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| fortheo Senior Member United States Joined 5034 days ago 187 posts - 222 votes  Studies: French | Message 73 of 217 19 April 2015 at 10:13pm | IP Logged |
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Wow, i'm in a similar situation right now. It is very hard to have energy for languages when you have three
15 page research essays do within a few weeks. Ughhh. Good luck with your diet too! I managed to cut out sugar for two weeks, but then I binged out over this weekend-_- . Less stressful times are coming though! Good luck. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| PeterMollenburg Senior Member AustraliaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5474 days ago 821 posts - 1273 votes Speaks: English* Studies: FrenchB1 | Message 74 of 217 20 April 2015 at 12:19am | IP Logged |
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I understand what you're going through with sugar, most definitely. Its not easy when such a substance is
addictive as many illicit drugs and much more readily available, omnipresent in fact, and even encouraged. You're not alone. I quit sugar Sugar addiction and dangers 4 étapes pour réduire le sucre If above link doesn't work search "4 étapes pour réduire sa consommation de sucre, www.dur-a-avaler.com" As for medicine. Well I have often contemplated moving from nursing to medicine but I can never seem to come up with enough 'pros' against the 'cons'. You guys work HARD. It is NOT easy doing medicine. Throw in dietary changes, learning multiple languages and burn-out... it's any wonder you have moments in which you tell others to stay away from medicine. I agree it's not an easy choice. For me its also the corruption and control by pharmaceutical companies and their deliberate repression of anything natural, justified by any means, and saturated through heavily pharma funded media avenues. Of course this doesnt mean you are bad, nor am I suggesting that. Many of us work in the medical system because we want to make a difference. So know that I'm not providing the links below to talk you out of medicine but to throw in some interesting French reading that may at least allow for sime demonstration of corruption in order that you remain aware when helping others that drugs are not the inly answer. The bottom link written by a Dr shows there are some excellent doctors out there making a difference Codex Alimentarius L'industrie pharmaceutique Edited by PeterMollenburg on 20 April 2015 at 1:00am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Clarity Groupie United States Joined 3520 days ago 85 posts - 107 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 75 of 217 20 April 2015 at 2:21am | IP Logged |
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Hi Cavesa! Thanks for the great tips on Spanish resources. I remember Isabel having Spanish subtitles. Does Angel o Demonio have subtitles too?
Sorry to hear about school and its demands. I remember those sleep deprived weeks in grad school when I physically did not think I would be able to handle my final exams. I looked like this with fangs. 
So here's a big cyber hug for you. I hope your exams go as smoothly as possible. I am amazed that you're accomplishing as much as you are in your language studies. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4142 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 76 of 217 20 April 2015 at 3:54am | IP Logged |
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Sending you lots of good thoughts! Be gentle with yourself...it's ok to take a step back from some things if you need
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| Mohave Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Mohave1 Joined 4005 days ago 291 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 77 of 217 22 April 2015 at 4:06pm | IP Logged |
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I agree with Stelle's sentiments above. Remember to take time for you! I'd be exhausted if I was doing all
that you are doing. Maybe select a few things to put on hold for a short period of time? For me, sometimes just setting everything else aside for an hour, taking a long, hot bath/shower, and having a glass of wine can help. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5007 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian | Message 78 of 217 24 April 2015 at 2:54pm | IP Logged |
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Thanks a lot, friends! Your support helps.
