So today I arranged to take time off from Danish. I've even contacted my case worker to see if I can extend my 3 years of free Danish for 5 months (since that's the amount of time I'll be out of the country - I'm just going to have to suck up the loss of this month since I don't really have that good of an excuse for missing). I can now reset my alarm for 8 am instead of 6:45.
Now I just have to get myself up and out of bed and off to "work."
But I also get to stay up late working because I don't have to get up early if I stay up late working. Does that make sense?
Example: I have had to stop working at 7 or 8 so that I have time to eat, so I have time to do homework, talk to the husband via skype and get to bed at a reasonable hour.
This means that even if I'm in the middle of a thought or an article, I've had to put it down and walk away. I hate that. If I'm having an intellectual moment DO NOT BREAK MY CONCENTRATION!!
Interrupted thoughts at the computer lead to sleeplessness. But I couldn't get up and work because I needed to get up early for Danish! Vicious cycle at play there.
I think I'll scan my Danish study books into my computer, though. Just in case I get bored in Qatar.
I think you are doing really well. I anyone forced me to learn Danish I think I would implode.
ReplyDeleteYou and I are so alike...I hate having my concentration interrupted!
ReplyDeleteI've lost so many ideas because someone insists on interrupting. Drives me batshit. But then, I'm such a procrastinator that if I were in your shoes I'd spend my days diddling around on the internet and contemplating the backs of my eyelids instead of working.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be able to do it if I had to get up in the morning for it. :(
ReplyDeletescanning the danish books is a great idea!! Just in case you get lonely for det danske sprog!!! :o)
ReplyDeleteOh, I forgot to say:
ReplyDeleteI've never experienced that in my neighborhood.