The last couple of days have been crazy!
After reading The Iliad in five days, I recieved a pleasent e-mail telling me that I hadn’t passed the LPI. For those of you who don’t know, the LPI is a language test most international students have to take in order to study English at UBC. The Arts One program includes English, and therfore I had to deregister and find 18 new credits. Great fun. Most courses are full by now, and I was also so excited about the Arts One program. For me, it seems like heaven to get to read a book a week, and discuss it with others and get credits for it! But that’s not my case anymore…I still have all my ten books that I had to buy for the course, it’s too hard for me to get rid of them. They’re all classics, and I guess that I at some point in my life would like to read them. So the last couple of days I’ve visited the courselist so many times, trying to put together a schedule that could somehow go with my plans.
But what are my plans really? Don’t ask. I don’t have the answer. All I know is that I’m here, in Vancouver, trying to do something about my life. This is at least an attempt, and hopefully I’ll be so much wiser after this/these year/s here.
I’m by the way looking for some advise on how to save money on campus. I do not want to work, that I can do in my summer holiday, I’m just looking for cheap solutions and free stuff. I know the free hours at the Aquatic Centre, but where should I go to buy cheap fruit or get free post-its? Money is definetely an issue. And time. Money and time. 24 hours is not enough for me. Imagine all the clubs I could join if I only had unlimited with money and time. Well, I guess that’s why a degree takes four years or so, so that we can get a chance to try out as much as possible.
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Aw sweetie ):
*hugs*
I was so looking forward to our Arts One classes together! Don’t worry, I’ll keep you updated on everything we do, including the craaaazzaaaaay lectures! I really hope you manage to get everything sorted out as soon as possible- if not, well, at least you’ll be able to say that you had a grand adventure in Vancouver 🙂
Awww too bad about LPI Synne. But don’t worry, plenty of other choices available.
Hope your schedule works out! People will be dropping them soon because the deadline is coming up. Just keep checking, openings will free up!
Ah! I’m sorry about the LPI! Don’t worry though, I was exempt from the LPI, and Arts One was still hard for me. In a lot of ways, I think I would have been better off without it.
As for budgeting on campus, if you have a copy of Connections Magazine (given to you upon move-in…it should be with your rez stuff) I wrote an article in that all about how to save money during the school year. If you don’t have a copy of the magazine, I would be more than happy to send you a copy.
When it comes to Freebies, visit the SUB often. I have received all kinds of free stuff just by walking by the vendor tables. It does all seem rather expensive, at first, but don’t worry, it gets better, I assure you.
Good luck! 😀