On the first day of the month (a Monday), I took my first exam for my Public Speaking class. On the whole I thought it went pretty well. The next day I got an e-mail from Andrew Lyons from the Muleskinner asking me if I could attend a presentation sponsored by Queers and Allies for my article and I e-mailed him back to say I could. I got permission from Keke to do my study hall the next night and I went to the presentation in the Union. The presentation was by a man named Ryan Sallans and it was about his transition from female to male in Aurora, Arkansas. I took notes and I got back and got g a call from Matthew Hutchinson saying he could do the interview on Thursday at 2:00.
The next day I found out I got one hundred percent on all the exercises for my Screenwriting class and a eighty-two percent on my exam and printed off an absentee ballot form and filled it out. I saved some snickerdoodle cookies from the cafeteria and put them in my altar bowl. I also went to Walgreens and got some more shampoo and I donated a candy bar. I worked on a lot of my article for the Muleskinner and I read in my Lonely Planet book on Mongolia that Mongolian students often wish they could forget Russian (their colonial language) and “learn useful European languages.” I remembered what I read in my Lonely Planet book on Mongolia and realized that since Mongolia was never colonized by wealthier European nations, t never learned their languages and could never do business with those countries. Afghanistan, Iran, and Ethiopia were three countries that were never colonized and suffer for similar reasons, although Ethiopia probably benefits from its native Amharic language because they can learn Arabic which is similar to Amharic so they can do business with them. I did realize that countries that weren’t colonized can do well, however. Thailand was never colonized and it does well for Southeast Asia, perhaps because it is part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, many of which speak French.
I went to study hall that night as I planned where Andrea from my Public Speaking class was volunteering and after running on the treadmill for about an hour I realized Tibet could do well economically if they throw off Communism because they will know Chinese. I guess the reason the former Soviet nations have such unfree economies is because the only non-native language they know is Russian so they can’t develop business relationships.
The next day worked on my travel plans to Mongolia and I interviewed Matthew over the phone and he answered my questions. I typed them when I got back to my dorm and sent them to Andrew.
On Friday I did my laundry and I ran into Cassie, Mckinsey, and Tyler at lunch and sat down with them and we had a good time. After I got back to my dorm I started my outline for my next speech in my Public Speaking class and I made another friendship bracelet.
On Monday I got back my exam for my Public Speaking class and found I had gotten a C which wasn’t bad. That day and the next day I practiced my speech for my Public Speaking class and on Wednesday as I prepared to give it, I felt nervous but I realized that’s helpful and it’s normal. Then I gave my speech and it was pretty good. The next day I worked on my travel plans and the day after that I had lunch with several THRIVE students, including Jack, and I took the trash in my room out.
The next day Tyler’s parents and his paternal grandfather came to visit. I noticed how they turned on the television to watch football while I was still in bed and Tyler’s father asked Tyler to come out to the hall with him. Tyler came back and told me his parents wanted him to remind my they have their own routine when they visit. Tyler’s dad asked him to come out with him again and I ended up getting fully dressed with Mrs. Weekly in the room. Tyler apologized for the confusion and told me his grandfather had Alzheimer’s.
I went to the library and checked out a Rough Guides book on Kenya where I learned about an interesting Iron Age site. I saw a picture of a Kenyan tribal elder which suddenly made me see things about Tyler’s grandfather’s problem. In much of the Third World, elderly people are honored and still play a role in society, unlike the West, so they don’t go their life without using their mind a great deal. I also picked up a Lonely Planet book on East Africa and checked the two books out.
I worried about Tyler getting Alzheimer’s due to his genetic history and the fact that he has Down Syndrome but I talked to my granddad and he said they might have a cure for Alzheimer’s by that time. I got a package from my mom which included some lip balm, some nail-clippers, and some Russell Stover’s chocolates. I also learned about Shiva Caves on the coast of Kenya, with carvings of the Hindu gods Shiva and Ganesh and I found out about some Swahili ruins.
