Hi all


Just a short update to let you know I'm still alive ;-)

The last weeks were the busiest in my life! Spent the last four weeks in the new place, learning for my Physikum. Haven't done anything as effective before, although there's still definitely the potential to improve it a lot. Marcus spent most of the time there as well; we team up very well for studying and were reading most topics parallel, followed by exercising multiple choice in the last days.
It was kind of excruciating but luckily I wasn't on my own. I use to get nervous and waste most of the time instead of learning. I'm too distractable. We managed to save ourselves from turning mad by visiting the local playground regularly and playing ball or holding swinging & who-jumps-furthest competitions. It wasn't all about playing - we also spent some afternoons out there, reading our books. You know, I still don't have a writing desk and the the only place where we could sit on a small wooden table was in one of these children's huts. Yes, the tiny ones on wooden pillars. Surely amusing for walkers and the parents (who seldomly came by; actually I thought there were no children around because we never met them in the beginning. Spandau is just soo much a place filled with strange old people). I even got a sunburn one day which reminded me of the fact that it's still summer. Was difficult to say in the beginning as it was raining heavily most evenings. Not that I hate summer thundershowers - I'm fortunate to have a window where it doesn't rain into, whatever happens, so we enjoyed some thunderstorm nights sitting at the open window watching the raging outside, quite enjoying ourselves while staying tuned with glycolysis and crebs cycle... Some day we spontaneously decided to go to Ikea (a furniture selling swedish shop) and sit around in the restaurant. This proved to be quite comfortable; there are ways to eat and drink, toilets and even distraction if need be. Did that for a couple of days. Better than being in the library actually, not as full and quite calm too.
Well, now the written part is over - today and yesterday were stressful! Four hours each day, 160 MC questions at a time. We got between 62 and 65 % (inofficially; the "real" results won't be published until three weeks from now) which may not be excellent but it's a "passed". That was all I was hoping for and so I'm happy with it. A month ago I didn't even think I'd get permission to participate, but here I am, waiting for the horrible letter that will inform me about the two subjects of the second, oral part of the exam. Will tell of the outcome when things are done. Have to keep studying now. I just hope I won't be picked for anatomy...
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Posted: Mi - August 18, 2004 at 11:08 Uhr      

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