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Closing off the year with a goodbye for now

Here I am, after one semester in university and just having a blast. I'm learning a lot, working hard and experiencing life. Life is a funny thing, sometimes you are completely taken away with the things it throws at you and I am grateful to say that is exactly what happened this term for me. I met the most amazing group of people and made life long friends. I met people from all over the world and spent 4 months making memories that will last a lifetime. I cannot tell you how glad I am to have met them all. Over the past few days they began to return to their own countries. It was sad not knowing when I might see them all again, but all I know is that some day, we'll meet again. Isn't that what university is all about? Meeting new people and learning from them is where I see the value in university. I mean, don't get me wrong there is also value in studying and learning academic material but the life lessons and relationships you build here are equally important. I...

I swear these only get written when I should be studying

It's exam time here at wonderful university where the reality of scooping your eye balls out with a spoon looks more and more tempting each passing day.  So I took it too far on the first sentence, but it's the way the cookie crumbles here as the stress and panic of students is ripe with tears and hopelessness. Too dark Jay, too dark. Personally, I'm at the "ponies and rainbows" stage since I can't really fuck up too hard on any exams and well, you either know it or don't. So sit back, relax, and let me catch the internet up on my past few months of exciting, who am I kidding... this might bore you to tears. Click away. Go now. Facebook is waiting. So, if you stayed, thanks... here it goes. Forgive me internet for I have forgotten about you for a few months. My bad. Shit's been busy, you know?  The last time I wrote here I think it was before midterms. That was a WEEK. I was sleep, food, water, like basically deprived of everything e...