I haven’t’ felt much excitement about the new year. 2016 was a pretty crappy year, may the new one not be as bad, please. That was my silent plea. I never make New Year resolutions, but surprisingly have one for the upcoming year. “Stay calm and don’t give up hope.”
The school system in Europe is a little bit different, they torture little innocent children with Latin and old Greek and bore them senseless with stories of ancient Greece and the Roman empire. To the point that paying attention is an automatic self defense. You might as well go ahead and learn everything they tell you to, before you are hopelessly lost.