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[serindrana]

I'm looking into Study Abroad options for next year. The original idea was to go to England, because god knows I love the place, but right now the three places jumping out at me are:

Ireland - University of Ireland, Maynooth
Wales - University of Cardiff
New Zealand - No fucking clue

I wanted to go to Cambridge in England, but they apparently don't have a wonderful psych program. Maynooth does, though, and Cardiff is a good research school. New Zealand is... I don't know, but it's catching my eye. A lot.

Any thoughts? It's not a matter of cost, as the packages are all inclusive, including housing and food (even if the school/dorm doesn't have a meal plan).

(I really want to live in England for a while, though. Even if it's just for an extended vacation. I hope I can afford to some day.)


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Had a self esteem crash today. It finally got to me how much Tabitha fucked me over by bailing on me. I mean, I don't blame her- family health issues are horrid- but... it was bad enough that she was on sabbatical, but now, without her around at all, I lost my employment (too late to find a new job on campus), research fun stuff for this semester, and my chances of getting independent study next semester or summer science this year plummeted. And I can't even email her because the woman's inbox is so full she can't get new emails.

I'm hoping that's the main reason why I'm questioning being in psych. I mean, it's still the thing I enjoy doing most, and I'm GOOD at it, it's just... gah, it's not been nice to me this semester.

Plus, Study Abroad is just fucking overwhelming. :<

David helped me through it, though, and I'm feeling a bit better now. And a few hours after my little sob-fest, I got an email from Lynne (department secretary who had, at my request, been asking if anybody else in the dept had work for me, since I'm paid through the dept and not through Tabitha's grant) saying the Neuroscience prof wanted to know if I'd sort-of-kind-of TA his intro psych class. Mostly just proctoring tests, and maybe grading stuff - we're meeting to talk over details tomorrow - so not many hours, but it's something, yeah?

Also, I really really fucking want to cook or bake or something. :< But I'm not doing my group dinner thing until next weekend (not this coming one), so. Meh. Maybe I can make the sweetened red bean paste I need for the steamed buns next weekend this weekend? I dunno. T_T Maybe I'll still cook this weekend, just for me, David, Sarah, and Jen again.

Comments

[mjp.livejournal.com]

Look at Australia... ISA Butler will let you study any course at any university in Australia. And let me tell you, Brisbane is a great place to spend a semester. Natural beauty and wildlife abounding - I went to school where goannas, kookaburras, and wallabies were all over the campus. Griffith University. Melbourne or Brisbane are awesome, as is Cairns. The latter is right on the Great Barrier Reef and scuba diving schools are cheap.

[serindrana.livejournal.com]

I'm actually looking at schools through ISA Butler already! Including the New Zealand ones. :) Thanks for the tips~

[findmealone.livejournal.com]

Brighton is really nice - I might be going there for my masters next year :) Seaside, fish and chips!

[toratatsutahime.livejournal.com]

Um. Don't put too many of your hopes on Tabitha. Or else you'll just end up getting screwed like I almost did. Heh.

[serindrana.livejournal.com]

:P As much as I appreciate the warning, I still think my dynamic with her is a little different. And I'm working equally with her and Levine, moreso with Levine right now. So I should be fine. (If I end up still liking psych at all at this rate, and don't burn out and end up working in a Walmart or something .-.)

[epiic.livejournal.com]

NZ has the coolest accent. I've be inclined towards there just to listen people talking. :P