Friday morning I got up to go to my last final exam of the semester. It took me about 3 1/2 hours. Having it done meant that one of my most stressful semesters was over. As I walked through my apartment door, my phone beeped. I finally got the email I had been waiting for. Officially, I have been accepted as a volunteer to teach English in the Republic of Georgia. My happy dance ensued for a good five minutes! I will be leaving in the middle of January close to the 15th. I'll finally get to use my passport and go on my adventure.
The rest of the weekend was filled with boxes. I had to pack up all of my stuff. Jamison helped me move all of it to a storage unit. Aren't I lucky to have such great friends? I think so. Being organized meant that packing didn't take too long, but it still took up the rest of the weekend.
There is a great deal going on here at home, but I thought a quick update on the exciting news was in order. I'll explain the busy part later this week if I get time. Happy Holidays!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Patience
I'm waiting to find out if I'm going to Georgia or not. I'm trying to finish homework and study for finals. I would feel much better about finishing this semester if I knew I had an adventure waiting for me. I really need to work on being more patient. I just don't know if I can wait another 1 1/2 weeks to know whether I've been accepted or not. This is how studying has gone for me.
Question: A perfect dipole p is situated a distance z above an infinite grounded conducting plane. T"he dipole makes an angle theta with the perpendicular to the plane. Find the torque on p. If the dipole is free to rotate, in what orientation will it come to rest?
*Danni starts writing down the problem and draws a lovely picture* Mirror image of P is the induced p below plane. Find E induced from E=p/(4pi epslon nough r^2) (2 cos theta r hat + sin theta theta hat) . . . *Danni realizes she hasn't read any of the volunteer blogs in Georgia today and takes a break to read them, 20 minutes later* Need to find p in order to use N=pxEinduced . . . *Danni checks email to see if she's accepted to Georgia program, no such luck.*
Things have continued in such a manner for most of the morning. I really should have studied harder for my tests today. . .
Question: A perfect dipole p is situated a distance z above an infinite grounded conducting plane. T"he dipole makes an angle theta with the perpendicular to the plane. Find the torque on p. If the dipole is free to rotate, in what orientation will it come to rest?
*Danni starts writing down the problem and draws a lovely picture* Mirror image of P is the induced p below plane. Find E induced from E=p/(4pi epslon nough r^2) (2 cos theta r hat + sin theta theta hat) . . . *Danni realizes she hasn't read any of the volunteer blogs in Georgia today and takes a break to read them, 20 minutes later* Need to find p in order to use N=pxEinduced . . . *Danni checks email to see if she's accepted to Georgia program, no such luck.*
Things have continued in such a manner for most of the morning. I really should have studied harder for my tests today. . .
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Papers & Interviews
Well, I had my skype interview on Friday for my trip. It included standard questions like: "What are your motivations?" "What travel experience do you have?" "How will you teach with little to no resources?" "How do you feel about living with a host family?" I think I was able to answer most of them fairly well. My biggest weakness is I have no travel experience. I've only lived in the Midwest and been to Florida and Pennsylvania when I was five years old. The other awkward moment was the ending. A standard interview is ended with a handshake and some confident body language. Who hangs up first on skype? I have no idea! lol Now, I'm left to wait two weeks for information on whether I was accepted. I hope and pray I was. I really want to do this trip for so many reasons. Wish me luck in finding out soon!
I am also coming upon the infamous DEAD WEEK. Creighton doesn't have the standard policy of not allowing professors to assign work due the week before finals. Yet, we all still call it dead week. It's a nice way of congratulating our professors on killing us with an overload of work. I have written more papers than I'd like to admit this weekend and still have more to finish. They are not particularly difficult, just depressing. My development paper is on identity during adolescence. My ethics paper is on Euthanasia. The combination is more than I can handle. Puberty and Death all right before a week of crazy finals. Sounds fun, right?
Luckily, I got to start of these weeks with a birthday party. I turned 21 on Friday. A few friends came over to my apartment and we had food, conversation, card games (one of which was so violent I started bleeding. lol), and a movie. It was wonderful to relax for a bit and pretend I haven't been procrastinating this semester. No one got drunk or did anything stupid either, including me! See, it's possible to be responsible and have fun, too. The picture below was taken by my roomie when I opened my gift. It was a book. I'm kinda in love with books. Needless to say, I was overjoyed and look crazy due to the intense emotions. It's a book with all these great science and math quotes given to be my one of my favorite geeky friends, Steven.
Good luck to all those who are also studying for finals. I should be back to Wisconsin sometime before December 21st for those Wisconsinites that care to know.
I am also coming upon the infamous DEAD WEEK. Creighton doesn't have the standard policy of not allowing professors to assign work due the week before finals. Yet, we all still call it dead week. It's a nice way of congratulating our professors on killing us with an overload of work. I have written more papers than I'd like to admit this weekend and still have more to finish. They are not particularly difficult, just depressing. My development paper is on identity during adolescence. My ethics paper is on Euthanasia. The combination is more than I can handle. Puberty and Death all right before a week of crazy finals. Sounds fun, right?
Luckily, I got to start of these weeks with a birthday party. I turned 21 on Friday. A few friends came over to my apartment and we had food, conversation, card games (one of which was so violent I started bleeding. lol), and a movie. It was wonderful to relax for a bit and pretend I haven't been procrastinating this semester. No one got drunk or did anything stupid either, including me! See, it's possible to be responsible and have fun, too. The picture below was taken by my roomie when I opened my gift. It was a book. I'm kinda in love with books. Needless to say, I was overjoyed and look crazy due to the intense emotions. It's a book with all these great science and math quotes given to be my one of my favorite geeky friends, Steven.
Good luck to all those who are also studying for finals. I should be back to Wisconsin sometime before December 21st for those Wisconsinites that care to know.