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Going to university but make it dark academia

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07.01.2021 ✨ Happy snow day ✨ I hope you have a productive day ✨

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2020.12.21

Some days are just like this.

While on lockdown, I have been studying intensively for many hours every day. I’d wake up at 8, begin studies at 10 and go on until at least 5 pm. I have finished the Japanese From Zero book 1 and have started the book number two. However, some days I just don’t feel like doing anything. I can’t study, can’t play, can’t draw... Just stay lazy, drink numerous teas and coffees, and browse internet. I understand some days are just like that and it is okay, but I feel like I am wasting time and it makes me angry! I have been stuck on the same lesson since Friday. So I’ve decided to put on some perfume, open the windows to freshen up air, make a fresh cup of tea, and dive in!

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12/18/20

some pics after our snowstorm! campus is so peaceful right now, but i'm sooo cold. today is my last day with my boyfriend and then he's going away for break. spending the day looking for books and movies to read/watch over the break, so feel free to recommend something!

🎧 - sonnets by bjork

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19 december ¦ instagram link

My goals for December were to get right back into reading books and writing in my journal. Here's a little halfway update : I treated myself to 2 little comic style books in easy French (they both just so happen to be about cats lol) & some washi tape for my journal! I was half tempted to just leave my goals until the new year but I decided that getting back into a rhythm should be started now rather than later! I hope you all have been achieving your goals, and if not, I hope you know that a new fresh beginning is just around the corner~ Let's hope that 2021 will be kind to us all ♡

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2020.12.18

My notes vs my real handwriting

I am 100% kinesthetic type of a learner. This is why I take lots of time writing, editing, rewriting, decorating, and messing with my notes any way possible. Writing down things helps me to process things I’ve read, to memorize, and to understand them. Digital notetaking makes it easier to play around with my notes, so I definitely prefer it to writing notes on actual paper. However, workbook area exposes my real handwriting... lol

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1.12.2020 | tuesday

how is it december already?? i’m pretty much still mentally processing january or something… anyways, i will try my best to join in on the winter studying challenge by @myhoneststudyblr this month! i have never managed to finish any of these challenges but i’m still going to try to participate for as long as i can!

1st december - do you like winter?

i definitely do! it’s pretty much my favourite time of the year, i just love snow and christmas time and all that. i’m very lucky to live in a place where there’s actually lots of snow every year and winter feels like proper winter most of the time 🥺

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hi!! i just wanted to check in and see if you've been doing okay! i noticed you kind of stopped posting abruptly. hope all is well and you're safe & healthy (:

My inbox never showed me I had any messages ,_____, Anyway, I’m good! I got very busy with work and moving houses. It was a difficult time cuz of extra work and corona affected my workplace quite a lot, but I’ve managed to pull through and gained some new interests! I rebranded my blog and I am studying again. Hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy!

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even though the workload’s got me staying up pretty much every night, i’m kinda sad the term is coming to an end ngl

(also, i’m back home for the people that missed my moon)

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4/12/2020 | My roof is leaking so that is fabulous

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been really slacking when it comes to kanji studying — been spending most of my time working my way through the final chapters of genki ii. today i decided to take a break from grammar and started reviewing all the kanji i supposedly learned during my year abroad

ig: isa.layne

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December 8 || When should people start preparing for, decorating and celebrating Christmas?

If you live in the Philippines, people start decorating for Christmas as early as September 1 🤍 You can hear Christmas songs on the streets, inside malls and establishments as early as last week of August. So yeah, Christmas spirit is pretty much everywhere :)

December 9 || What do you usually do during the holidays?

Usually I’ve spend it with short break from uni.. although last year I remember spending the holidays making my thesis during the day then spending my time with family at night. I’m from Asia sooo the stereotype is to spend it with family 😂🤍 I think haven’t spent Christmas and New Year with a partner or friends.. 🤔

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here is my brand new challenge! i’ve known that i was going to do this challenge since i started my summer challenge in july so i am so psyched to be able to finally share it with you guys! i hope that you will enjoy it <3

DISCLAIMER: lots of the prompts in December are to do with Christmas because that is what i celebrate at this time of year. i was very aware of that when i was writing the prompts but i did not think that knew enough about other festivals and holidays at this time to write prompts about them. i did not want any prompts i made to be disrespectful. if you don’t celebrate Christmas, please know that this challenge is still for you! you can either just use the prompts anyway (if they are applicable) or adapt them to fit the festival or holiday that you celebrate. if it is impossible to adapt, then simply tell me about what you celebrate because i am excited to learn about them! [this was edited later because i realised i forgot to add it - thank you to the anon who queried this issue for reminding me <3]

✨ Info ✨

If you do the challenge, use the tag #winter studying challenge so i (and others) can see your posts. I try to reblog as many as possible. 

