Exams Galore! Another List
Zut alors! It’s amazing how fast this semester flew by. I’m in the middle of exams and papers until Dec 17, currently buried in supply/demand curves and decision trees. Only 2 more weeks until sweet, sweet freedom. To celebrate my tendency to make lists when stressed, here’s another a list of things I’m looking forward to once exams are over:
- Christmas tree decorating with Ada (maybe convincing Mom to get a real tree instead of the plastic original one that blisters our fingers this year)
- Seeing the whole family together during the holidays
- Grandma’s meatballs and famous sticky soup
- Eggnog and home-baked cookies
- Making a gingerbread house (am I eight? maybe)
- Walking aimlessly around Prudential/Copley and Cambridgeside Malls, not buying anything, just listening to holiday music, people-watching and even eating at Panda Express
- SEEING FRIENDS whom I’ve been neglecting all semester long
- Having the time to actually use my Kindle (birthday gift)
- Spending all day in Barnes and Noble’s, reading until my head hurts
- Visiting the Allston library and catching up with the librarians
- Buying a warm hat
- Working with Sandy, my former student, on her college applications
- Writing postcards to all my friends abroad, especially those in the Peace Corps
- Framing the paintings of the 4 seasons that I bought from an art school near the Great Wall (5 years ago) to put up in our apartment
- Browsing stationery and hardware stores (been eyeing this cute hot glue gun…)
- Buying semi-professional looking clothing (the Kennedy School’s unofficial dress code is somewhere between business casual and professional)
- Getting all my zippers fixed
- Sledding
- Waking up to a world of pristine, white snow
- Watching movies until my head hurts
- Living at my parents’, sleeping in my room at home, for a whole week
- Cooking and baking all sorts of delicious things like lasagna
- Spending New Years in Milan with A and his family
- Traveling-adventuring in Rome, Florence and Geneva in January
- did I mention eggnog? I just REALLY crave eggnog….arrrgggh!!!
To the people who still check this blog, I love you and miss you. It has been a hard semester, but it would’ve been so much harder without the love, support and new friendships of so many people. When I’m done, we will jump up and down and revel in the holiday spirit together. Cheers!
beijingsuibi said,
December 25, 2010 at 1:54 am
Dear Q,
I hope you have been tackling everything on your to-do/to-enjoy list
Sounds like you are busy and happy, and your vacation plans sound wonderful. I too have survived my first quarter of grad school, and while it was depressing at times, I also had a great time learning from my study group and focusing intensely. So all in all it was a good 10-11 weeks. I’m at home seeing my parents for a bit now, and will return to Chicago to started on some work next week (classes start right after the New Year). Hope you are enjoying the snow, plentiful food, and love you’re around right now.
Love,
Yao