I feel like rambling!

I always have moments when I am filled with doubt about every single decision I have made in life. This is one of such moments... I am at a very pivotal point in my life and I have only one plan of action. I have been really worried about what I will do if my plan fails. I feel trapped by the choices I have made this far in my life even though things have worked out well for me thus far. I am really questioning my career choice, my geographical location, my lifestyle, in fact, everything around me has become a question mark. I hope that I can regain the confidence in what I do and how I do it. I don't even know why I feel unsettled right now but I hope this feeling will go away soon because it is not a great one at all!

That said, I will move on to more positive ramblings! I have finished my visa application and I think I may have found the perfect apartment in Geneva :)

Also, this summer has been an experience. I usually over do my workout, for the past 3-4 years, I did anything from yoga, pilates, kick boxing, jiu jitsu, weight lifting, cycling and step 6 times a week for an hour or two. It was so much that my arms went from being just toned to muscular (and I mean reeeeaaly muscular!). You should have seen my parents faces when they saw their little girl becoming a little boy...hahaha... That to me was the sign that I was taking it over board. After looking at what I had done to my arms, I decided to reduce the workout intensity, since May, I have been working out for only 2-3 times a week. Hopefully my arms will stop looking like tubers of yam!!! hehe

Communication bites!

I have been making preparations to go to graduate school in Geneva... things have been working out... well, sort of. There have been so many instances of miscommunication, it is really getting on my nerves. I am going to be learning Master's degree level material in French. I can speak, read and write extensively in French but I still find it hard to understand different accents and to discern the language when it is spoken at a fast rate. I'm a little bit worried that I might be lost in translation the whole time... that I might be the student in class who is always apologizing and answering questions with "Répétez votre question s'il vous plaît"... there is certainly a difference between learning a language within the socio-cultural milieu and learning the language from a distance. I hope I am making the right decision to study in Geneva.

Sometimes, I wonder if I should just stay where I am, to take a somewhat easier way out. I have made up my mind about Geneva though so I am going to stick to the plan. It takes the Swiss embassy a minimum of eight weeks to process a permit... wth? Why? Upon that, the application requires more that 15 different supporting documents. These are the times when I wish we lived in a world without national boundaries and limitations. Okay, so I am whining like a lazy bum... hehe...