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Published: October 12th 2008
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I'm sitting on the railing of a balcony in the common room on afternoon. (I'm being safe) After starting off with morning Italian lessons for a week, we started MBA Business and Economic Statistics with Dr. Ringleb, the president of our college. He is a no nonsense kind of guy, very serious. Thankfully he's a very engaging professor. It had been leaked to us that we were going to be covering 450 pages of our textbook and our entire book note supplements in the next week. I had started reading 2 days earlier. I refused to fall behind.
We have 8 hours a day of class followed by hours of homework and reading. On the first day of class, we were being lectured to and taking notes. I suddenly realized I needed to write down something key Dr. Ringleb had just said, so I looked down to write it, when I heard "MISS WOODRUFF! What is the formula for (something really random and obscure) ?" Stunned ... "I...umm... well" a stammered until I was interrupted by "Did I find you in Tahiti Miss Woodruff?" Now a little pissed "No," I answered, "I was writing down the last important thing you said." "well?" he responded, clearly still wanting the answer. I looked at my notes and delivered the
STAT
what's going on? formula. "Good." he said quickly as he moved on. (fewww) I hate that.
Then, after an agonizing day, with about an hour to go, Dr. Ringleb suddenly erupted in frustration at the fact that we were not prepared on the subject we were now covering. He said he had chosen to fail ourselves and were dismissed! We all sat there for a moment in shock. "What had just happened?" we all thought.
That night we, well most of us, were studying and getting ahead on the homework into the wee hours of the morning. By the end of this school year, I will have drank the most coffee and the most proseco in my entire life.
The alcohol cup of the class runith over. We have some very immature people who choose to drink excessively 3-5 nights a week. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with drinking alcohol, it just I have no need to get trashed on a random Tuesday night when we have a very tough class starting at 9am.
And the noise! I've lived communally for several years no, but this is my first co-ed dorm. Boy, boys boys. YUCK!!! They
not rocket surgery
I think that's statistics! smell, they're dirty, they're clueless about respect. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Yelling, laughing, singing, and playing ping-pong at all hours. I have white noise music, but there's a limit to it's volume. I do not live in a frat house. I do not live in a bar. I am not here to be these people's maid or mother! This past week, when I suggested we implement a "quiet after midnight rule." I was told "I don't live in a retirement home." and was told "Leigh, you're so lame!" Very hurtful, and untrue. I'm not asking for library silence at all hours of the day, just not screaming and laughing outside my door at 2:30am! Who knew I would be the one with a maturity problem here? "Why me" you say, because I have some!
Boys are so clueless. They don't even realize that they hurt your feelings 1/2 of the time.
There are 2 other girls who feel the same way I do, thankfully. I not here to have the KEGGER of the year, nor am I here to burry my nose in a book and never look up. I'm 25, I grew out of the frat party
Not in my house
I don't want to live there life almost 5 years ago... grow up. Take some responsibility and accountability.
There is such a thin line to walk between getting run over and being respected. I live and work with these people 24/7. I can't be mean and tell them to "shut the hell up" like I want to. I can't let the dirty dishes mold in the sink until they figure out that THEY have to clean them themselves, because there are ofter important international CEOs walking around getting a tour and the common areas need to be clean at all times. Dr. Ringleb get mad at ALL of us if the common areas aren't clean. He says we act like individuals instead of like a team. Just like a JOB! (crap)
I suggested that we assign a person everyday to be the Kitchen Monitor. That way, no one gets burnt out, everyone has to help, and the kitchen/common room stays clean. I was initially met with resistance by those thinking it "wasn't a big deal." But my plan was actually implemented yesterday! We'll see how it goes.
It's almost like we're on a reality TV show. We're put in this little bubble outside
Carry-on
The airlines are even regulating emotional baggage now??? I'll never fly again! our comfort zones, where we know NO ONE. The students often joke that we ARE on a TV show, because of all the security cameras around. Plus, Bernardo is constantly video taping us.
RIGHT NOW
Personally, I am working on my personal relationship skills. Watching how I say things and more importantly, my body language and facial expressions when I say them. I know I come across very harsh and I'm working on it.
Also, I working on ridding myself of emotional baggage. There were people in my life who did bad things to me and treated me badly, who I have yet to forgive. I struggle with it constantly and am bitter. I am effected by these people every day even though I haven't seen them in years. It's nt healthy to hang on to the negative things that happened to you in the past. Let's be honest, we've all had awful things happen to us, but it's how you view them later that matters. Nothing good will come from toting around our emotional baggage. You think the baggage is hidden beneath your smile ... but it's not. Any who is pay attention CAN SEE EVERYTHING in
For all to see
You carry it with you everywhere. (found this on the internet) your emotional baggage. They might not know why it there, but they can see it!!!!
I wrote letters to these people in my life telling them about the bad things they did to me and how it makes me feel, how I would focus on the good times with them, and how I forgive them. I have carried that bitterness with me for years and it's amazing how I could can LITERALLY feel the weight lifted from my heart. (you or someone you know could benefit from doing this)
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