neh... life is not too bad.
I remember hearing this - someone who went to Harvard law that you can balance three S's (school social life and sleep). You just have to give up on one.
I have three S's and one F. I have family. Sure I don't have my family here in Cambridge but they (my partner D and his elderly parents) are in London which is not too far away from Cambridge.
So what do I do? I can't give up on school. Duh... that's the main reason why I am here.
I can't give up on my sleep - at my age I just can't. I need to take care of myself before anything.
And I can't give up on my family for the obvious reasons. They wait for me. They care about me. They miss me.
So what's left?
Social life. What is that? I dunno. Is it something you drink after your meal?
Yeah, that's what I gave up. So far, not too bad.
Before coming to Cambridge when I learned a term here was 8 week long, I thought it was a joke. I was used to the semester system where each semester would run for about 13-14 weeks + 2-3 weeks of exam time.
I thank god every day that each term is only 8 week long. You cannot physically do any longer. Although I must say I do balance things quite well - I believe - better than those young ones, who still have much desire to party and to socialise with peers. I have done that. I have done that well and a lot. I got that out of my system. My priorities are different now. Yeah sometimes, I wonder if I should be more like them but... I quickly realise the time has passed. I am no longer 20 yrs old.
It is not easy to be standing out in any ways. But definitely got benefits of being different, being more mature.
It is the end of Week 6. Two more weeks and my second term is done here.
K
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