Hi!
For those of you who have responded to last week's blog, thanks for your thoughtful remarks. I think that knowing a variety of studying strategies can be a great advantage during "heavy" study weeks like the mid-term and finals week.
This time around, I'd like you to look ahead to a moment you are all surely waiting for--the time when your mid-terms are finished. What I'd like you to think and write about is what you will do in order to relax and take it easy once all the stress from mid-term studying/test-taking has passed.
For example, when I was a student, the second I stepped out of my final mid-term/final test, I headed straight for the river. I bet you can all guess what happened next: that's right, I would go fishing! For me, there was nothing more soothing to my stressed-out spirit than the sounds of the river passing by. The moment a fish was on the end of my line, all thoughts of studying, mid-terms, grades, and so on would vanish.
What about you? What can you tell us about how you relax after such a stressful week?
I look forward to reading your posts.
Josh
Actually, I didn’t have specific plans to relax after mid-term tests. However, it is a good idea to take it easy if I do well in the tests.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to go to the gym first on the day I finish all the tests. I really enjoy the feel of perspiring profusely, but I haven’t gone to the gym for a long time due to the stress of mid-term tests. Next evening, I’d like to watch several Chinese TV shows. Of course, I will buy a lot of snacks. It is very comfortable for me to lie in the sofa and watch TV with snacks even though it’s a kind of unhealthy lifestyle. If I live in a too healthy and peaceful way, I’ll feel that I am an old woman. That’s not exciting. Also, my good friends invite me to enjoy hot springs next week. I think we can have fun without worrying. The last but not least, I plan to learn to cook by myself. It should be an interesting process, and that will be one of the best way to appreciate myself.
Good luck, everyone.
Hello Josh and everyone,
ReplyDeleteI worry about my mid-term tests because mid-term tests are big test including a lot of chapters in class., so we need to review whole things. If you ask me the ways for relaxing, I have 3 methods for taking it easy after mid term tests and so on. I would like to explain these methods as followings.
First, I would take much sleeping time. I think I will need much sleeping time after studying mid-term tests. We might study for long time before tests, so we need sleeping time to have energy. If I have less sleeping time, I might be get angry easily and feel bad.
Second, I would chat with my friends. Talking with my friends makes me happy. Whenever I have some concerns, I talk with my friends about that. Then, after talking with friends, I feel better than before like no concerns, and I can think positively. Thus, I need talking with my friends after I take mid-term tests, and I feel tired.
Third, I would sing songs. When I was in Japan, I loved singing songs at Karaoke very much. My father also liked Karaoke, so he bought Karaoke on-line. After that, I can sing a song at home, too. Singing songs can reduce stress in my mind. I don’t know the places of Karaoke, son I need to sing songs while taking shower here.
I can relax throughout the 3 methods; taking naps, talking with friends, and singing songs. If you feel stress of something, you can try my methods.
Thank you,
Hi Josh and everyone in class.
ReplyDeleteThese two points are my relaxing methods.
First, that I clean up my room after mid-term/final test can make me refresh. During Mid-term/final test, my room easily gets messy due to heavy study. Moreover, I usually spend time study not in my room but outside, so I use my room for only sleeping during mid-term/final test. However, I like staying at my room to take a rest, so as soon as possible I finish my tests, I usually clean my room and prepare to stay at my room really comfortably.
Second, that I often start my day without any plan is really relaxing for me. I think it's very laxurious to spent free time all day, so I want to use my time with my free feeling. If I want to go shopping, I ask my friends and go to shops together. If I want to watch movie, I prefer watching movie alone to going shopping with my friends.
To clean up my room and to spend my time without any plan can be free from busy daily life. In my opinion, free time,especially after mid-term/final test, is worthy of not only relaxing but also challanging new things. Therefore, I want to try any outdoor activity which I can experience only in Missoula.
Thank you.
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ReplyDeleteAfter big exams,I usually buy something hot and sweet for my free time. The reason why I prepare these two things is that they make me calm. During this time,I do many things:read books,chat with my friends,surf the internet,and plan about weekends. Before exam,I don't do these things even if I want to do. Therefore,I'm really looking forward to spend this time. Also,I study nothing. I ignore troublesome things. I just enjoy this silent time. Actually,I sometimes be negative while I'm spending silent time. I feel that I'm hollow, and not energetic. I don't know why. Anyway,after doing this,I feel better. Therefore,I like to spend free time with something hot and sweet.
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ReplyDeleteAfter big test, I usually go to the gym, so i don't think about it. However, some time i go to watch a movie or i paly some games with my friends such as volleyball or soccer.
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ReplyDeleteAfter a big exam, I usually sleep a lot because I cannot sleep enough during an exam term. My happy moment is that when I wake up from oversleeping. However, I cannot sleep enough before an exam, so after an exam, I usually go to bed.
In addition, I will go shopping. After an exam, shopping is the most fun. It is sad that there is just one shopping mall in missoula though.
I always be happy after an exam, but when I get my grade, I'll be sad again...
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ReplyDeleteThere are many things that I want to do after tests or exams. After finishing tests, I want to do whatever I want to do!! For example, I like to watch drama and movie on internet, chat with my friends and family, or hang out with my friends and go somewhere. During tests week, I alway have stressful time because of pressure and worried about score of tests. Therefore, when i finish test, I do whatever I want to do and relax my time!
Yui
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ReplyDeletewhen i have a big test i or after i do it i liek to go home and sleep that way I can relax or i will go to the lake ,then I get to draw what comes to my mind while I'm not very good but it allows me to relax
so that is what i do after a big test