Just a B+ Yogi from the Boonies

I am a very tired version of Ari this evening--and it's only 8:24pm. Pretty normal day. Actually, a little bit different from usual. I popped out of bed at my normal time--6:00am; the alarm clock doesn't even wake me up any more, I just get up. I went up for the 8:30am yoga class, which was really nice because there were only five of us rather than 20 or 25. I really like this whole yoga deal. I'm going to go to a class tomorrow at 4:00pm but it's not with Natalie, it's with Chelsea so that'll be a little bit different... I think I've just about talked Deniz into going with me.

After that I went up to Western Civilizations, had a two-break during which I ate lunch and did my math homework, then went to College Algebra, then heading over to English, where I gave a presentation and got back my first graded, college essay. I didn't do too badly but I should've done better--only a B+. I probably should've written with more time to spare than just the night before. So I guess that's not so bad when you look at it in that light. I'm getting really sick of all the cheesy prompts--describing a moment in which my life changed forever-type-of-thing.

(Have I mentioned that the boys here douse themselves in cologne? Whenever one of them gets out of the elevator, the whole thing just reeks of cologne. It's a very strange phenomenon. Everything always smells very strongly...)

After class I went back down the hill and did whatever for a while, nothing of interest, I assure you. Then Deniz, Keely, Katie and I walked up for dinner at 6:00pm. We spent a lot of time up there--like, I didn't get back to my room until 7:45pm. So that was a long time. We talked to Gio, which was cool; she's from New York. Then I tried to convince Deniz to apply as a transfer student to UPS, so we could be roommates, but I've been unsuccessful so far. All these city people think I'm from the boonies--hey! Fox Island is only an hour away from Seattle, thankyouverymuch! I also get made of fun for not liking to cross streets and freaking out every time a car almost hits us (although they'll say it wasn't about to hit us, but of course it was!). So yeah. I'm a kid from the boonies.

And like I said before, I am very tired now. I should probably just go to bed. I finished my homework on Wednesday. Sadness, not even any homework for me. It's raining here right now; that's nice. It has cooled down a lot. I wore my purple hat today! I think that added to my from-the-boonies image... I've been labeled a Seattle-ite; the fact that I go around telling people that the Pacific Northwest is the only place to live probably doesn't help either.

Oh yeah, Baba and Angi went to Ascona today. The hotel they're staying is apparently very over-priced and their room is very small. I was supposed to stay with them Friday-Sunday, but there is room is barely big enough for them apparently. The earliest they could get out of their reservation is Saturday, so they'll be coming back to Lugano on Saturday and then staying here until their flight on Monday. So that's all right. They haven't been having very good luck with hotels here, quite frankly. I'm supposed to think of something to do on Saturday, but there wasn't a whole lot to in sunny Lugano and I think there's even less to do in rainy Lugano.

I think I'm going buy myself a yoga mat and a big pot tomorrow. The yoga mats they provide are quite dirty and sketchy looking; I guess it's nice that you don't have to carry it up the hill... But most of the time there aren't enough yoga mats to go around as it is. I might as well buy one. Maybe I'll sell it when I leave here.

All right! I'm off to do a little Marketing reading, just for kicks. More soon though; I'm sure you're just dying to hear about more of my Swiss adventures... I must admit they're getting less exciting.

Smile !!