Danger and Daring !

I am glad that we had such an interesting topic today in class, which made me think and write little bit about it. So, daring and danger...I just remembered that when I was a little, about 3 or 4 years old, I liked to tease dogs, especially big size dogs until one of them bit me. Also, I liked to climb up my wardrobe and jump down from it. But than I was a child , and as we know, children are usually fearless in contrast to adults. Now, I am a different person, who is trying to avoid danger. Why is that? I have always been amazed by people who like extreme sports or do some crazy stuff ( I am talking about parachuting, climbing or Bungee jumping and other adrenaline sports) Actually, I have a couple of friends who always need to feel the adrenalin in their blood, so I will have to ask them more about this need and their motivations, just out of interest. Also,I have always wondered , why some people afraid to experience danger and some people don't. For example, I would love to know what is like to jump from an airplane with a parachute or from the bridge, but I guess I will never experience it because of my FEAR. OK, question, fear of what? I can tell- what if my parachute will turn to be with holes or will not open up at all, or I will not land properly and break my legs. So, people who are ready to take these risks are really brave! Or may be they are little bit crazy? Unfortunately or may be fortunately, my fear is above my motivation, and I let my fears to take over me. Hmm, too bad. I wish I could overcome my dread and jump in order to feel the ''high'' ( I've heard it's unbelievable feeling, specially the skydiving). Clearly that the first time is always the hardest one , like in everything we do,but then I am afraid to become addicted to it and this is another fear and another topic......Another thing, after watching these kinds of videos, I will definitely be afraid even more. People who are impressionable or have very delicate nerves ( like me) do not watch this http://www.metacafe.com/watch/256402/the_ultimate_bridge_jump/

Please don't do crazy stuff and have a nice weekend
Julia

Studying and time management !

Hi, everybody. I must admit that I have never been using blogs before, so this blog is my first one ever. I am not that kind of person who likes to write journals or keep a diary, but in order to upgrade my writing skills in English, I do agree that this is a brilliant idea! Moreover, we can write freely and be relaxed, which means I don't have to worry about my mistakes and spelling, yeeees! Also, I don't have to stick to the one main idea, I can write about anything I desire, like what I am doing right now. So , what am I getting at........ ( something that we learned today in class) .

Well, I 'm trying to learn English again after a quite long break, and I would say we have started studying in a very intensive manner ( which is good, of course). We have already got lots of homework, which hopefully I will manage to complete on time. I am very glad to have such an advanced classmates from different countries studying with me and it is a big challenge for me. So, I just rolled up my sleeves and prepared myself for the hard work. For instance, on weekend we had to do a book report, to write an essay, ect..... The thing is that it took me longer than I expected, I wish I can learn faster so that I could have more time for pleasure.

After viewing the short video about the time management the other day in the class, I realized that I must make a "TO DO" list. I have practiced it before, but not for the long term periods. Undoubtedly, this is a very valuable advise for everone who has a lot of things to take care, especially for students. After you plan your essignments, you fill more confident and sure that you didn't miss anything important. Needless to say how happy and proud everybody feels after putting a check mark in front of the accomplished mission. So, any way, I will emphasize my main point in this blog: please use this advice and do manage your time properly by making "To do" list, but also don't forget to spend some quality time resting and doing other activities.

Julia