About my fifth week in NCKU

 Monday

On my way back to Tainan by train, I was incredibly lucky to get a two-person seat all to myself! For the entire 1.5-hour ride, I didn’t have to worry about where to put my luggage and could do whatever I wanted comfortably. I took it as a great start to the week!

Since the weather suddenly turned cold again this week, I noticed that many people were walking instead of riding bicycles on the way to PE class. I left my dorm earlier today to pick up my revision from Jane’s office before slowly making my way to the volleyball court. I checked the temperature—it was only 16°C in the afternoon! It was hard to believe that just last week, it had been around 28°C at the same time… 😑

Tuesday
This Tuesday was one of the rare ones I actually (kind of) looked forward to! The reason? For composition class, I only needed to attend the conference session to be marked as present. (Not that I don’t like composition class! But it meant I could sleep in until my conference started.) This also meant I only had Spanish in the afternoon, since I accidentally overslept and missed my morning linguistics class… 😅

Although Spanish class always makes me nervous, having a more relaxed morning put me in a better mood. During lunch outside the classroom, I met a really interesting tutor who shared a lot about business-related topics with us. In the afternoon, I returned to the dorm and made a yogurt bowl with blueberries, apples, and grapes because I was starving. Whenever I get really hungry, I secretly take some yogurt from the fridge.

At 9 PM, I went to watch the volleyball game, it’s probably the first match I’ve watched this semester! I went with Trinity, Jovanna, and Nia, and I was amazed by how good the players were. It was such an exciting match! 👍🏻🙂‍↕️ Afterward, the four of us went to McDonald's to try the strawberry McFlurry, and my final verdict was: Oreo McFlurry is still the best.

Wednesday
Happy Wednesday! Just thinking about Wednesdays makes me happy. But this morning, I slept until 8:30, even though I usually wake up at 8:00. That left me scrambling to get ready and rush out the door… Our oral training class starts at 9 AM, but thankfully, I still made it on time!

After returning to the dorm at noon, I started recording my Spanish homework, which was due the next day. Honestly, I don’t know why I always procrastinate every week, I wait until the last minute to work on my assignments. It’s the same with my blog, too. (But I always give myself an excuse: "I have to finish five days before I can upload it, so I’ll start on Friday.")

At night, I ended up getting another McFlurry, this time I chose Oreo flavor because yesterday’s strawberry one was disappointing. But since that McDonald's closed at midnight (I thought all McDonald's were 24/7?!), my friends and I had to eat our McFlurries at a park. We accidentally got too caught up in our conversation and stayed there chatting for way too long…

Thursday
Thursday was fun too! Since I stayed up too late the night before, I almost overslept again in the morning. 😓 Tonight, I had dinner with Nia, Trinity, and Jovanna, which I was really looking forward to! For the past few weeks, every time we planned to eat at a restaurant together, it would rain, and we’d have to cancel. But today, we finally made it to a hot pot place—so satisfying, especially in this cold weather! We always have so much to talk about when we’re together, and we tend to get pretty loud without realizing it. Luckily, the hot pot restaurant was full of noisy customers, so we didn’t get in trouble for being too loud. (Unlike the time we got warned to lower our voices at a café… 🔇)

Oh, and after my 5 PM class, Trinity and I wandered around campus, going in circles because every time we finished one round, we realized we still had more to say. Spending time with friends I love is truly the happiest thing in the world! 🥰🥰🥰

Friday
Since I had another late night yesterday due to a necessary social event, I was completely exhausted when I woke up this morning… 😵‍💫 I dragged myself to oral training class, but as soon as I found out that today’s presentation topic was Harry Potter, I instantly perked up! During the Q&A session, I was the first one to raise my hand and excitedly ask if the presenter had a favorite character. Unfortunately, they didn’t say Professor Snape. 🫤 I thought everyone in the world loved Snape! (Just kidding—he’s definitely a controversial character.)

And that wraps up my fulfilling and happy week! Even though I didn’t do anything particularly grand, I still had a great time. ✌🏻