As the semester at Concordia Texas is coming to an end, I have a lot to look back on. It has been a rollercoaster filled with some disappointments, great experiences, and stressful exams. Let\u2019s start with the most important part. Thanksgiving\u2026 This holiday may not even exist back in the Netherlands, but in the States it is one of the biggest of the year. Americans may have a whole meaning for Thanksgiving, but for me it means TURKEY – and lots of it. I\u00a0was lucky enough to have a full week off before Thanksgiving, right before the end of the\u00a0semester. I was happy to be invited to my girlfriend\u2019s house who lives in the suburbs of\u00a0Houston, and she and her family showed me a great time.<\/p>\n
Before going to Houston however, we had a little Saint Francis reunion (my first\u00a0university) going on, as some SFU tennis players came to visit Austin with some more SFU students. It was great to see them again and it brought back a lot of memories. Anyways, moving on to the turkey. Thanksgiving is on Thursdays, and so we had a family (plus me as a\u00a0random foreigner) dinner which was delicious. I have celebrated a couple Tanksgivings in\u00a0the States before, but never ever, have eaten fried turkey, and oh my it was delicious. The parents also took my girlfriend, two of her brothers, and me to an NBA game to see the\u00a0Houston Rockets defeat the Miami Heat. To finish up the amazing week, we went to the\u00a0beach house near Corpus Christi where we took out the boat and JetSki, which was truly amazing.<\/p>\n
After Thanksgiving I had to take a reality check, as it was time to get to studying for\u00a0finals and many assignments that I had yet to finish before the end of the semester. I had\u00a0finished most of my classes with a final paper, which eventually did not leave me with much\u00a0to study besides for one big final in Business Law, which was a lot of material. On top of\u00a0studying, I was, and still am, very busy trying to figure out what to do with my life after I\u00a0graduate. Yeah yeah I know that sounds dramatic, but it is a serious question that I have yet\u00a0to be able to answer. I am looking into options to stay in Austin, Texas, and hopefully at Concordia, to pursue a masters degree after finishing my undergrad.<\/p>\n
Now that finals are done and I have completed all the studying, it is time to go home. I\u00a0will be able to enjoy a short but much needed little break of three weeks before going into the spring season. The season is going to be tough, as not only my hips are still bothering me,\u00a0but also my ankle. In the summer I twisted my ankle and figured it would just get better after\u00a0the X-Ray did not show any signs of damage, but it only got a little worse. I went to get an\u00a0MRI and it is now a more serious issue. I do not know exactly what way I will choose to\u00a0handle this injury, but it is going to be a tough decision. I would obviously love to have a\u00a0good season, but right now I need to find a way to be able to play first. Maybe the break will\u00a0help. Whether it will or not, I am happy to be on break and to be able to see my family and friends before heading back to the States in January!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As the semester at Concordia Texas is coming to an end, I have a lot to look back on. It has been a rollercoaster filled with some disappointments, great experiences, and stressful exams. Let\u2019s start with the most important part. Thanksgiving\u2026 This holiday may not even exist back in the Netherlands, but in the States […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n