The Weekend Before Exams

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Recently, I have been enjoying myself in the day to day activities of school. For example, I have been doing term projects with my finance group, reading my investments textbook, and sometimes playing badminton. It always seems like there is not enough hours in a day.
Exam week begins on monday. I have 5 exams. No matter how well I have prepared in the last couple weeks, I still feel as if I am drowning. In particular, my investments midterm will be the most difficult because I did not take the prerequisite class. It is too late to give up or drop the class. On sunday, I will dedicate 12 hours to that class.
This morning, I spent 2 hours at the kindergarden. Those hours were precious study time that I forfeited. However, I am happy I went there. The people that facilitate the volunteer program mentioned at the beginning that it is something that we need to be dedicated to. For example, if we don’t show up then the children will think we forgot them. I like to talk to the children, for the most part because my Korean language skills are just about the same as theirs.
Now it is time to return to the books.

Brandon Morrissette

<i>*BASAA Scholarship</i> Anyong friends! I am Brandon Morrissette. I study Finance at Plymouth State University. In the past before college, I worked in the hospitality industry. I was born and raised in a small rural town in the far northern part of New Hampshire. I will study two semesters at Korea University in Seoul. My goal from this experience is to be able to read, write, and speak Korean language at a fourth grade level. I want to travel to all places in Asia. This is because at work I met many friendly, interesting people from that continent. I chose Korea in particular as the result of gentle persuasion from my Korean friends. My favorite academic subject is economics. When I am not studying for my classes, I enjoy learning about Buddha and Confucius. I intend on doing many temple visits. In Korea, I look forward to being reunited with a co-worker who is really dear to me and that I have not seen for 5 years. In addition to seeing old friends, I look forward to meeting many new ones. I also look forward to eating delicious food in Korea. It is possible that I love food because I did not have the best food when I was a growing up. After study abroad and graduation, my goal is to financially support my whole family.