Real Talk Tuesday

Real talk Tuesday: Today [or this morning at least] was probably one of my worst days of the program so far.

Julie and I were supposed to present at 9:00 for Sociology this morning. Keeping in mind that it takes about an hour to get to school, it was definitely not great when Julie woke me up at 7:45. My alarm was set for 6:30, and I haven't been feeling the greatest the past couple days, so my guess is that I slept through it. So, Julie came into my room at 7:45, which is the time we were supposed to leave, and got me out of bed. She had to leave without me so she could print off everything we were supposed to turn in, and I scrambled to get ready as fast as possible.

I was out the door of the apartment before 8, so I definitely should have made it to school on time...but didn't count on not being able to get on the next 7 buses. I finally got on the bus at 8:30 and didn't make it to the train station until 8:45. Finally reached North Sydney at 9, and literally jogged all the way to class and made it by 9:10. Not bad considering I had gotten up less than an hour and a half before. Horrible if you consider that I was raised by Dave Alto, and there are very few things I hate more than being late. [Yes Dad, you taught me the importance of being on time very well.] Needless to say, I was stressed out for the entire journey and I felt pretty bad walking in while my professor was lecturing. (The positive: we didn't end up presenting until 11:30...made it!)

The other negative: When I grabbed my computer to bring it to school, I found a message that said "Consider replacing your battery. There is a problem with your battery so your computer might shut down suddenly." Yayyyy for that. I mean, I've had my computer for 3 years, and I knew that the battery was definitely at less than full strength, but I was hoping I could make it through. (Back story: I ordered a new battery back in December, but didn't see if it fit in my computer until 2 days before I left. Long story short, it didn't fit. Of course.) 

So I was sitting in lecture at 9:15 this morning, stressed about being late, irritated with my computer, and starving from not eating breakfast. At this point, I was about ready to give up on my Tuesday completely. 

But, again, real talk: I'm glad I didn't.

It was orientation week at ACU, and as it should, this meant tons of free food. I mean.....we're new enough students to qualify for free food right? A banana, a ton of grapes, and some Oreos later, I was over the fact that I didn't eat breakfast - and I snagged an ACU water bottle. Julie and I presented in class, and it went wonderfully. I Skyped with the fam, mailed a bunch of postcards, and accomplished a lot with my afternoon.

By the time I got home, I was feeling much better about my life, and it helped that 4 of us went for drinks and tacos at Taco Tuesday. Came home, did some reading, and have officially relaxed again - besides the fact that I'm terrified of sleeping through my alarm again tomorrow.

Now it's 10:45, and I've fallen asleep twice in the past hour. I'm not sure what happened to the Bailey who stays up until 12:30 a.m. with ease buuuut, if you find her, please send her my way. I can't handle being exhausted by 9:30 every day!

So, there you are: my real talk Tuesday. A break from my typical "oh my gosh I love Sydney and everything here is great and nothing bad ever happens and life is perfect" kind of post. 

Even while studying abroad, real life and bad days happen. Good thing there's always tomorrow :)