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Oh, I am so mad at EMU. When checking my EMU email, I noticed that there was something about an overdue bill. This made no sense because my previous semester was paid and my upcoming semester wasn't due yet. I went to the website that handles the bills to check it out and found that I somehow owed $16. But after much searching, I couldn't find a reason for this charge. I was angry. This university has pulled some crap before, but to charge me for nothing? Finally today, I found out what it was for. When I changed my name, I had to change my ID card. Unbeknownst to me, the idiotic university charges a ridiculous amount even when there is a legitimate reason for needing a replacement card. And to top it off, no one in the stupid office told me that there would be a charge when I went to change my name on the card. If I had known, I would have left my name on the card as it was. Unbelievable. Some may be thinking, 'get over it, Sarah, it's only $16'. Yes, only $16. But it is $16 that I don't have. It's $16 that I shouldn't have to pay. And, above all, it is simply the last straw. If I wasn't so close to finishing my Master's, believe you me, I would be out of there. This university and its employees have really pulled some crap over the past year, and I'm done with it. I will not put up with anymore. There are so many injustices in the world that I have to keep my mouth shut about because I simply can not do anything about it. So many things that make my blood boil. But I will not keep my mouth shut anymore. If you think the wrath of Achilles was intense, then you had better watch out because my anger burns as hot as his. The fool that causes pain for the ones I love has not imagined suffering like that which will befall him.

In the end, however, these are empty words. A flame that burns this hot soon burns out. I will probably end up paying the $16 because it's easier than fighting and calling and emailing and schimpfing only to end up probably having to pay it in the end anyway. I hate EMU.

In other news, Tunisia is still nice. Nidhal and I went swimming in the sea yesterday and the day before. On Sunday, we were at a place called Korbous which has natural hot springs. The town is tucked into the side of a cliff/mountain, and there was a beautiful view as we were driving there. The sea was a deep, bright blue and the mountains on the other side of the Gulf of Tunis were covered in mist. Wunderschoen.