Youssef
Oud Fan
I have no idea if there is a thread for this too busy to look through them to make sure, but I'd just like to share an experience.
At the beginning of my semester I was put with a new English teacher who was sweet and loved his job. You could tell he had a passion for what he did and I was excited for a semester with him. But then, the 2nd day in I was switched to an english teacher notorious for not being rational. Let me just put it quickly because I have so much work from her currently, but not one person I have met in myclass so far has a grade above a 65, including myself. All homework assignments are graded like tests, and are given out daily. Not critiquing her teaching (though I definitely am), but the point is I am stressed far passed my limit.
So here I am with practically 5 Tests (HW) sitting on my desk to do, and 50 pages to read extremely extremely stressed. Unlike most people when I am stressed to an extent I really can't function, and I couldn't even read a sentence of the 50 pages she assigned for the weekend. I was so desperate for something to pull me out of this horrible mess, so I just grabbed a bottle of oud and just smelled the rim without even opening the bottle. I swear, I just felt calm. Just really calm.
Will explain the specifics when I am done with all this stupid Homework, but I am wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience with oud and stress.
At the beginning of my semester I was put with a new English teacher who was sweet and loved his job. You could tell he had a passion for what he did and I was excited for a semester with him. But then, the 2nd day in I was switched to an english teacher notorious for not being rational. Let me just put it quickly because I have so much work from her currently, but not one person I have met in myclass so far has a grade above a 65, including myself. All homework assignments are graded like tests, and are given out daily. Not critiquing her teaching (though I definitely am), but the point is I am stressed far passed my limit.
So here I am with practically 5 Tests (HW) sitting on my desk to do, and 50 pages to read extremely extremely stressed. Unlike most people when I am stressed to an extent I really can't function, and I couldn't even read a sentence of the 50 pages she assigned for the weekend. I was so desperate for something to pull me out of this horrible mess, so I just grabbed a bottle of oud and just smelled the rim without even opening the bottle. I swear, I just felt calm. Just really calm.
Will explain the specifics when I am done with all this stupid Homework, but I am wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience with oud and stress.