That night I watched the movie Nim Island with Tyler and the next day my granddad came to visit. He gave me something, a bag of old coins that were his father’s and we went down to Crazy Dog’s. After that we went to Hasting’s and he got me the fall issue of Buddhadharma magazine and a beginner’s yo-yo kit and I introduced him to Tyler, Kriti, and Kimmie. That night I decided I might like collecting yo-yo’s since I now have so many of them: the one’s in the kit, plus the one Hillary gave me last year, and a yo-yo that use to be my brother’s and I found with his old stuff and the surface shows a map of the world. I also set my alarm for an hour and a half before my class starts each morning on my cell-phone so I don’t have to set it every night.
The next day I learned about some more ruins in Kenya and I made a table out of construction paper and the box lid of the kit my granddad got me and put my alter on the top and my glasses case and valet on a rack below. I also realized that my laptop might not be coming on because the cord isn’t working so I called my mom and asked her to send me a new cord for my laptop. The next day I did my self-evaluation paper on my last speech for my Public Speaking class and I filled out a survey on Sudexo which if you do they donate to Habitat for Humanity.
The next day however, I got sick and I e-mailed my instructors, Andrew, and Teresa to tell them. I did however get my new cord for my laptop in the mail and it let my computer turn on. Tyler let me drink some of his Pepto-Bismol and I went into town and got some Seven Up. The next day I felt better and went to my class.
On Friday I saved a coupon for ProCuts for my next haircut and the day after that I learned more about the ruins of an ancient Swahili city-state called Gede in Kenya. On Sunday I typed up my paper for my Public Speaking class on what my next speech topic, for a persuasive speech, would be which was going to be getting people to consider traveling to sub-Saharan Africa.
On Monday I got back the results of my last speech in my Public Speaking class. I would have done better but I accidentally forgot to submit my outline for my speech onto SafeAssign so I got a fifty-five percent. Better than nothing. The next day in my Screenwriting class, the teacher gave us all a copy of that month’s American Cinematographer and the next day I went to the Dollar General Store, where shampoo and dental floss were cheaper, and got some. I also got a new yo-yo for my collection there and I got a cowboy hat at Hasting’s for my Halloween costume. Mom called that night and asked if I wanted to come home for the weekend and I said yes so the next day I rode home with her in her car.
The next day I found out I got one hundred percent on all the exercises for my Screenwriting class and a eighty-two percent on my exam and printed off an absentee ballot form and filled it out. I saved some snickerdoodle cookies from the cafeteria and put them in my altar bowl. I also went to Walgreens and got some more shampoo and I donated a candy bar. I worked on a lot of my article for the Muleskinner and I read in my Lonely Planet book on Mongolia that Mongolian students often wish they could forget Russian (their colonial language) and “learn useful European languages.” I remembered what I read in my Lonely Planet book on Mongolia and realized that since Mongolia was never colonized by wealthier European nations, t never learned their languages and could never do business with those countries. Afghanistan, Iran, and Ethiopia were three countries that were never colonized and suffer for similar reasons, although Ethiopia probably benefits from its native Amharic language because they can learn Arabic which is similar to Amharic so they can do business with them. I did realize that countries that weren’t colonized can do well, however. Thailand was never colonized and it does well for Southeast Asia, perhaps because it is part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, many of which speak French.
I went to study hall that night as I planned where Andrea from my Public Speaking class was volunteering and after running on the treadmill for about an hour I realized Tibet could do well economically if they throw off Communism because they will know Chinese. I guess the reason the former Soviet nations have such unfree economies is because the only non-native language they know is Russian so they can’t develop business relationships.
The next day worked on my travel plans to Mongolia and I interviewed Matthew over the phone and he answered my questions. I typed them when I got back to my dorm and sent them to Andrew.
On Friday I did my laundry and I ran into Cassie, Mckinsey, and Tyler at lunch and sat down with them and we had a good time. After I got back to my dorm I started my outline for my next speech in my Public Speaking class and I made another friendship bracelet.
