Today was the first day instruction. But many teachers were on strike. Due to the economic crisis there has been budget cuts and since University of California is a public school the cuts are deep. The staff members get lower salaries and the tuition fees increase. In protest many staff members walked out on the first day. Just when the new students arrive!
My instructors were there, however. I ran hurriedly between classes, clutching a map. First I had a small Indian professor in a programming course and I immediately fell in love with the subject. Next instructor was from China, he too had a funny accent and talked one hour about the economic situation and the cut backs. The last course, a mathematics course, was awful, I have taken it already (like the first year at university) and will drop it as soon as it can be replaced.
I went to the gym and afterward to the grocery store. When I got home I didn't know what to do, so I went to Pokerface for a coffee. It was a desperate move since I don't drink coffee and had a hard time emptying the tiny espresso cup, but I liked the company. But as you know, one thing led to another and somehow we ended up having a party at our place, Youtube making caiperoskas and shots flying in the air...
Now it's time to introduce my room mates properly. They are all back now and we're having so much fun together. And tonight, I found out that they read my blog, so I have their watching eyes on me... We've already med T, she picked me up from the airport remember? We share room. She's really neat and study econ. Then we have Sho, one of the first thing she said was that she loved shoes, so that stuck (plus it sounds Asian). Sho is so funny, tonight she run around taking pictures documenting our shame for future generations, or at least, future facebook tags. The last one I met was Accio [acki-o], she is stunningly beautiful and cool, with a piercing in her lip. She's the one I called when I lost my key, an awkward first conversation on the phone (her nickname is Latin for call, summon...)
And finally, I have to thank Al for the help with my computer, he fixed it and now it works perfectly...until it crashes the next time that is.
My instructors were there, however. I ran hurriedly between classes, clutching a map. First I had a small Indian professor in a programming course and I immediately fell in love with the subject. Next instructor was from China, he too had a funny accent and talked one hour about the economic situation and the cut backs. The last course, a mathematics course, was awful, I have taken it already (like the first year at university) and will drop it as soon as it can be replaced.
I went to the gym and afterward to the grocery store. When I got home I didn't know what to do, so I went to Pokerface for a coffee. It was a desperate move since I don't drink coffee and had a hard time emptying the tiny espresso cup, but I liked the company. But as you know, one thing led to another and somehow we ended up having a party at our place, Youtube making caiperoskas and shots flying in the air...
Now it's time to introduce my room mates properly. They are all back now and we're having so much fun together. And tonight, I found out that they read my blog, so I have their watching eyes on me... We've already med T, she picked me up from the airport remember? We share room. She's really neat and study econ. Then we have Sho, one of the first thing she said was that she loved shoes, so that stuck (plus it sounds Asian). Sho is so funny, tonight she run around taking pictures documenting our shame for future generations, or at least, future facebook tags. The last one I met was Accio [acki-o], she is stunningly beautiful and cool, with a piercing in her lip. She's the one I called when I lost my key, an awkward first conversation on the phone (her nickname is Latin for call, summon...)
And finally, I have to thank Al for the help with my computer, he fixed it and now it works perfectly...until it crashes the next time that is.
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