My dearest friends,
Hi, this is Joyce in Austin.
I've finally settled down here, and school will start next Wed.
Well, what can I tell you about my life here at UT Austin?
It doesn't seem to be a fun place for me so far
(although I was told that most undergraduate students chose to
come to UT Austin because it is fun....),
and I hope there's more yet to be explored.
I am now living in an one-bedroom apartment.
I have a nice bedroom, a large closet, a kitchen, dining table & chairs
and a living room. The apartment is very old, but it's maintained well.
I've bought many appliances, such as a 25' TV (but I can't afford cable....),
a microwave (but I rarely cook), etc.
It is quite comfortable, and spacious for a single person.
I enjoy this "peaceful" life, but I do feel lonesome sometimes. ꈊI think I'll be much busier once school starts.
By the way, I passed the English Oral Assessment last last Friday.
In order to be assigned as a Teaching Assistant (TA),
an international student must pass this exam.
I was lucky that I scored high on it.
What's more, I am TAing for Physical Chemistry Lab this semester!
There seem to be some experiments which I've done before, but unluckily,
I didn't get to choose to grade on the experiments that I am probably
more familiar with.
Nevertheless, I'll tell you more on this once we start lab sessions.
I have been attending an ITA (international TA) workshop for 3 days,
and there are other orientations too, on how to be a good TA.
We were taught a lot of stuff on how to teach well in classes,
how to interact with the students, etc.
How I wish that some of our teachers were taught on these topics before they started their teaching job > o
Anyway, that's what I have been doing so far. I miss you all, and please write to me via emails, I'd love to see how you guys are doing,
but I can't log onto the BBS sites easily. (But please don't forward me large attachments....thanks)
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