An apology

It was a long time since I last wrote something on this platform. You have my sincerest apology for being away from Hive for this long. I really missed you guys and I am very eager to be active once again!

This semester was quite demanding as I had four languages, two of which were completely new. I had the usual English and Afrikaans, and then the other two were Dutch and Sepedi. I suppose it is expected when you study languages ;)

I want to share my journey with you and what it took to have come halfway.
In my first year I had a lot of subjects. I had Afrikaans, English, Criminology, Psychology and an Advanced Computer Literacy subject. All the listed subjects were year modules. On top of that I had another English Language subject in the first semester and the second semester Sociology.

Second year, first semester, on top of the four languages, I had Psychology as well. It was really a tough semester and also the reason I had a brief hiatus from Hive. My first priority is my studies, my music and my relationships. Because of these priorities being first, I have flourished in them all, especially my studies. I received an invite to join a honour society known as the Golden Key. With the dedication of making my dream come true to get my degree in languages, I have been blessed with this achievement.

Read away

If you do a degree in languages, prepare yourself because you are going to read to an unimaginable extent. Novels, plays, poetry and short stories. My literature knowledge has grown at an extreme rate and I love every moment. Knowledge is indeed power and books are one of my other lovers (@fermentedphil do not get jealous, you know that you are on top). I would like to share with you the books I have read so far as tribute and celebration of having having half a degree.

English

Novels:
A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Passage to India - E.M. Forster

Plays:
Macbeth - William Shakespeare
Arms and the Man - Bernard Shaw
A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
Long Day’s Journey Into Night - Eugene O’Neill
Betrayal - Harold Pinter

Short Story collections:
Recognition - Various Writers (Compiled by David Medalie)
Selected Stories - Katherine Mansfield

Afrikaans

Novels:
Sewe dae by die Silbersteins - Etienne Leroux
Laat Vrugte - C.M. van den Heever

Plays:
Kanna Hy Kô Hystoe - Adam Small

Short Story collections:
Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee en Ander Verhale - Deon Meyer
Die Afrikaanse Kortverhaalboek- Various writers (Compiled by Abraham H. de Vries)

Dutch

Het Gevaar - Jos Vandeloo

Reading is a journey through every text and character, physically and figuratively. Please leave a comment if you want to read a review about any of these plays and novels or if you are simply curious about it.

A thanks and a congratulations

Thank you for reading this post and celebrating the milestone with me. Also, a massive congratulations to all the Hivians that are halfway with their year challenge! I hope for every Hivian a blessed half a year that is still ahead of you!

(The post is of my own creation. All the photographs were taken with my partner, @fermentedphil ‘s Nikon D300 and my iPhone.)