Ultra cool news

While on a brief break from my studies next week, Person is taking me on the big bi-annual family Thanksgiving week at the beach trip. I’ve never been to North or South Carolina before, and we will go through both states on the way to North Myrtle Beach and the house by the sea. I can’t wait to study tides and sea life. It will be quite illuminating, I think. So if you look forward to my weekly posts, please know that I’ll be back on the 28th to tell you all about the big week. If you want more details, check out HittyG’s blog, Hitty Writes.

Add a comment November 18, 2010

Anticipation

I can’t begin to tell you what it’s like, being away from my first family and dear sister, Dauphine, and having to spend so much time in virtual isolation, working on my courses. But my goal is to get through this period of intense study and try to enjoy it at the same time. I’ve been told that teaching is another form of intensity, and that my studies teach me things but may not teach me what it’s like to be a teacher. I’ll have to experience that myself when the time comes.

I enjoy what I’m doing, but I also look forward to being able to work on the school house that the Lily’s showed me. It’s a mess, old and dusty, but it’s turned out to be a great place for me to go and study when I want to feel peaceful and happy. The school does that for me. I think it will be a wonderful place when it’s fixed up. The Lily’s have promised to help me make it into a real school again, and I think we can work to make at least some of that happen during the upcoming break.

I’m also looking forward to a new semester of studies, and this week, I got a bunch of new texts. They are always a joy to me. I’m even going to study art and not just history or literature. What a pleasure. Anticipation is a good thing.

Oooh - new books, new classes - what fun!

Add a comment November 14, 2010

The difficult life of a student

This week, I had a lot of trouble concentrating on my work. There always seems to be so much that I must do and so little time in which to do it, yet it must be done.

One of my struggles is finding a quiet space in which to do my work. Even though I was given a lovely room of my own, it wasn’t quite working for me. Maybe that was because it was too comfortable. Or because the desk, though nice, was a bit too smallish for my needs. I’m not sure what the problem was, but I finally decided that I needed to seek out another space in which to find some peace and quiet that was actually conducive to my needs.

I tried out the Capital City Convention Center since nobody is usually in there. The Accommodations room on the third floor was comfortable and quiet, but it was a lot like my own room – a bit too comfortable.

Finally, I realized that the schoolhouse the Lily’s had shown to me a few weeks prior might be the exact space for me to use. I didn’t even try to straighten things out, but just moved the large phonograph from the desk and set up my laptop and books. It’s dusty, but it’s quiet and not so comfortable I can just topple over and fall asleep.

The first period of my education will be ending soon (it seems as if it just began!), and I’m hoping that during that break the Lily’s will again come over to help me start clearing out the school. It will take a lot of work and time, so we need to be productive when we have the opportunity to do so.

1 comment November 6, 2010

My first week

My first full week here has been a whirlwind. The Capital City Hittys helped me to arrange my things in the guest quarters where I’m staying. Normally, that space is reserved for visitors, but they knew how important my studies were and wanted to put me in a quiet place so I would not be disturbed. I think it looked better before I moved my things in, but it’s a lovely spot, and just the sort of place I needed in which to study.

My new room in the Guest Quarters

My studies are going well, but I am amazed at how much effort it takes and how tired I become in what seems like a short time. Of course I’m often up late at night, but I did take a bit of time this week to celebrate Halloween. Of course, after going off to party, I came back to study. My work is of primary importance, though my friends keep reminding me that I also need a bit of play time to keep going.

Halloween was fun, but I must not neglect my studies

I think someone snuck in and caught me doing what I seem to enjoy the least of – sleeping. I hope I’m absorbing information while I snooze.

Even a student has to get her beauty rest

Add a comment November 2, 2010