I spoke too soon
Yes, after three days I am online again! It's slow, but it's there. I feel like such an internet addict, it feels like I've finally gotten my fix ;-) Of course, now there are problems with the water, but more about that later.
So, finally time for the one month overview, even if the counter is now already at 1 month and 2 days. I still like it here, love it even. I've settled into a routine, but there's still so many nice things happening. Take last Tuesday. Knowing that Physics homework is due on Wednesdays, and that it was a lot this week, I'd predicted it to be boring, just sitting at home agonizing over why I can't do physics (it's strange...I ended up getting an 85 for the midterm, which is pretty good, but I still feel hopeless) However, you know me, a lot has to happen before I miss Gilmore Girls. Because there's a scheduling conflict with American Idol and it was officially Nicole's turn, I'd made sure I could watch the show on Benson's huge TV. Nicole turned out to be out of town that night, but still, Sylvia and I walked all the way up Gayley (a very long way up a very up Gayley), and of course, instead of just watching GG we watched TV until 9 thirty, were then joined by Tristen, went down to Westwood and were joined by Jordan, ended up eating at Chili's (a restaurant featuring a big sign saying we shouldn't be surprised if their food gave us cancer), and basically having such a good time that I didn't come home until it was almost twelve.
And still had homework to do. But strangely enough, Physics homework seems to get easier as the night (or morning) progresses.
Ok, so I guess it's no small wonder I almost fell asleep during my 8 o'clock class the following morning, or that I've been drinking coffee all the time for the last week or two. But hey, I'm abroad, and I'm using that as an excuse to have as much fun as possible.
And it's not like everything I do is decadent and late-nighted (if it's not a word it should be), not to mention filled with alcohol. I mean, I've been to three Capoeira classes in a row now, on wednesday last week, last monday and yesterday. The first class left me mostly with sore abdominal mucles, the second one with torn up and blistered feet, but after yesterday I'm actually feeling more or less ok. Not that the warming up wasn't torture. Who, after all, would be sadistic enough to come up with the following: first, walk on your hands and feet, both legs and arms straight. Then, turn around, and "walk"with your back to the ground and your hands beneath you. Then switch again. And again, and again, until at some point you couldn't even complete the switch any more, let alone walk. I did "play" in the end though (one of the wonderful things about capoeira is that you don't fight, but you "play", and there are no winners or losers), and well, let's just say grace and suppleness are concept my body denies the existence of, but it was fun, and at least I made a "good effort" (when people say that to you, you know you suck...but it's sports, it's me, so what did you expect).
t
Once again, my whole weekend is planned out (it already feels like weekend for me on Thursday. Class only from 3 to 6, and it's the session of my film class when we spend that time watching a movie, "the Piano" this time. Oh, I have to pay attention and answer essay questions about it later, but it's still a very relaxed way to spend a Thurday). Friday night I'm having dinner with Sylvia and Maria at the co-op, and afterwards there's a movie night somewhere. Saturday there's a party at Benson's, and it's going to be kind of a potluck thing, so I'm going to finally give one of those brownie mixes a shot (I didn't dare do it just at random, knowing what would happen if I had a batch of brownies all to myself). Then Sunday it's the Superbowl, and apparently there's some kind of get-together around that at Jordan's.
Now, about the water thing. First (and this is mostly directed at my parents, in particular my father), don't worry! There's just a small problem with the water that has as a consequence that we get scary e-mails from the university saying "BOIL THE WATER BEFORE DRINKING", and has Terry saying over and over "I'm going to die!" because she drank about 4 glasses before the notice came through (but really, don't worry: the e-mail said the consequences would only be "stomach or intestinal illness", and Terry felt perfectly fine this morning).
Oh, and I do study. It might not feel like it (writing about studying is boring) but I do. I'm now in the middle of a great easy book on supersymmetry (I'll have to use another one, with actual equations in it, for my project though. *sigh*), I'm still up to date on reading my biology chapters, and for film class I also do all the work I should be doing. See, wasn't that a boring paragraph? So trust me, no news about studying means good news from now on.
