"Scarce to be counted, filling the darkness with order and light."

[nausicaa83]

Big news, everybody! Today I went to the local Oxford School Of English, a few minutes from St Marco's Square, and signed up for the Cambridge Proficiency Exam, next June. The lady there was really nice, we talked a lot, and I'm really, really excited. It'll be my first exam in 9 years, and that's quite terrifying, but it'll also be a great opportunity, and that's what makes it exciting.

I'm coming down from a pretty intense adrenaline high right now, you have no idea. :D I haven't told my therapist yet, because it was her idea in the first place, and I want to surprise her. A few weeks back she told me the next step in my healing process was finding a new hobby/activity/course, anything that was new, not hospital-related, and that would take some serious committing to. I mulled it over for a few days, and then decided on doing something related to my love for the English language, because everything you see here is all self-taught. I contacted the lovely space_oddity_75, and she suggested the CPE. I did a test on their website, and scored 24 out of 25. After throwing a Martin Crieff there and then ("So I got a question WRONG?!"), I checked the rest of the website and decided to do it.

Next time I see my therapist I'm going to bring the receipt with me and surprise her. I can't wait to see her face! *______*

In other news, my Survey Corps jacket from Shingeki no Kyojin arrived, and it's amazing:





While yes, I bought it because I'm working on a SnK cosplay, this jacket is such great quality I'm planning on wearing it as a normal jacket too. Plus the weather is so warm and nice, in less than a month it'll be perfect to wear outside. *________*

And now I should probably lie down for a bit, because happiness is great and all, but adrenaline is my nemesis and I have to leave the house again in two hours. I should probably learn to do some meditation.

Comments

[space-oddity-75.livejournal.com]

Per iniziare, sul sito ufficiale del Cambridge English c'è una lista di titoli validi, tra i quali raccomando quelli con i vecchi papers, da prendere come esempio per familiarizzare con il modello presentato nei giorni dell'esame:

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/prepare-and-practise/official-cambridge-english-preparation-materials/proficiency/

Ai miei tempi, senza internet né risorse online, i libri erano tutto quello che potevamo usare per aiutarci nello studio. Adesso ci sono tonnellate di risorse aggiuntive, esempi e test online, commenti di altri studenti e tips da seguire prima di presentarsi all'esame. Io ti consiglio di fare un po' di tutto, scegliendo i metodi di apprendimento che preferisci e che sono più consoni al tuo metodo di studio. Datti una schedule settimanale e organizza il tuo tempo al meglio, e vedrai che andra tutto perfettamente. Tra l'altro, ogni paper è a tempo, quindi di consiglio di usare un timer o puntare la sveglia quando fai gli esercizi, allenandoti fin da subito a stare nei minuti previsti (all'inizio non è facile, ma poi ci si abitua). Good luck, Skip!!! ;)