Back to College

It's been a long time since I last wrote. Ramadan is over, it was a month that I devoted mostly to praying and reading.. the day was very short because of all the things I had to do. We went to the mosque occasionally and I had much to think about and didn't have the urge to write.

During Ramadan few of my friends had very hard circumstances that they're still suffering from. My friend's brother got kidnapped, was returned afterwards but now he's left outside Iraq to be sure of his safety. Another friend is living in a very gloomy atmosphere after the death of her cousin and the serious sickness of his brother. I am very bad at dealing with such situations and have no idea how to make any of them feel better which makes me feel quite helpless.

Then came Eid.. This Eid was very refreshing since for the past two years we didn't get to visit many houses as we usually do because we had grandpa (God's mercy be on him) and grandma (who's moved to the UAE and is enjoying her time now) at our house and were a main attraction of visitors rather than visiting people ourselves. Also, we had new friends to visit, those we have made in our trip to Turkey, and it was fun to see them again and talk about the journey and what's after.

This Monday was the first day of my new year as a junior is college. See how fast time goes! I was excited and fully charged to start the new year. I have forgotten so much of what I've studied in the past two years and would like to get it back!

We spent the first day chatting and congratulating the professors and our friends on Eid.. catching up with what's happened and observing the changes the vacation has made. We didn't take any lessons, and were told to come and get our books on Wednesday.
I didn't go to college today, because judging by the look of things yesterday we will only be wasting our time and have nothing done. Tomorrow I'll get my books.. I can't wait!

The male students got me really bothered yesterday, acting as if they don't even know us. Only two, maybe three, bothered to say hello!
This year is going to be my first in college without my cousin and his friends who have graduated. It feels a bit lonely already :(

We have a new building for our dept. (Communication engineering department) this year. The college started with one building and is slowly expanding to four buildings (one for each department and one for the deanery and administration) and we're only short by one now which I expect will be ready by next year. I love the new building, it's mostly blue (my favorite color) and is still very clean. Some of my friends think it's depressing and feels like a hospital, but I like it.

I still haven't met our professors who will be teaching us this year. That's my main concern, because seniors' talking about few wasn't very promising and I've had a bad experience with our new Eng. Analysis professor last year, which I really don't want to repeat.