I think I'd better get dressed, it is 11 already.
Cheers,
H.
So, finally time for the one month overview, even if the counter is now already at 1 month and 2 days. I still like it here, love it even. I've settled into a routine, but there's still so many nice things happening. Take last Tuesday. Knowing that Physics homework is due on Wednesdays, and that it was a lot this week, I'd predicted it to be boring, just sitting at home agonizing over why I can't do physics (it's strange...I ended up getting an 85 for the midterm, which is pretty good, but I still feel hopeless) However, you know me, a lot has to happen before I miss Gilmore Girls. Because there's a scheduling conflict with American Idol and it was officially Nicole's turn, I'd made sure I could watch the show on Benson's huge TV. Nicole turned out to be out of town that night, but still, Sylvia and I walked all the way up Gayley (a very long way up a very up Gayley), and of course, instead of just watching GG we watched TV until 9 thirty, were then joined by Tristen, went down to Westwood and were joined by Jordan, ended up eating at Chili's (a restaurant featuring a big sign saying we shouldn't be surprised if their food gave us cancer), and basically having such a good time that I didn't come home until it was almost twelve.
And still had homework to do. But strangely enough, Physics homework seems to get easier as the night (or morning) progresses.
Ok, so I guess it's no small wonder I almost fell asleep during my 8 o'clock class the following morning, or that I've been drinking coffee all the time for the last week or two. But hey, I'm abroad, and I'm using that as an excuse to have as much fun as possible.
And it's not like everything I do is decadent and late-nighted (if it's not a word it should be), not to mention filled with alcohol. I mean, I've been to three Capoeira classes in a row now, on wednesday last week, last monday and yesterday. The first class left me mostly with sore abdominal mucles, the second one with torn up and blistered feet, but after yesterday I'm actually feeling more or less ok. Not that the warming up wasn't torture. Who, after all, would be sadistic enough to come up with the following: first, walk on your hands and feet, both legs and arms straight. Then, turn around, and "walk"with your back to the ground and your hands beneath you. Then switch again. And again, and again, until at some point you couldn't even complete the switch any more, let alone walk. I did "play" in the end though (one of the wonderful things about capoeira is that you don't fight, but you "play", and there are no winners or losers), and well, let's just say grace and suppleness are concept my body denies the existence of, but it was fun, and at least I made a "good effort" (when people say that to you, you know you suck...but it's sports, it's me, so what did you expect).
t
Once again, my whole weekend is planned out (it already feels like weekend for me on Thursday. Class only from 3 to 6, and it's the session of my film class when we spend that time watching a movie, "the Piano" this time. Oh, I have to pay attention and answer essay questions about it later, but it's still a very relaxed way to spend a Thurday). Friday night I'm having dinner with Sylvia and Maria at the co-op, and afterwards there's a movie night somewhere. Saturday there's a party at Benson's, and it's going to be kind of a potluck thing, so I'm going to finally give one of those brownie mixes a shot (I didn't dare do it just at random, knowing what would happen if I had a batch of brownies all to myself). Then Sunday it's the Superbowl, and apparently there's some kind of get-together around that at Jordan's.
Now, about the water thing. First (and this is mostly directed at my parents, in particular my father), don't worry! There's just a small problem with the water that has as a consequence that we get scary e-mails from the university saying "BOIL THE WATER BEFORE DRINKING", and has Terry saying over and over "I'm going to die!" because she drank about 4 glasses before the notice came through (but really, don't worry: the e-mail said the consequences would only be "stomach or intestinal illness", and Terry felt perfectly fine this morning).
Oh, and I do study. It might not feel like it (writing about studying is boring) but I do. I'm now in the middle of a great easy book on supersymmetry (I'll have to use another one, with actual equations in it, for my project though. *sigh*), I'm still up to date on reading my biology chapters, and for film class I also do all the work I should be doing. See, wasn't that a boring paragraph? So trust me, no news about studying means good news from now on.
I think I'd better get dressed, it is 11 already.
Cheers,
H.
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