So I had only 3 finals despite having 4 classes which was awesome. My GIS (mapping) class only had a group project at the end so I didn't have to worry about studying for that one. The main class I was worried about was my Resource Management class. I didn't really do as well as I hoped for my assignment in that class and so I really wanted to do well on that final. I think I did a really good job because I already knew what to expect on the exam so hopefully I did fairly well, especially since its worth 60% of my grade.
Next up was my Resource Monitoring class. Once again, I had done pretty well in the class but with a final worth 50% of my grade, I needed to do well. It went alright, though I did forget how to measure flow so that will definitely trip me up a bit. Finally, I had my Maori final, which was super easy since my professor gave us the questions. My only concern is that my teacer is super inconsistent with her grading.
In general, I think finals went pretty well, but I guess I won't know for sure until the end of June. During this crazy finals time, I also managed to fit in another soccer game and actually took team pictures! It was one of our better games considering we went into half tied 0-0 instead of losing and only lost 0-4 instead of 0-7. I'm so glad I had another opportunity to play soccer again. I love cross country, but it's fairly individual and very little contact. I loved being aggressive again and being part of a team. Its great watching a pass you made lead to a breakaway to the goal.
My University of Canterbury "football" (soccer) team
Its so close to the end now that I said my first goodbyes today. Its absolutely terrible that you come here and make all these incredible friends and then you have to leave. You live with everyone and because of how small my campus is, you see them every day. And the sad thing, is that you all say you will see each other again, but in reality, it very rarely happens. I know I will definitely meet up with the other EAP kids because we are all based in California. I already have plans to see my floormate Elyse because shes flying in to California on her way back from the Phillipines. There are a couple more that I'm sure I will see again, but then there are the ones that you say you might, but in the future, plans could fall through. I know I would really like to visit Colorado because my friend Sam and Katie are both from there and they keep saying how beautiful it is. So I guess once I recover from my NZ debt, that's the next place I want to go.
Despite all these sad goodbyes I'm about to say, I am truly ready to come home. I miss the warmth of summer and my friends and family. I miss the food and living in civilization. I miss having a reliable car and having a comfy bed. Overall, its been an incredible journey, but I think 6 months is a good amount of time to spend away. True, I've just gotten used to everything here, but knowing whats waiting for me at home is enough to get me eager to come back.
I realize this is a bit ramble like, but it is 3 AM afterall. This is just a bit of how I'm feeling as it gets closer to the end. I think you can expect another one of these "what I felt about my time abroad" entries before I leave.
Heres a link to some shenanigans around campus and nights out.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=171293&id=665896295&l=c9ee2de5e9
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