After approximately a one year absence of exams, I had my one and only exam of the year this past week - statistics. In Holland, grades are not very important but whether you pass or fail is very important. In fact, it is quite normal to fail here. If you fail, you have the option of resitting the exam (very new concept for me but I like it). However, the results are in and it looks like a resit will not be necessary. I am so happy that I survived statistics. Some of you are probably wondering why on earth I am taking statistics. To make a long story short, I am performing various research experiments regarding second language acquisition, which involve statistics to interpret the data. It was pretty strange to hear terms like mean, median, mode, and standard deviation again but strangely it was also refreshing to take a break from so much theory and work on problems with concrete answers. I learned a lot through this experience, and I am excited to use statistics for my master thesis. In other words, I'm a huge dork.
As you can imagine, the week was a bit stressful. To cope with the stress I simply enjoyed my favorite season. There is nothing better than a good walk to clear your mind.
A pic my mom will appreciate
Sunrise from my window - only on exam day would I be up early enough for such an event.
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