University Residence Island of Malta

I am getting a late start on this whole travel blog thing. It's been a crazy first couple of weeks here in Malta. I flew out of Charleston Yeager airport on Wednesday, January 28th amidst wind and slush and snow flurries. We wanted to get to the airport early, so we left at around 8am, drove the hour and a half to Charleston, and hung out at the mall for a while. I got a quick haircut, since it hadn't been cut for about 5 months, and will probably be 5 more before I get it cut again. Then we ...

After Sicily, schoolwork began to pick up, after about a month and a half of doing close to nothing for classes. My first assignment was for my Psychology of Sexuality class. We had to write a 1500 word essay on one of three topics then attend a tutorial and present your findings. My topic was concerning the similarities and differences between male and female sexuality from physical, psychological, and social/cultural perspectives. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, it took a while to get to t...

After returning from Paris, it seemed as if the school workload suddenly skyrocketed. I had a psychology paper to write and a tutorial to attend for that paper on Friday. I had already written the paper, but spent the week doing last minute alterations and reading for hours on end for my English classes. I also had to compile information for a presentation due shortly after spring break, so my group members could get working on putting all the info together into a powerpoint. Along with all t...

Things there are a lot of in Malta: Cars Cats Lizards Snails Lingerie stores Bathroom stores Fruit and vegetable stands Kebab/pizza stalls Rocks and shrubs Sun Wind Pastizzerias Desserts Bags of pasta Buses Advertisements for Cisk (the local beer) Things there are not enough of in Malta (or at least in the University Residence): Couches Carpet Mexican food Working clothes dryers If you are ever going to study at the University of Malta or live at the University Residences or even walk on a si...

This is week is when I really started to realize how little time we have left here. I'm trying to stuff as much activity in as I can before I have to say goodbye.

Sunday Jessica and I went to Marsaxlokk to wander around and do some studying by the water. We also walked over to the other side of the bay and sat around for a little while on a tiny, sea shell covered beach. It was a long day, but we got a good bit of studying done.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday I had exams. The...