In the few months that I haven't posted, a lot has happened. Here's a quick rundown
- Got my grades!
- Worked all over the country
- Registered for new classes
- New semester
-Got my grades
Remember the *much* earlier post about how feedback would be nice because I had no idea if I was failing or doing well or not? Well,come grade release time, I was a mess. No, seriously. I was fully expecting a letter with the words "unsatisfactory academic progress" "academic probation" and/or "expulsion" in it. I actually covered my eye (the left one, I can barely see out of the right) and moved closer until the letters started coming into view. There were far more straight lines than I was expecting! A, A, A+, B. I got an A in my business class. This is the class where I failed the midterm exam and had a project with one of the worst team members ever (it always happens that way). The B in econ was a godsend, for sure. I was so lost on the final that I actually drew a despairing stick figure ( OTL )and wrote a note apologizing for my poor performance on the test. The rest were...meh, grades are grades.
-Worked all over the country
Yep. Multiple cities. I was mostly in Gyeonggi-do and Jeollabuk-do, but it was still a hassle. But I did get to see some cool stuff. Like Game Science High School. It's a high school where the kids focus on different aspects of gaming (like sound, graphics, E-sports [professional gaming], and arcade machinery). Then, there was an English Village. I had already worked at one in Jeonju (my last city), but this one was much nicer (of course, administration is just like remember: a complete joke...but that's to be expected). So, I made enough money to pay my tuition and even have some left over for rent (yay rent!)
-Registered for new classes
AH hahahahaha! What a crapshow. Last semester's classes had maybe 10~20 people in a class. This semester, every class I have is full. Like "not enough chairs and desks in the room", full. The registration system in school is a bit strange to me. Foreign exchange students register first, and then new kids, and then the returning students. Back home, the newbies register last, and foreign exchange students register with regularly enrolled students. Many classes are only offered once a year, so it makes no sense for a new kid to be enrolled (since they have more time) and a 4th(and final) semester student not to be able to register... With that in mind, I was on my computer at 8am and signed up for the classes I wanted, but then I went back and wanted to change and the rest were already full! It took a lot of walking around and emailing and bugging the office admin staff, but it's all good, now.
-New semester started
Yep, I'm into my second semester already. I've got classes that I'm actually looking forward to taking, and my classmates are pretty okay (lol). Hard to believe that come December, I'll be halfway done...
