andromacha's journal

Well, well, well... I have decided to write a sort of short novel or long tale on my life. You wonder who may be interested in my life? Good point. Well, I would say that my life can be resembled to the movie "You've got the mail" (or something similar to that anyway. I don't remember exactly its title in English. The one with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan anyway. I am sure you have understood which one I mean)

I guess that my life can be resembled to the story of a teenager who is pretty ignored by other persons her age. It might be a story at least some of you would feel pretty in touch with. I've made one person read the first 2 pages of it, and he told me it's a nice story, and well written.

I am trying to write it in English. Useless to say it, but it is damn hard to write such a thing in a language which is different from the one you commonly speak. I know that I speak English pretty well (and, Hawkeye, if you try to say the opposite thing... well... this summer... got what I mean, right?)

Today I had one of the last lessons of German language of the whole semester. Whoohoo!!! We've been losing two hours naming objects which are common in many places, like Büro, Küche, Bauernhof und so weiter. Bah!! She didn't think about explaining grammar rules... Noo... she was more interested in wondering if we know how to say dustbin in German!

I mean, not that it doesn't matter at all, but since we're going to be tested mostly on grammar rules, and that we're supposed to know German grammar perfectly within 3 months or so, it would be better if we dedicated more hours to grammar reviews and so on. I guess that you can study your vocabolary much more comfortably at home.

Also, she's been talking about the new reform on German language, but you think we've understood what she was talking about? The only thing I got is that now you have to put ss instead of the beta letter (sorry German guys, I know it has its proper name in German, but I have really no idea about how to spell it :P). She also said that we're not supposed to change the beta into ss always, but she didn't mention which are the cases we're supposed to do that. Anyone can help me, please?

This post was edited by andromacha on Jan 14, 2003.

After my good share of trouble with a couple of things concerning not only school, but my private life as well, I can fortunately say that no harm has been done! I have finished studying stuff for one of my three exams, but I am still pretty worried about the other two.

Yesterday I wanted to go to the movies to watch... err... Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets, but when I got there all the seats were taken off already...
My two friends and I went to Burger King to eat something, and by 8:10 I was already back home. Nice evening, eh?

At the moment there is a guy who is keeping sending me SMS on the cell phone, because he wants to see me. He's come here in Turin from Aosta (it's near the border with France). He sent me an SMS this morning to ask me if I wanted to go out with him, but I said that I have to study (which is partially true) and a boyfriend as well (and that is definitely true!). So he said that he would just meet me as a friend and so forth.
Now he's sent the hopefully last message. I am sorry for him, because I didn't want him to come here. I also told him though, so I guess it's not my fault at all.

The only thing I'd say at the moment is Cazzi suoi! And, no. I won't translate that one for you all ;)

Well well well... my German teacher seems to be telling us news in many tranches. Something new comes up everyday, or so it seems.

Wonderful, until yesterday we were told that our German test will be only written. So, we all thought, okay... if they really are willing to fail us all, we can always study very well grammar on our own, do the test and pass it. Yes, maybe with the lowest grade, but still... not a failure.

The great news of the day is that the exam from this year will be divided into two parts. A written one, on grammar, reading comprehensions and so forth, and the other one... ORAL... oh yeah, baby! This way, I will never gonna pass it, and they (not only she, but also the other German teachers, which have other courses, since we're divided into groups according to the letter of our last names) grant us the total failure!
Wonderful news, isn't it?

This post was edited by andromacha on Jan 09, 2003.

Well well well... I had a wonderful day today at university. Woke up early to study Italian literature for my exam, gone to university to attend only two hours of German language and to my and my mates'pleasure... The teacher today announced that it will be useless that we try to take her exam in June, because she is going to give us 6.0 She said that it will be extremely difficult considering the things we've been studying until now, and that it is better if we study it during the summer and take it in September!

How I hate that woman!! Heck, if it is going to be so complex, why doesn't she actually teaches grammar rules instead of coming to classes with her copy of "Die Zeit" and making us read and interpret it.
Today she pretended to teach about starke Verben and schwache Verben, but what she actually did was "okay, guys, take your book and read from page x to page y". And then she obviously asked ME to make examples. Bah.. this is not the correct way to teach a language! I am so mad!!!

So, holidays are over here in Italy, and from tomorrow everyone will be back to school. I just realized that I haven't done my German assignments, so I guess I will have to wake up early tomorrow to do my 30 grammar exercises, since at the moment I am absolutely not willing to do that :P

I still have something like one whole century of Italian literature to study, and I have to make it by the 10th, so that I can review things for the exam which will be the 15th. Then I suppose I should start studying English literature as well, since my exam will be on the 20th. I am lucky because my teacher is sort of nice to her students.

The first part of the exam I took with her, she basically wanted me to comment the two novels I had to read. In the end she said "yes, miss, you've done it just fine. You only have this strange American spelling and you speak too fast for me... have you been to the States recently?" And then she gave me an A. Basically, I got an A only because I spoke as fast as I could, and I impressed her a bit saying things like neat Lol... let's hope that she is going to give me As also for what concerns the other two parts of the exam!