Thailand

I’m in Thailand! I’m finally here and its been great so far.
1.) Not only can I be barefooted most of the time but it’s required.
2.) The food is wonderful and they eat family style, everyone sharing platters with everyone else. For lunch yesterday we all shared fried morning glories, red curry, a coconut fish soup, [...]

Finished

Lucas called me late Thursday night and told me he’d had dinner with our Greek grader and asked how I had done in the class. Kevin, the grader, facebooked him later and told him I got a C for the class. Warden either gave a twenty point curve or he didn’t want me to quit [...]

Senseless Fight

I don’t wanna pray for what is not right
And I don’t wanna beg for what is not mine
I don’t wanna rock the road between dreams and worldly things
I could charge, and I could really try
But I don’t wanna be the brave one
In a senseless fight
-Damien Rice
Lucas called after his final to see if I wanted [...]

Finals

I failed my Greek final today, which means I failed for the semester, which means that I will lose my academic scholarship. Again. I should have studied more or something. I wasn’t expecting the questions that were on the test. I can’t remember how to decline a third declension noun but I can read one [...]

What I’ve Learned This Year

1.) Breaking my toe did more good than harm since it straightened out my toe and made me stop walking incorrectly on that foot. Unfortunately I walk the same on the  other foot.
2.) The chapel checkers don’t take attendance the last three days of dead week.
3.) Harding’s version of dead week isn’t dead week.
4.) My [...]