Two of my roommates are working on getting their Master's degree in translation. For this they have to write read and analyze a piece of work from their native language and translate it into Spanish, and explain how they did this and the problems associated with it. The theses are due the middle of December.
Since we all moved in, they've kind of been slacking (as all college kids to with a huge project). Now that it's November everyone is feeling the crunch. Their other friends (who are also working on their Master's) are here. They're focused (kind of). They have group work sessions. In our house we have camping out: Aseel (Jordan), Juampe (Spain), and Jed (North America.)
It is fun having everyone here. Watching them complete their theses makes me not want to go back to school. They are all very stressed. Along with the paper, they have to do a presentation in front of their teachers who will ask questions. This part is particulary worriesome to me. English, no problem, but I would be completely nervous in another language. For most of them, Spanish is their second language and they speak it fluently, but they are still nervous about their presenations. Who wouldn't be?
Sometimes I wake up in the morning to go to school, and they're still up from the night before. Then when I get home they're all asleep. Other times they go to bed at 9 in the evening and will wake up at 10 to work. They live on grilled cheese sandwiches and coffee. The table is filled with laptops and papers constantly. It's pretty much assumed that every space available, will be filled with sleeping bodies. On second life, I wonder if they keep odd schedules because they're rotating beds. Oh the life of a student!! I can't imagine how free they'll feel after they all do their presentations. I can't wait for them to have normal lives!
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