1st June - 14th June

After completing all of my practical assessments and having a few days resting in the sun, it was time to start studying for our first of two exams, which would be on the rules and teaching que's for both softball and hockey. So, I ventured off to the computer/study room and printed off what seemed like a hundred pages on the rules of both sports!! At the beginning, I didn't know how I was going to learn all the different terms and definitions, especially for softball, as I had never played before coming in Malta. However, one of the American guys, Jordan Savage, knew the game inside out and managed to help me with the rules and terms, he even gave me some practical demonstrations!! The teaching que's were quite simple as we had already learnt them for the practical assessment. For hockey, I found it simple enough as I had played the game reguarly in hich school. Plus with Becca's help, it was an absolute gift, as she has played hockey for quite some time. So we formed a study group and were all set for the exam.
On exam day, I felt pretty nervous as I had no idea what to expect. We have a really small class, so we all gathered outside the hall beforehand, to cram in some last minute revision. When we got in, the room was empty compared to the exam halls in stranmillis, as there are always different students from other courses doing exmas at the same time! The exam itself went well, and seemed simple enough. One thing that was particuarly noticable was the fact that it was not in an essay format. This seemed weird as no matter what the subject I have done before, exams are always done in essays. Instead, there was short questions with simple answers, then longer answers were required for the teaching que's. There were even questions that had multiple choice answers to make it easier!!! The exam room was also far more laid back than back at stranmillis. At one stage, Chris walked over to his bag (which was in the room!!) without his shoes on to get a calculator. If i done this at stran, I would probably be accused of cheating!

Aside from the revision and our first exam, the residence has been very mellow as everybody is in study mode, and some of my friends are alot less fortunate than me, some having up to 8 exams!
So, Matthew, Becca and I have started playing tennis, as we are lucky enough to have a court. Becca (having already played reguarly) is putting us to shame, but I think I might take her before going home!!