On Monday I got back my exam for my Public Speaking class and found I had gotten a C which wasn’t bad. That day and the next day I practiced my speech for my Public Speaking class and on Wednesday as I prepared to give it, I felt nervous but I realized that’s helpful and it’s normal. Then I gave my speech and it was pretty good. The next day I worked on my travel plans and the day after that I had lunch with several THRIVE students, including Jack, and I took the trash in my room out.
The next day Tyler’s parents and his paternal grandfather came to visit. I noticed how they turned on the television to watch football while I was still in bed and Tyler’s father asked Tyler to come out to the hall with him. Tyler came back and told me his parents wanted him to remind my they have their own routine when they visit. Tyler’s dad asked him to come out with him again and I ended up getting fully dressed with Mrs. Weekly in the room. Tyler apologized for the confusion and told me his grandfather had Alzheimer’s.
I went to the library and checked out a Rough Guides book on Kenya where I learned about an interesting Iron Age site. I saw a picture of a Kenyan tribal elder which suddenly made me see things about Tyler’s grandfather’s problem. In much of the Third World, elderly people are honored and still play a role in society, unlike the West, so they don’t go their life without using their mind a great deal. I also picked up a Lonely Planet book on East Africa and checked the two books out.
I worried about Tyler getting Alzheimer’s due to his genetic history and the fact that he has Down Syndrome but I talked to my granddad and he said they might have a cure for Alzheimer’s by that time. I got a package from my mom which included some lip balm, some nail-clippers, and some Russell Stover’s chocolates. I also learned about Shiva Caves on the coast of Kenya, with carvings of the Hindu gods Shiva and Ganesh and I found out about some Swahili ruins.
That night I watched the movie Nim Island with Tyler and the next day my granddad came to visit. He gave me something, a bag of old coins that were his father’s and we went down to Crazy Dog’s. After that we went to Hasting’s and he got me the fall issue of Buddhadharma magazine and a beginner’s yo-yo kit and I introduced him to Tyler, Kriti, and Kimmie. That night I decided I might like collecting yo-yo’s since I now have so many of them: the one’s in the kit, plus the one Hillary gave me last year, and a yo-yo that use to be my brother’s and I found with his old stuff and the surface shows a map of the world. I also set my alarm for an hour and a half before my class starts each morning on my cell-phone so I don’t have to set it every night.
The next day I learned about some more ruins in Kenya and I made a table out of construction paper and the box lid of the kit my granddad got me and put my alter on the top and my glasses case and valet on a rack below. I also realized that my laptop might not be coming on because the cord isn’t working so I called my mom and asked her to send me a new cord for my laptop. The next day I did my self-evaluation paper on my last speech for my Public Speaking class and I filled out a survey on Sudexo which if you do they donate to Habitat for Humanity.
The next day however, I got sick and I e-mailed my instructors, Andrew, and Teresa to tell them. I did however get my new cord for my laptop in the mail and it let my computer turn on. Tyler let me drink some of his Pepto-Bismol and I went into town and got some Seven Up. The next day I felt better and went to my class.
On Friday I saved a coupon for ProCuts for my next haircut and the day after that I learned more about the ruins of an ancient Swahili city-state called Gede in Kenya. On Sunday I typed up my paper for my Public Speaking class on what my next speech topic, for a persuasive speech, would be which was going to be getting people to consider traveling to sub-Saharan Africa.
On Monday I got back the results of my last speech in my Public Speaking class. I would have done better but I accidentally forgot to submit my outline for my speech onto SafeAssign so I got a fifty-five percent. Better than nothing. The next day in my Screenwriting class, the teacher gave us all a copy of that month’s American Cinematographer and the next day I went to the Dollar General Store, where shampoo and dental floss were cheaper, and got some. I also got a new yo-yo for my collection there and I got a cowboy hat at Hasting’s for my Halloween costume. Mom called that night and asked if I wanted to come home for the weekend and I said yes so the next day I rode home with her in her car.
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