Spending the day in the library, a Saturday of all, while I'm studying abroad - definitely not ideal. But, it's midterms season.
It's been cold and rainy all day, so I threw on a typical flannel and headed up the campus hill to hunker down and hit the books. It is so windy outside it sounds like the building is about to blow over. Between that and the sporadic downpours, looking many hours is not a difficult task. However, they close at 5....
So at first I hated the UCT library. The windows look out onto a concrete wall, and there are no open spaces. But, that makes it easy to find a cave. It's also separated so there is an undergrad area, and a graduate area. Bathrooms are impossible to find, and there are no drinking fountains. Today I was definitely able to learn some strategies in this building. First of all, they don't allow food or beverage of any sort. I tried to bring in a coffee and got stopped by security. Unfortunately, unlike SCU, I don't have access to staff doors and half to walk in abiding to the rules like everybody else (instead of carrying my food in a media services box, like I've done once before). The tables have outlets, but not many of them are connected to power, so one really has to scavenge. If you want to do anything that omits the slightest noise, you have to be in an entirely isolated area. Or at least make sure you're on good terms with the surrounding studiers.
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