{"id":136,"date":"2007-11-29T04:49:46","date_gmt":"2007-11-29T03:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inforeignparts.net\/blog\/2007\/11\/29\/first-care-package-arrived\/"},"modified":"2017-09-21T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T16:58:16","slug":"first-care-package-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.multifaceted-abnormal.net\/blog\/2007\/11\/29\/first-care-package-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"First care package arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much sooner than expected, it only took a couple of days longer than the airmail card my parents sent off at the same time – which is either high praise for the parcel post or an embarrassment for the regular mail… But anyway, getting some of my books, L\u00e4ckerli<\/a> and the Swiss flag blanket<\/a> my best friend Sibylle made for me totally made my day!<\/p>\n

Other than that the week was kind of quiet – I’m still getting over my cold (hopefully today I got over the last of it), but I managed to more or less keep up with class. The first assignment came back with positive feedback, so I must be doing something right, which is reassuring. I also hung out with one of the girls in my group, Emma from Iceland, and managed to sell the INFO 101 textbook I won’t be needing.<\/p>\n

However, I discovered that I’ll have to make a decision about the next trimester – it’s possible for me to get all the credit I need for my diploma, but a couple of interesting-looking courses will only be offered in July, not February. So I have to choose between finishing in two trimesters (an idea I’ve kind of gotten used to by now) or taking a whole year (as originally expected) and being able to take courses that apply more to the direction I want to take, career-wise (which might seem sensible but would also mean more expenses). Luckily I have almost two months to come to a decision, as I’m currently completely at a standstill between my head and my gut. Will keep you posted on what I decide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Much sooner than expected, it only took a couple of days longer than the airmail card my parents sent off at the same time – which is either high praise for the parcel post or an embarrassment for the regular mail… But anyway, getting some of my books, L\u00e4ckerli and the Swiss flag blanket my … <\/p>\n

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