Just got back from a basketball game. I'd forgotten how entertained I used to be by basketball. I went late though, at 4:53pm, but I still caught a lot of action. I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. This week was the last week of classes, and finals start on Monday (actually they've already started for me since I had my English final on Thursday), and I've been neck deep in last minute homework and studying. I recorded most of the time I was there. We lost unfortunately. :( But it was a close win for the Flaglers anyway. 75 to 73. If you didn't see the game, and you're bummed because you missed it, sorry, I can't give you a blow by blow. I'm not good at that sort of thing. I will post a clip of a few shots the Lions made here later.
In other news this week, I went to see Cedric Liqueur perform. He was in the Cannon Memorial Library on Wednesday, December 5 to perform a poem by Sappho (She was one of the most prominent female Greek poets of the 6th century. - Learned that in class..heh heh). It was unbelievable. Mr.Liqueur is able to express such a vast variety of emotions with just his eyes and mouth. I was speechless for most of the rendition, and then when he had a free moment, I jumped over a few people's legs and got a picture with him. Swell, innit?

The first week of the second semester is over, and I am completely worn out. I have seven classes this semester, and I'm actually beginning to wonder if I've taken on too much. I am so grateful for the weekend because I get to sleep it off and do homework. Looking forward to all the events this semester, and to Spring Break.

I'm hoping this second semester is going to be so much better than the first. The first was quite interesting, being a new student, and an international one at that, but this term, I'm looking forward to really settling into the swing of things. I'd like to explore Florida more, and I'm going to have a crazy work load (eighteen credits over seven classes)

Christmas was great, but it didn't snow :( That means I have to wait another whole year to see snow. At first I was excited at the prospect of staying here over Christmas and seeing snow, but once I got to Maryland, I immediately regretted it. I had NO IDEA how cold it gets in this country. At home in the cold season, I've never had to wear anything more than a simple sweater or cardigan, now I was wishing for a face mask and a full body suit. Despite my initial excitement, I am sad to say that spent the whole of winter glued to a bowl of hot soup and wishing for the sunny, hot beaches of Nigeria.

Yay for Spring Break, another American tradition that has made my life sweeter! (Oh yes, and thank you God for Thanksgiving break, and all other breaks that you see fit to insert in the school year, Amen.)

I have to get through mid-terms first though. That's always the catch now isn't it. School administrators dangle Spring Break in front of you like a juicy carrot (okay, I don't really like carrots, I'm not a donkey - I like mangoes ) - like a juicy mango, and then they set your professors on you with terrible million page assignments, and papers that take all night to complete. And if you get through the barrage of work without losing your mind, then you can go wherever you please, and with a clear conscience too.

My fate is not to be so *sob*. I have a paper on Dante's Inferno due the moment I step back into Florida. I'm just gonna take my book with me and work on it with my best friends.

Speaking of which, I have NO IDEA where I am going for Spring Break. I keep hearing about this place called Cancun. All my Nigerian guy friends that went to school abroad are singing the praises of Cancun during Spring Break. I think for that reason I just might not go there. Knowing guys.....