Friday, 17 December 2004

Finally done!
Mood:  chillin'
I survived my first semester of graduate school -- what a great feeling! An even greater feeling is that classes don't start again for a whole month! :-)

Tomorrow I'm gonna clean up my apartment (it looks like a bomb went off in here -- I've been so busy w/ classes, finals, & the lab that I've ignored the place), pack up the car & then head home. I'm gonna spend about a week at home & then head up to Eric's on the 26th & spend a few days in Michigan. I'm hoping to meet up w/ some friends in the Detroit area while I'm there, so let me know if you're available! Then Eric & I will be coming back to my place in Kent for New Years. Not sure what I'm gonna do for the 2 weeks after that before classes start -- hopefully I'll be able to get some stuff done in the lab so we can get started on some studies early in the semester -- I'll keep ya updated about that...

So what have I learned during my first semester of grad school...

*Highlights:
...getting paid to go to school is great, but it'd be even greater if I got paid more!
...getting reimbursed for going to conferences is awesome!
...I'm already a first author on a poster to be presented in March.
...It's great living in my own place
...I have made some awesome friends & have had some great times just hanging out

*Lowlights:
...the 4.5 hour drive home & the 4 hour drive to see Eric is a little rough
...only getting to see Eric every couple of weeks is really tough
...bills -- need I say more?
...my stupid annoying upstairs neighbor -- ugh!

Well, that's it for now... I'll write more in a couple weeks when I'm back & feeling refreshed f/ the holiday break.

Till then...

<3,
Amber :-)

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