This is Fran at her computer this morning, studying math for her upcoming exam. Just yesterday she found this UNAM site that prepares students step by step for the math part of their exam, which is more rigorous than the one she will face in June.
She divides her study between mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history and Spanish grammar. This morning she had a long and intensive session.
She finally managed to get all of her papers together to submit to the college and pay for her exam day before yesterday. On Monday, via internet, she will get the official study guide.
The advice and counsel she has been getting as she prepares for her exam has been all over the map, from "It's WAY too difficult -- you should find a college with an easier exam and forget this idea" ... to "It's going to be much easier than you think -- they just want students!" She knows that not all students are good students, and doesn't believe any of the extreme positions. All she can do is study every day and do her best, but it is a large body of material!!
Her complex job is beginning to be more routine, which is allowing her to dedicate more of her brain to her studies -- the timing of all that was fortunate because starting now she will need every ounce of concentration she can muster.
Also, as I have mentioned before, a dentist in Oaxaca has taken her under his wing and has been providing her lots of expensive care for free. She just got a full set of braces, which is why she didn't want to turn around and smile for this photo! They will be removed in about 4 months, though for the life of me I don't understand why she needed them!
Fran's education is, of course, much more than what she is gleaning from all her studies. Yesterday, for instance, we had a hotdog and she tried mustard for the first time. This is only one of the many valuable things she is learning from me....
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