Jessie's Daily Pennings: Day 120: The (Official) End

Friday, 9 May 2014

Day 120: The (Official) End

Wow that went fast. I will write a more reflective post later.

What went well?

Had my last exam today, and it went really well!
Had a really productive lab meeting.
Checked out the BioPond!!! Finally!!!!! I can't believe it took me this long to go - it's only 5 minutes from where I live. And it was so peaceful and recuperative.

Turtles!!!

Skyped my parents :)
Had a wonderful, wonderful and profound conversation with a friend. So excited to continue to keep in touch and hopefully collaborate in the future!!

What did I learn?

I've realised that I have recently developed a serious sugar addiction. And that I need to break it now.
The end of exams is more anticlimactic than OMG FREEDOM WOO! It was more of an "Oh, that's it."

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What's this blog about?

Hi! I'm Jessie, in my final year of my BA (Psychology) at the University of Melbourne. But before I finish up there, I'm heading off on exchange at the University of Pennsylvania (hence the name of the blog - Daily Pennings, haha) for a semester.

So there are two main reasons why this blog exists: For others, and for myself.

This blog exists so that my friends and family can see what I'm up to if they're curious. I also hope that it can serve as a resource for other students who are considering an exchange (or a degree) at Penn, in terms of the culture of the school and the US, and the practicalities of being abroad.

Essentially, though, this blog will serve as a public journal. I plan to spend just 10 minutes at the end of each day writing a quick, simple summary of the day, including highlights and something I learned. This way, it'll be an accurate reflection of what actually happened on exchange, and it will also encourage me to reflect daily, which to me is important for self-awareness and living consciously, and therefore making the most of the exchange (and life), hopefully.

If you find anything here interesting or useful, or if you're curious about anything, please leave a comment, I'd love to hear from you! :)