Friday, June 10

University Lives

Final exam completed! The excitement and stress of 13 long weeks of learning, learning, learning in a formal, school environment has finally come to an end.

Just so you know, Tabitha's mixe
d bag semester of four subjects has been interesting:
Sociology
Social Science
Effective Writing
Archaeology

I've acknowledged foundations of the human condition and understand the basic social concepts of our society. Sociology and social science have given answers to some of the 'whys' and 'wherefores', archaeology provided an understanding of where we have come from, and effective writing offered a platform on which to express it all.

Academia; a learning curve. I've learned the ins-and-outs of how to punctuate; when and where it is appropriate to break down; how to structure assignments, essays and study for exams; and (in my degree at least) the bones an essential elements of our beautiful, terrible social world (past, present and future, in theoretical terms at least).

It's been exciting, e
difying, and at times a little lonely.
And I'm done for now. Hooray!

So what have I learne
d?
...a little of everything about everything....

1. How to
dig a proper, professional hole.
2. What capitalism actually means for the rest of us.
3. To be pisse
d off about things, because a little change for some people can mean the difference between living and dying.
4.
Australian realities are often harsher than those of the poorest country you've seen.
5. Formal, structured learning is priceless.

So it's Friday night and I'm ready to join the rest of my alcoholic, student brothers and sisters in a toast to a future of more learning, more knowledge and further education.

Love it!

4 comments:

  1. Dear!! I'm sooo envy! Sounds really interested everything u have learnt!! Tell us more, more... i love to read u!!

    Enjoy ur holidays now... muuak!

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  2. I graduated nearly 2 yrs ago and now I'm craving for being back to studying, he he...

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  3. hello ... Tabitha. how are you, Do you still remember me, Dean. My Indonesian people you'll ever see me. whether the wind from where so that I can find your blog, it's like a beautiful morning surprise. woooooooooow .. I am very excited.
    I feel found my brother and sisters who have long disappeared, how's Charlie ... I hope he is fine. convey my regards to him. masihkah you remember about the traditional songs that I am teaching you.
    if you want to write to me, I will be very happy to receive letters from you, this is my ID dens_qpase@yahoo.com.
    Regards
    Deni(indonesia ferry)

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  4. Deni! So glad to hear from you..and happy you found us. Will write to you soon!

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