Greasing my neurons
I’m almost believing as of this moment that we can literally go dumb if we don’t do enough brain exercise to keep our brain cells working.
I just finished my 8th article for the second week of classes and as much as I love reading, my mind can’t seem to keep up with the additional work thrown at it. Out of the 8 articles I mentioned, five were written in archaic spanish and I seriously got bloody nose after devouring them. I enjoy the class so much and I anticipate every discussion with vigor and fiery passion and the books I have to read are all far too interesting to be consumed in one hasty sitting, which is why it pains me to not give a hundred and one percent of myself during discussions and study period. What makes it all the more difficult is that I feel I have lost so much brain activity for letting my mind go dormant for five years that now it’s rebelling against me and my desire for education. Last week, it’s rebelliousness acted up by making me speak broken and incoherent spanish even though I already practiced three days before all my spiels for the class. So much for four years of undergraduate studies.
I really hope my brain will follow my lead and make me look less stupid in class tomorrow. Please pray to bathala for me.
