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So far, university of Victoria is awesome. They seem to make living there heaven, so that students can focus on studying. The food here is amazing, and extremely cheap; most meals leave me completely full while only costing $2.50-$3.00. I've been doing the couch25k running program for last 2 weeks, so I am healthier that ever before -- I haven't done any cardio at all for 4 months. There are paths and forests for people to walk/run everywhere.
Pretty much everyone in my dorm only talks about drinking and partying; I don't drink or party haha. They are nice people though. My computer science classmates, contrarily, seem to be really awesome. I usually only get along with say, 10% of people, but I'd say in compsci it is around 80-90%.
I've bought an aeropress coffee maker. It makes pretty good coffee that is strong but not so bitter that I need to add sugar. It needs next to no cleaning, and ejects a completely dry puck of grounds, so I don't even need to leave my dorm room.
Last year, I was doing engineering, but I decided I really didn't like chemistry and physics. The work didn't feel rewarding at all. I also managed to fail math 101, and pull out of physics in fear of failing. I was used to doing homework the night before, or not at all. In math 101, I discovered it was possible to do well on every test, (75% ish) but still not know that material enough. Towards the end of the math class, it gets harder and harder to learn new things since I didn't know every aspect of what came before. By the end, I was in shambles.
This year is going to be different, however. Over the summer I discovered music, which helps me concentrate immensely. I couldn't sit down and do homework previously because I would just fall asleep. Armed with music and coffee, doing homework is pretty easy, and even fun if I am productive. I am going to be devoted to doing things right. I was in college before, but now I am in unrecoverable debt if I fail. Nothing shall burn me out with the motivation and learning environment I have.
I really love my teachers too. My math 101 teacher speaks with extra time between his words but has an awesome Swedish or Dutch accent. It is like having White-ra as a teacher. Sooo great.
In addition, now I have replaced physics and chemistry with programming courses. I love programming. If I had to compare math a programming to chemistry and physics, I'd say that chemistry and physics are like gluing a bunch of similar pieces of material together, while math and programming are like doing a puzzle. The latter two are much more methodological and fun.
My roommate is ok. He is from Cairo and is Muslim. I don't know much about that, I'm atheist myself, but he isn't bad to live with. The only thing that sucks about having a roommate is that I can't wake up at 5:30 am and play SC2.
Overall, I am really optimistic about this school year.
EDIT: Also check out my music in my signature.
 
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Glad to hear you're enjoying UVIC. I just graduated from SFU, but I always wanted to experience school on the island.
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The only thing that I got from this blog is that you're happy from being in uni, and you're disappointed that you can't wake up early in the morning (for whatever reason) to play sc.
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Meals that leave you full while costing $3.00 .... sigh I wish the same were true for me. On another note, have fun with classes ^^ White-Ra as a teacher ... hahaha
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Music is great, but if you're studying with other people, it can be both beneficial and not beneficial. You want to be able to ask people for help (something I tend not to do enough) when you need it. But you don't want to get distracted talking for twenty minutes (I do this a lot).
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jesus... you wake up at 5:30 am to play sc2? also partying... i wish i partied more when i was in school
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On September 09 2011 03:52 ggofthejungle wrote:
jesus... you wake up at 5:30 am to play sc2? also partying... i wish i partied more when i was in school
I used to. My sleep schedule was crazy. I could have woken up at 4:00 am, woken up at 11:00 am, go to bed at 8:00 pm, go to bed at 3:00 am. I often woke up at the middle of night for a few hours and had naps during the day. I think it gave me super sleep powers; I never got tired but always could go to sleep. I wasn't even tired off of 5 hours of sleep. I think it was because my body was so unsure of whether I was going to get 8 hours of sleep or not that I stopped caring.
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You haven't even discovered the best part yet: attending SC2 club meetings during CSL season 
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victoria is beautiful, a friend of mine goes to UVic and my sister used to go there. It's a nice place, so much that he's probably going to stay there his whole life. When you talk about food, what exactly are you eating that's 3 dollars?
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at SFU meals arel ike 5 dollars for a stupid tuna sandwich :| so jealous
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um wow. at our university, meals cost around 8-9 dollars and it still sucks balls.
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You have Frederick as your math 101 proff?
And yeah pretty much everyone I meet is a hardcore partier >.>
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It was really funny I was playing while my rommate was hungover and he got up and asked me what the hell is that noise.
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On September 09 2011 04:49 Roe wrote:
victoria is beautiful, a friend of mine goes to UVic and my sister used to go there. It's a nice place, so much that he's probably going to stay there his whole life. When you talk about food, what exactly are you eating that's 3 dollars?
Well, it depends on the day. On the first day we had Steak, potatoes, and vegetables for around $3. I often have a big chicken Caesar wrap for $2.65. Fries with that are just 60 cents. Salads are pretty cheap too.
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On September 09 2011 05:35 TheYukoner wrote:
You have Frederick as your math 101 proff?
And yeah pretty much everyone I meet is a hardcore partier >.>
Yep Frederick.
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