So I'm in a fight.  A fight with Latin.  Latin and I don't really understand each other at the present moment and I don't think we ever will again.  I'm tired of sitting in class with people that know how to translate things.  I'm tired of having a professor who expects me to understand everything about the language without ever reviewing grammar  ( Read more... )

Background: my dorm is right across from a glen,which is pretty sweet to run in during the fall and spring and great to snow shoe in during the winter ( Read more... )

So it's been sorta cold up here for a while (sorta cold is like in the 50s), but I've been largely ignoring this fact based on idea that it shouldn't be cold in October. About a week ago I finally broke down and unpacked my jackets and put some of my skirts away. I was content with this switch. However, I woke up on Friday to find that it was 28 ( Read more... )

So, I sit here on the first day of class memorizing the Greek Alphabet (alpha, beta, ect) for my Greek class and my mind is pulled not to the the classes I start tomorrow, but to a year ago today as a stood outside my dorm crying on my cell phone because I had no idea when I would speak to my mother again. Yes, tomorrow represents the aniversery ( Read more... )

I feel very loved right now. I went ice skating tonight, but i don't know how to skate. However, as soon as i got on the ice two of my mock trial friends swooped in and taught me. then for the rest of the night various friends kept comming by to hold my hand and make sure i did not fall. In fact, I only fell once. Having my friends right there ( Read more... )

Hey I'm updating from PA. I'm here staying with my friend, Elizabeth. I'm going to be here for another day and then we are going to go to Boston. I'm going to visit the Adams' house and I will post pics if I get a chance I'm excited to be going to college next monday. Speaking of which, next week I will be incomunicado as I will be on my ( Read more... )

so, Everything has been happening these days ( Read more... )

So anyway, I don't think that I fully understood how much I missed this place until I came back if that makes any sense. Last Sunday I was sitting in Pj's with a bunch of my abassador friends, after we moved in the entire senior class and we we discussing politics.  I was wonderful.  Later that night we spoofed the election and had a giftie ( Read more... )

I met up with Flake at Ms. Willie's college essay writing thing on Wensday night and heard about her time in Europe.  Then on thursday i was doing much needed work and she called.  We hung out and watched Under the Tuscan Sun.  She gave me the coolest orange scarf from Italy (YEAH!).  The only bad thing is that we saw Rob Paterson at MciD's.

I ( Read more... )

Hey people I'm on college tours and Presidenal Classroom was cool, at least the program.  I got to talk to people like the private concil to the president and the clerk of the supreme court.  It was so cool and i  got to sit on the house chamber floor, who gets to do that?  The people sucked though, like big time.  When I heard it was going to be ( Read more... )