This challenge will run for two months - from the 1st December to the 31st January

There are daily prompts for every day of December and January 

But as always I don’t expect everyone to be able to post every day so you can always do catchup posts!

If you have any questions, feel free to send me an ask!

✨ Rules ✨

If you want to do the challenge, please reblog this post

If you do it on any other social media platform (ie. Instagram), please give credit. You can find my instagram here - my username is the same as on here @myhoneststudyblr

The challenge will officially start on the 1st December, but if you come across this later, you can definitely start anytime during these two months!

✨ Prompts ✨

1st December - Do you like winter?

2nd December - What is your favourite thing about winter?

3rd December - What is your least favourite thing about winter?

4th December - What is an unpopular opinion that you have about winter? 

5th December - Are you usually busy during winter?

6th December - Do you get a break from school/uni/work during winter?

7th December - How do you stay motivated during winter?

8th December - When should people start preparing for, decorating and celebrating Christmas? 

9th December - What do you usually do during the holidays?

10th December - What is a cherished family tradition from your childhood?

11th December - What is a favourite family Christmas/holiday memory that has stuck with you through the years? Why?

12th December - Does your family have any odd traditions during the holidays?

13th December - When do you buy your Christmas presents?

14th December - Share a memorable gift-opening moment from your childhood.

15th December - What is the coolest gift you ever gave someone?

16th December - What is your favourite Christmas movie?

17th December - What is your favourite Christmas song/carol? 

18th December - What is a Christmas song that makes you cringe?

19th December - What is your favourite holiday food?

20th December - What is your least favourite holiday food?

21st December - What was the most memorable holiday celebration you had at school?

22nd December - Finish this thought, “It wouldn’t be Christmas without _____.”

23rd December - If you could design your own ugly Christmas sweater, what would it look like?

24th December - What is your Christmas wish?

25th December - Merry Christmas! Tell us about your day!

26th December - What do you do the day after Christmas?

27th December - What was the best moment 

28th December - What are you grateful for?

29th December - Christmas or New Years

30th December - What is your best memory from 2020?

31st December - Would you rather stay home or go out on New Year’s Eve?

1st January - Happy New Year! What did you learn in the past year? 

2nd January - Have you made any New Years’ Resolutions?

3rd January - What is your aim for 2021?

4th January - What is the most important thing that is going to happen to you this year?

5th January - Would you rather live in a world where it is always winter or always summer?

6th January - What is the weather like during winter in your country?

7th January - Do you like the cold?

8th January - Where is the coldest place you’ve ever been to?

9th January - Name one place you could never live because of the winter weather.

10th January - Have you ever seen snow? When was the last time you saw it?

11th January - Would you rather play in the rain or play in a snowstorm?

12th January - Would you rather have a snowball fight or build a big snowman?

13th January - Would you rather have an entire snow week off from school or an extra week of summer vacation?

14th January - What is your favourite winter outfit?

15th January - Would you rather wear a winter jacket in the summer or a bathing suit in the winter?

16th January -  Scarves or sweaters? 

17th January - Gloves or mittens?

18th January - Wear mittens forever or a winter hat every single day?

19th January - What outdoor winter activity do you love?

20th January - Do you do any winter sports?

21st January - Stay warm inside or go outside in the cold?

22nd January - Ice skate or rollerblade?

23rd January - Polar bear or penguin?

24th January - Arctic fox or snowy owl?

25th January - What is your favourite winter drink?

26th January - Live in a world without hot chocolate or only be able to drink hot apple cider?

27th January - Have icy blue skin or have a runny nose all the time?

28th January - Play in the snow or play in the sand?

29th January - Go skiing or snowboarding?

30th January - Have a birthday in winter or in summer?

31st January - What was your favourite thing about winter this year?

✨ and that is the challenge! i really hope you will enjoy my challenge and if you have any questions, remember you can always send me an ask! ✨

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14/12/2020 | 90/90 Days of Productivity aka Exam Day

Enjoy some of my prettiest notes and some snowy sights while I sit this exam. I'll probably take a few days off of uploading on here afterwards but I still have a lot of work to do so I won't abandon @myhoneststudyblr 's winter challenge ❄️

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It’s beginning to look a lot like (finals week) 🎄📚☕️

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12/13

winter afternoons