My exam is paid for and now scheduled and I have been working my butt off in preparation! It's like college all over again *gag.* I've studied at home, at the park, at a local café, at the library and at my brother's house (their back deck is perfectly quiet). I'm more going through the motions in preparation for studying, as in putting everything in the same place so that I do not have to look through multiple worksheets and books with various information. I'm recalling a lot of the information after reading through the material which brings me some comfort. I can tell you what brings no comfort... reading about people that have taken the test multiple times and failed. "Why would you read that?" you ask? Well, I'm a researcher and I looked into good testing strategies for this exam as a not-so-great-test-taker. That being said I checked out a blog with really good information and suggestions for taking the test and the comments section below had people thanking the blogger for the helpful information as well as people including their own tips, but intermingled in there were people saying how they had taken the test multiple times and had not passed and asking for more suggestions.
They also reinforced what I already knew, the test is not looking for the practice answer it is looking for the textbook answer. That is a whole different way of thinking. (Oh boy!) I had to schedule the test for a later date than I wanted because my options were either this upcoming Wednesday or the week of my trip. I am not ready to take the test so this week was not an option, meaning the week of my departure it is. Which gives me no time to get everything done regarding my license before I leave because of the time constraints that go with the accompanying process. I may have to lay things out for my parents to help out, LOVE THEM :-)
Now about Australia...
I've been working out fairly consistently in my effort to be more able to be active throughout my time there. As in I'm trying to build stamina and a little bit more muscle (you never know, gotta stay safe). I am reading a book someone that did what I'm doing suggested I read. It's called In a Sunburned Country and it's written by Bill Bryson. The book is informative and has scary facts (Australia is home to the deadliest snake, spider and jellyfish in all the world), as well as funny stories of his experiences there (running through a wooded area in an attempt to get away from dogs he could hear barking and chasing him but never saw), as well as historical, artistic, cultural and architectural facts. It's a fun and easy read and I am really enjoying it so far, minus thinking that somehow I am going to unknowingly come across some poisonous creature. That's what insurance is for right? :-)
7/6/13, only 19 days away!!!
They also reinforced what I already knew, the test is not looking for the practice answer it is looking for the textbook answer. That is a whole different way of thinking. (Oh boy!) I had to schedule the test for a later date than I wanted because my options were either this upcoming Wednesday or the week of my trip. I am not ready to take the test so this week was not an option, meaning the week of my departure it is. Which gives me no time to get everything done regarding my license before I leave because of the time constraints that go with the accompanying process. I may have to lay things out for my parents to help out, LOVE THEM :-)
Now about Australia...
I've been working out fairly consistently in my effort to be more able to be active throughout my time there. As in I'm trying to build stamina and a little bit more muscle (you never know, gotta stay safe). I am reading a book someone that did what I'm doing suggested I read. It's called In a Sunburned Country and it's written by Bill Bryson. The book is informative and has scary facts (Australia is home to the deadliest snake, spider and jellyfish in all the world), as well as funny stories of his experiences there (running through a wooded area in an attempt to get away from dogs he could hear barking and chasing him but never saw), as well as historical, artistic, cultural and architectural facts. It's a fun and easy read and I am really enjoying it so far, minus thinking that somehow I am going to unknowingly come across some poisonous creature. That's what insurance is for right? :-)
7/6/13, only 19 days away!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment