A little while back, we received the tentative dates for departure to Japan. So go figure, two of my Regents exams are scheduled in between those dates. Luckily, there is a week for retaking Regents during January and so, call me crazy if you must, I have decided to try passing the Earth Science Regents Exam half way through the year to make departure less stressful (due to the 4 Regents I have to take the week before I leave). My friend, Megan, and I took on the task of teaching ourselves the half a year worth of Earth Science that we have yet to learn in class... all in one night! It was an adventure to say the least, especially because we signed up for the regents exam one day, studied all night the next day, and took the exam on the third day XD
Taking the test after studying all night was another adventure all together. Three hours of sitting in a cold room with only myself, Megan, and the guidance counselor while trying to make sense of all the questions on concepts we had yet to learn. I'm sure I looked like a crazy person as I twisted my pencil around in the air to get an idea of where the earth would be during a specific season compared to the sun or using my hands to get a sense of questions. I managed to finish the test with fifteen minutes to spare and by that time I was starving (lunch had been over for about thirty minutes by the end of the exam) and I was pretty much frozen solid. The room was for some unknown reason extremely cold!
So today (the day after the regents exam) our science teacher told us we passed! HUZZAH! Studying all night and freezing for three hours has paid off!!! This means we have 1 regents down, three to go. I am also excited because there are only 5 months left until I depart for Japan! Everyone in my class has been asking Megan and I all about the exchange program we are doing and one person even tried to convince us to bring them with us :) I just can't wait for June and I am still working steadily on learning Japanese.