You know, the problem with medicine is not that it is hard, that is a correct thing in principle. One of the problems is that it is badly organized, so it is often hard just to be hard, not for a purpose. And another problem is that the university expects to be the center and only problem of your life. As soon as you get more ill, your family has troubles (such as serious illness in the family or such things), you need to work because you just don't have the money yet you are still not poor enough for support (I wholeheartedly admire my working classmates) and so on, it is a problem. I'd say most people who extend their studies or fall out, they are not just lazy morons. I got two more years of studies do to health and regret it deeply. I want to break free! (one of my favourite songs by Queen. Another favourite song is "f**k it all", a remake of that Frozen song) My experience with medicine, hospitals and such things is very different from that of my classmates (actually the amount of my experience could unfortunately compare to that of a few hundred other studetents summed), I can tell lots of the lies that are said by the teachers and written in the books, hearing unethical monsters among our teachers, that is exhausting. It all demotivates me far too often. Just as the ways we just waste time at school, it should be organized very differently. I found that some of my childhood's thoughts were unfortunately very precise and correct. Most teachers are useless or even harmful for learning (thanks god for the exceptions), the classes are waste of time and getting up early is a nightmare :-D Thanks a lot for the support, I am drawing from wherever source I can these days to get through. I wish I would get a Bc (like BA) after this year, just like people from easier fields, but I won't. Most medschools in Europe, from what I've noticed, are an exception to the system. You start right after highschool and get out after 25 or even nearing 30. If we had the opportunity to escape, very few would stay, at least until the university would get reformed. I am going to Hungary tommorrow and I hope to have a great weekend. After that, I should have more energy to study. In the meantime, I am mostly continuing with my SCs. Reading a bit in French, finished another Pratchett in Spanish (Brujas de viaje), watching Angel o demonio (which turns out to be a really good show, even though the pacing might at times be different for my taste). So, hopefully the posts to come will be far more cheerful, I don't want to depress my readers :-) (sorry) Edited by Cavesa on 24 April 2015 at 3:02pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| 1e4e6 Octoglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4288 days ago 1013 posts - 1588 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish, Italian Studies: German, Danish, Russian, Catalan | Message 79 of 217 24 April 2015 at 11:44pm | IP Logged |
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I agree that classes are horseshit. To be honest, I always wondered what the point of
waking up at 06.30 was, to shower, breakfast, get ready, catch bus, arrive at 08.30 at university i time for 09.00 lectures, when at the end of the day, I would not be able to tell anyone what my phone number was, nor how old I was because my brain just cannot function with waking up early. Maybe you are like me... It seems more fruitful to just stay home and study the lecture notes, which is why I am very sceptical of any form of classes and tutoring since, I just feel like I have more problems learning when someone physically teaches it to me rather than myself. About your finance, at least you do not about to be foreclosed, or are 40000€ in debt with all family members not only in debt but unemployed, and whose governments have an addiction to corporations, budget cuts and austerity. And one very important point, you live in one of the most beautiful cities (and countries) in the world surrounded by languages, i.e. you live in a landlocked country surrounded by opportunities to practise at least 4 or 5 languages by a short trip. I either live on an island surrounded by nothing but Anglophones, whose inhabitants fail to believe that they live within the confines of Europe (if not Europe, where else unless the North Sea is considered a continent), or a state that is bigger than all countries in Europe surrounded by even more ignorant Anglophones, and whose education system already approve of allowing graduation from secondary school without having to learn foreign language (entering university with 0 foreign language!). Can you believe that bullshit? Can the Anglophones get any more monolingual than they already are (it should be noted that I never ask rhetorical questions)? It seems so to me. It would be a dream for me to take a short train ride to Hungary for a weekend :D Edited by 1e4e6 on 24 April 2015 at 11:55pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| PeterMollenburg Senior Member AustraliaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5474 days ago 821 posts - 1273 votes Speaks: English* Studies: FrenchB1 | Message 80 of 217 25 April 2015 at 12:05am | IP Logged |
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Hi Cavesa,
Well I don't know if it helps coming from myself, but in my opinion it appears like you're very much aware and at least have control over your own mind (ie you don't blindly accept everything you're taught). Perhaps it makes life harder for you but knowing that what's written in texts or taught in university in many cases has vested interests behind it, means you have much more control over your mind than many. This may come off as haughty or pompous- I assure you that I'm not entertaining some kind of notion that I, or you, or we are part of some elite club of 'better free thinking people', as I don't believe humanity is entirely ignorant- most people are aware to some degree of the wool being pulled over their eyes- how thick that wool is is a matter of perception. Nor am I necessarily attempting to group you with me as two people who hold the same beliefs, values etc- as I'm sure we probably don't for the most part. Nevertheless I wanted to reinforce a positive here in an enduring tough journey- that despite all the BS at least you can see through it. And if it helps, what you're enduring is tough and to come this far (you may not work like some fellow students, but you study many languages), even if you were to quit today you should not be down on yourself as you have come a long way. No person is any less valuable than any other no matter what their position or career (or lack of) despite what society attempts to instill in us. Le premier ministre hautain et prétentieux... mais non ! C'est pas moi du tout ! 1 person has voted this message useful |
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