I'm going to borrow an expression that we use at crew fairly frequently, although there it is certainly more literal. It is also one that my father has been incessantly quoting at me for the last few days. "Head in the boat". When rowing, it's designed to keep you focused on your goal, not the other boats around you. Because that's not supposed to matter. You're simply supposed to try as hard as you can. Used another way, as my father continues to remind me, it means that you have to stay focused on your immediate goals. It's certainly something I'm struggling with. However, I know my dad's right. Trying to balance everything can be impossibly difficult, so for the next few weeks, at least until AP exams are over and I can breathe again, I'll be concentrating on that. Because as soon as it's over, I can go right to learning Arabic and practicing my pronunciation… Or, you know, learning the alphabet, because I speak zero Arabic right now. The video below was actually located by one of my fellow Oman soon-to-be-exchangers. If you want to find out just how little you know about Arabic, or just want your mind blown for a minute or two, I recommend it. Anyway, head in the boat. So I'm signing off for a little while, but as soon as I'm done with AP testing and shortly thereafter done with the school year, I'll be back.
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Bianka
4/16/2014 12:50:22 am
great energy in that video, I'm sure you're enjoy learning arabic and getting to know the culture:) good luck and thank you for sharing B
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