So, I've received my YHA card, bought all the useful travel things I think I need, half-decided on the text I'm going to focus on for my dissertation, set up Skype so I can talk to the folks back home, received my Certificate of Eligibility for a student visa (this morning!), filled in my visa application form and sent it off ( Read more... )

I have so much Japanstuff to do. I have to buy travel insurance and send off forms and go shopping for all the random stuff I'm going to need...crap, I have to make a list. Several lists! I keep on coming up with things I know I'm going to forget ( Read more... )

I received my breakdown of exam marks today, and it left me extremely confused ( Read more... )

I am sad ( Read more... )

I am sitting on Latham Lawn, eating lunch and chatting to Emily, my college daughter about work, results, May Week, coxing, the ridiculousness of our course and other relevant matters.Emily: So how do you cope with doing Japanese, then? I know I'd go mad if I didn't have rowing to distract me ( Read more... )

Ah, May Week ( Read more... )

I have dungarees ( Read more... )

Today has been a lovely day. After a lazy morning, I popped down to college on my bike and queued for tickets to the Jesus May Ball with Joe (which didn't take very long). Then we sat on Latham Lawn for a bit before I went off for lunch with the Japanologists. As well as our four, four first-years (including Colin, who used to be in our year before ( Read more... )

My mother always told me: 'never fall in love with a man who cares about sport. It's a bad idea'.
Did I listen? No. And now I have to spend May Week all by myself because the World Cup's on.

I have attained a State of Acceptance. I have realised that if I do get a 2:ii this year because of Linguistics, it will prove nothing apart from the fact that I can't do Linguistics - which I already know. I just need to somehow get through the three hours, and preferably produce something that looks like an essay for each question, and I will a) ( Read more... )