Not much has been going on in my life over the past week as finals are just around the corner. All of my professors decided not to hand out the study guides until the week before the actual final, and since three of my finals are on the same day, this has made it really hard to study. I just feel as though I have so much to do and so little time to do it in.

One of the particular things that makes it that much harder is the fact that my professors will give you a guide with ten things that you have to learn. However, in the actual final they will select only five of these that you will have to write about. So essentially a lot of what I am doing is just useless busy work. One of my classes is a take home final, which even though you have to write more, it is in my opinion much easier as you don’t have the same stress and worry that you have with in-class finals.

I am finally on my break from running after a long indoor season. When I say break, however, I don’t mean that I get to sit around all day and play Xbox. I still have to go to practice but it’s just long runs that I am doing. And being in a city like Chicago, long runs are not that bad at all. It is so nice just jogging along with the skyscrapers on one side of you and Lake Michigan on the other. A few days ago the lake was quite stormy and the waves were massive. That was really exciting to watch as I ran along. Although it doesn’t compare to running along by the lake in the summer time when there are hundreds of people out running, biking, playing games on the beach etc. The atmosphere is just amazing. As much as I don’t mind the winter months I really can’t wait until summer comes again.

I am even thinking about staying in Chicago over the summer and either trying to get a job/internship or taking some summer classes. One of the advantages that I like about taking summer classes is that it allows me to then take fewer classes during my final year which hopefully would make it a less stressful experience.

Have a great week,

Matt