Oh boy, so many emotions to deal with now. I'm currently sitting in my room waiting for the house lady to come and check my room, the kitchen and bathroom to check if they are clean.
I haven't had any classes for about three weeks, so I haven't really been doing much other than a few picnics with friends. Two weeks ago I had my oral exam for my history class, which was both fun and scary. Basically I had to come up with a central argument based off of three movies we had watched and six articles we had read. I chose the argument "When analyzing history, the distinction between victims and perpetrators can often become blurred. While this lack of clear right and wrong is often shown in movies, even people who collaborate on the basis of survival are almost always still criticized and have to show some act of redemption". Cheery, right? I then outlined an argument like I would have done in an essay but left out the “meat” because he was going to ask me questinons. I was really nervous about it at first, but after I got the hang of talking face to face with him, it was easier. We disagreed on a few points, but I don’t feel as if that impacted my grade. I think I lost points mostly for answers to questions that I feel I knew the answer to but did not answer in confident way. Overall it went well and I got an 88%.
I can’t lie, I really have not done much after the exam. Before Laura left, we went to Werner and got some last minute souvenirs but that was somewhere around two weeks ago. A large amount of my time was spent skyping with my parents so I could watch the Spurs play in the NBA playoffs.
Yesterday I ventured outside to go to the mall to get some panty house for my dress that I'm planning on wearing when we see If/Then. Yes, if you know me well you know that I show my bare legs rarely. I then grabbed some lunch from one of my favorite places in the city center before I headed to Werner (or what I dubbed "The Cake Place"). They have some boxes of chocolates that are very pretty so I picked up some boxes for last minute gifts.
Once I got back I proceeded to clean the entire apartment top to bottom. I'm not sure how strict she is going to be, so I cleaned everything in sight. My new suite mates bought an oven, which we aren't allowed to have according to our contracts. I warned them yesterday they should put it in their room today since the house lady was coming over, but they either didn't understand me/didn't care and the oven is still there. Oh well, if it gets taken away it's not my fault!
I'm listening to Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" over and over to make myself feel a little better. On one hand, I'm so ready just to be home and in the United States. On the other hand, I'm really going to miss Estonia and the friends I've made here. It's pretty incredible to me I knew so little about this country and city before I came here and now I have to deal with the sadness of realizing I probably won't be able to come back for around ten years. This place that was once to foreign to me now has a very special place in my heart.
Once I get my room checked, I need to go print out my bus ticket and our tickets for If/Then. Words cannot express how excited I am to see Lia and explore New York. We are planning on going to the Met on Friday before we see the Lion King.
One thing we really have to in New York is go to the giant NBA store that happens to be just around the corner of our hotel. My Spurs are NBA champions once again! Father's Day was on Sunday but I wanted to get my dad something with the Spurs on it for his present.
So this is where my study abroad journey ends. Tomorrow my bus leaves for the airport at 7am and my plane takes off at half past noon. I’m so grateful I had the chance to live in another country for so long and learn so much about Estonian culture. It really is such a beautiful country and I will never forget my time here.
Oh boy, so many emotions to deal with now. I'm currently sitting in my room waiting for the house lady to come and check my room, the kitchen and bathroom to check if they are clean.
I haven't had any classes for about three weeks, so I haven't really been doing much other than a few picnics with friends. Two weeks ago I had my oral exam for my history class, which was both fun and scary. Basically I had to come up with a central argument based off of three movies we had watched and six articles we had read. I chose the argument "When analyzing history, the distinction between victims and perpetrators can often become blurred. While this lack of clear right and wrong is often shown in movies, even people who collaborate on the basis of survival are almost always still criticized and have to show some act of redemption". Cheery, right? I then outlined an argument like I would have done in an essay but left out the “meat” because he was going to ask me questinons. I was really nervous about it at first, but after I got the hang of talking face to face with him, it was easier. We disagreed on a few points, but I don’t feel as if that impacted my grade. I think I lost points mostly for answers to questions that I feel I knew the answer to but did not answer in confident way. Overall it went well and I got an 88%.
I can’t lie, I really have not done much after the exam. Before Laura left, we went to Werner and got some last minute souvenirs but that was somewhere around two weeks ago. A large amount of my time was spent skyping with my parents so I could watch the Spurs play in the NBA playoffs.
Yesterday I ventured outside to go to the mall to get some panty house for my dress that I'm planning on wearing when we see If/Then. Yes, if you know me well you know that I show my bare legs rarely. I then grabbed some lunch from one of my favorite places in the city center before I headed to Werner (or what I dubbed "The Cake Place"). They have some boxes of chocolates that are very pretty so I picked up some boxes for last minute gifts.
Once I got back I proceeded to clean the entire apartment top to bottom. I'm not sure how strict she is going to be, so I cleaned everything in sight. My new suite mates bought an oven, which we aren't allowed to have according to our contracts. I warned them yesterday they should put it in their room today since the house lady was coming over, but they either didn't understand me/didn't care and the oven is still there. Oh well, if it gets taken away it's not my fault!
I'm listening to Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" over and over to make myself feel a little better. On one hand, I'm so ready just to be home and in the United States. On the other hand, I'm really going to miss Estonia and the friends I've made here. It's pretty incredible to me I knew so little about this country and city before I came here and now I have to deal with the sadness of realizing I probably won't be able to come back for around ten years. This place that was once to foreign to me now has a very special place in my heart.
Once I get my room checked, I need to go print out my bus ticket and our tickets for If/Then. Words cannot express how excited I am to see Lia and explore New York. We are planning on going to the Met on Friday before we see the Lion King.
One thing we really have to in New York is go to the giant NBA store that happens to be just around the corner of our hotel. My Spurs are NBA champions once again! Father's Day was on Sunday but I wanted to get my dad something with the Spurs on it for his present.
So this is where my study abroad journey ends. Tomorrow my bus leaves for the airport at 7am and my plane takes off at half past noon. I’m so grateful I had the chance to live in another country for so long and learn so much about Estonian culture. It really is such a beautiful country and I will never forget my time here. 
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