In light of the current influenza outbreak (and relevant hype in the media), I wanted to write and let you all know that I am completely fine and healthy. We have been informed (numerous times) how to prevent our own contamination, and I am taking those precautions. Though the picture above shows me in the mask, I am not wearing it around school (as I live with a bunch of gringas and no one is travelling to or from DF right now). I will wear it to the center, if I am going there, but I pretty much am avoiding it.
I don't have time now to write more. As you have noticed, I've been ridiculously busy. After spring break, we came home to our assignments for the rest of the semester. I wouldn't say they are academically challenging, but they are ridiculously monotonous, repetitive, and time consuming. Moreso, I am disappointed in the lack of commitment, enthusiasm, and academic performance of my peers here (that is not new, but is escalating). I am missing in some ways the pressure of academic excellence at SU, though trying to maintain my personal commitment to do my best. However, that is challenging when your school is asking you to write 20 pgs a week (or 10 pages and a project) and go to class for 12hrs two days a week. It's like they waited until the last weeks when our attention spans are shortest, when we are all really tired, and when we are all trying to make the most of our remaining weeks while preparing to go home to give us a semester's worth of work. We are all frusterated. My face is a mess. And I am trying to make time to go see my mom here because she leaves for Texas in two days (if they are still letting flights out). Ademas, I would like to see Omar at some point. Right now, we have been restricted to one two hour date during the week and mass and part of Sunday afternoon. Not a lot of time together. And that time is running out.
Pray for us, pray for peace.
love
sorry the picture didn't load...love the unreliable internet here. welcome to my frusterated life.
I don't have time now to write more. As you have noticed, I've been ridiculously busy. After spring break, we came home to our assignments for the rest of the semester. I wouldn't say they are academically challenging, but they are ridiculously monotonous, repetitive, and time consuming. Moreso, I am disappointed in the lack of commitment, enthusiasm, and academic performance of my peers here (that is not new, but is escalating). I am missing in some ways the pressure of academic excellence at SU, though trying to maintain my personal commitment to do my best. However, that is challenging when your school is asking you to write 20 pgs a week (or 10 pages and a project) and go to class for 12hrs two days a week. It's like they waited until the last weeks when our attention spans are shortest, when we are all really tired, and when we are all trying to make the most of our remaining weeks while preparing to go home to give us a semester's worth of work. We are all frusterated. My face is a mess. And I am trying to make time to go see my mom here because she leaves for Texas in two days (if they are still letting flights out). Ademas, I would like to see Omar at some point. Right now, we have been restricted to one two hour date during the week and mass and part of Sunday afternoon. Not a lot of time together. And that time is running out.
Pray for us, pray for peace.
love
sorry the picture didn't load...love the unreliable internet here. welcome to my frusterated life.
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