Academic Team Update - 4/6/10

At Academic Team today, everyone seemed to be a bit unfocused. I did not feel like I was on top of my game. I just felt too lethargic, perhaps induced by the beautiful weather and my desire to go outside. I still attended our meeting, but I think that it was obvious that my mind was wandering.

I did continue to feel confident in my geography abilities. Some weeks I just feel entirely useless when there are little geography questions asked, but this week there were plenty. I knew that Algiers and Mogadishu are two coastal African capital cities, and I also knew that the Caucasus mountains run through Azerbaijan and Georgia. I am glad that I am able to contribute to the team in this way, but I really hope that I can improve in other areas of trivia. I have seen that I have some strengths in biology questions and the rare math question, but I need work in history and literature.

As I mentioned, the team did seem a bit soporific today, but we managed to do fairly well, as measured by the accumulation of our points. We did work well together when necessary, such as on complex math questions, but we really lacked the vigor and zeal that was present last week when we got 300 points. I just hope that we can resume our enthusiasm and be fully prepared for our final competition next week.