Tuesday Nov 6, 2007

Maggie Bertucci
Journal
November 6, 2007
So I didn't do a whole lot today. We have our Old Testament final
tomorrow, so I studied for that a little. We had Arabic this morning
and Ayman managed to go the whole hour without actually speaking any
Arabic. It was great. We talked about boy/girl relationships and the
country of Jordan.
About this time in the semester I tend to hit a wall, and I don't
want to move forward in my studies any longer. I hit that wall today.
I had no desire to study for my final, so I procrastinated. I'm
actually one of the best procrastinators that I know. When I have no
definite plans of distraction, I spend a lot of time wandering. I
just go up and down the stairs in the Jerusalem Center and see what
different people are doing. Sometimes I stop and chat for a little
while, and at other times I just walk passed if what is going on does
not interest me. It's an interesting habit that I've picked up since
being here. What a way to pass the boredom. So I did some of that
today. I also spent a lot of time in the computer lab with Danny
playing solitaire and free cell. We wasted a lot of time.
In the evening, after dinner, I decided that I needed to get my act
together and study for this test a little bit, so I did. I studied
for about three hours. I took a few breaks. During one of these
breaks, Nichelle, Tuni, and I went upstairs to copy a study guide, and
I was able to witness a spectacular wrestling match between Tuni and
Karey. It was really great. Later, I talked to Tuni about life. She
and I have good talks, in general.
One of the reasons that I came to Jerusalem was to get to know myself
and my Savior better. That has happened through my study of the Old
Testament, but I think it has the potential to happen even more as I
study the New Testament and really delve into the Savior's life and
teachings. I look forward to this opportunity and hope to make the
best out of it.