beginning of the End
Monday, December 11th
I feel like a good portion of my day was wasted today. At the same time, though, I was really exhausted. I woke up rather early, but lay in bed until 10:30 or 11, trying to sleep off my hangover. By 12, the hangover was gone, and I was able to get on with the rest of my day. Even then, I still didn’t get a whole lot done.
I stayed in Annex A for most of the day, feeling out of breath. I spent a good portion of the afternoon on my back, trying to sleep, but failing every time.
Around 7, I went over to Devereau’s room at Volta to go over my itinerary in Israel with her. She is going to Egypt and, like me, wants to spend some time in Israel. She has much more time in Egypt, though, and will be able to go to a lot more places.
By 8:30, Diane and I were on our way to Busy Internet, by Circle. Internet was finished everywhere on campus today, and I was pretty desperate to check my email, talk to Joe and Ryan, and take care of some other business. Prior to going, I stopped at Rich Love to get some food. I wasn’t hungry, but knew I had to eat. Even so, I couldn’t even get through half of my food.
I caught a bit of a second wind once I got back into Legon. I stayed up for a bit, addressing all of Francis’s ridiculous hypothetical questions. Once he got tired of asking questions, I fell asleep.
Tuesday, December 12th
I woke up and realized that one week from now (accounting for the time change), I would be home. I really did nothing of importance today.
I studied a little bit for tomorrow’s exam prior to lunch. Francis and I headed into the Rich Love area; I got Rich Love, and he got Babson’s which is also very good. From there we split; he went to Madina and I went back to Legon, to do some more studying.
I feel like I’m prepared for this exam. In terms of content, I have it nailed. If this were UCSD, this amount of content would qualify for midterm. I just don’t really know what to expect in terms of questions or format for this exam, but I should do just fine.
Late night, Francis and I headed to Pizza Inn to get some dinner. This would be the last time for two-for-one pizza, so we had to take advantage of it. Instead of eating it there, we brought it back to the the hostel. Pizza Inn was way to panicked tonight.
There’s no need to go to bed particularly early for my exam. I need to be on campus by 2, so I will sleep in and study a bit in the morning.
Wednesday, December 13th
Once again, I’m having trouble falling asleep. Thoughts are running wild through my mind. Tonight’s thoughts are all centered around home. At this point, this trip feels over. My brain is on the plan. I can’t stop thinking about Sunday, and my glorious return home on Monday. To say that I am excited to get home would be an understatement beyond belief.
Thankfully, my final is at 3:30 in the afternoon and not 7:30 in the morning.
I got up late, as seems to be the trend in these most recent days. It’s hard to find the motivation to get out of bed when there is so little to do. Once I got up, I made my way over toward campus. I met Duncan at the Basement, which is a restaurant in Central Cafeteria, the location of my exam. We ordered our food, and then ran over to Sandra’s. My shirt was supposed to be ready today, but she had yet to do the embroidery. She told me to come back on Friday, which is no problem. It’s the first time she’s been late with any of my clothing, so I will forgive her.
After dining, I squeezed in some final studying for the exam. I didn’t expect any trouble, and the exam proved to be exactly what I thought it would be: easy. I was done pretty quickly, and as I had the highest student identification number, I walked my way from the very back of the room, up to the front, to turn my paper in. I’m sure I got a couple “damn you, obruni” stares as I made my way out.
I spent a little time at Annex A, talking with friends both Ghanaian and American. I also got in a it of internet time. I was hoping to get online at Volta, but once again, their power was out.
On my way back to the hostel, I stopped at the Night Market to get a hot dog and a beef skewer. It’s been really nice to pack in the protein the last couple nights.
I feel like a good portion of my day was wasted today. At the same time, though, I was really exhausted. I woke up rather early, but lay in bed until 10:30 or 11, trying to sleep off my hangover. By 12, the hangover was gone, and I was able to get on with the rest of my day. Even then, I still didn’t get a whole lot done.
I stayed in Annex A for most of the day, feeling out of breath. I spent a good portion of the afternoon on my back, trying to sleep, but failing every time.
Around 7, I went over to Devereau’s room at Volta to go over my itinerary in Israel with her. She is going to Egypt and, like me, wants to spend some time in Israel. She has much more time in Egypt, though, and will be able to go to a lot more places.
By 8:30, Diane and I were on our way to Busy Internet, by Circle. Internet was finished everywhere on campus today, and I was pretty desperate to check my email, talk to Joe and Ryan, and take care of some other business. Prior to going, I stopped at Rich Love to get some food. I wasn’t hungry, but knew I had to eat. Even so, I couldn’t even get through half of my food.
I caught a bit of a second wind once I got back into Legon. I stayed up for a bit, addressing all of Francis’s ridiculous hypothetical questions. Once he got tired of asking questions, I fell asleep.
Tuesday, December 12th
I woke up and realized that one week from now (accounting for the time change), I would be home. I really did nothing of importance today.
I studied a little bit for tomorrow’s exam prior to lunch. Francis and I headed into the Rich Love area; I got Rich Love, and he got Babson’s which is also very good. From there we split; he went to Madina and I went back to Legon, to do some more studying.
I feel like I’m prepared for this exam. In terms of content, I have it nailed. If this were UCSD, this amount of content would qualify for midterm. I just don’t really know what to expect in terms of questions or format for this exam, but I should do just fine.
Late night, Francis and I headed to Pizza Inn to get some dinner. This would be the last time for two-for-one pizza, so we had to take advantage of it. Instead of eating it there, we brought it back to the the hostel. Pizza Inn was way to panicked tonight.
There’s no need to go to bed particularly early for my exam. I need to be on campus by 2, so I will sleep in and study a bit in the morning.
Wednesday, December 13th
Once again, I’m having trouble falling asleep. Thoughts are running wild through my mind. Tonight’s thoughts are all centered around home. At this point, this trip feels over. My brain is on the plan. I can’t stop thinking about Sunday, and my glorious return home on Monday. To say that I am excited to get home would be an understatement beyond belief.
Thankfully, my final is at 3:30 in the afternoon and not 7:30 in the morning.
I got up late, as seems to be the trend in these most recent days. It’s hard to find the motivation to get out of bed when there is so little to do. Once I got up, I made my way over toward campus. I met Duncan at the Basement, which is a restaurant in Central Cafeteria, the location of my exam. We ordered our food, and then ran over to Sandra’s. My shirt was supposed to be ready today, but she had yet to do the embroidery. She told me to come back on Friday, which is no problem. It’s the first time she’s been late with any of my clothing, so I will forgive her.
After dining, I squeezed in some final studying for the exam. I didn’t expect any trouble, and the exam proved to be exactly what I thought it would be: easy. I was done pretty quickly, and as I had the highest student identification number, I walked my way from the very back of the room, up to the front, to turn my paper in. I’m sure I got a couple “damn you, obruni” stares as I made my way out.
I spent a little time at Annex A, talking with friends both Ghanaian and American. I also got in a it of internet time. I was hoping to get online at Volta, but once again, their power was out.
On my way back to the hostel, I stopped at the Night Market to get a hot dog and a beef skewer. It’s been really nice to pack in the protein the last couple nights.
posted by Lee Gerston at 8:29 AM
2 Comments:
Well keep packing on the pounds I don't want to look at a ghost when I see you. haha
Michael
Enjoy your last couple of days. Looking forward to seeing you back in SD.
Aunt Stacey
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