New People, New Places

Just chillin' at the men's soccer game (we won, thats right!) and on the 6W lounge balcony, where there is a beautiful view of the canal and the city.

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I'm all moved in and everything exciting! It has been great.  We've have activities all weekend so I'm staying crazy busy. Also, I'm getting into good shape walking up a huge hill about 5 times a day and then going up and down 6 flights of stairs when I decide not to take the elevator.  I want to take the stairs all the time but I think I might have to work up to that. I know, it sounds so weak but that hill is really killer, try it sometime.  The weather has been really great, it has hardly rained at all and I just go the t-shirt and sweatshirt route because that is sufficient.  

Surprises, Yreka, & Weirdos

I had quite the eventful weekend.  I moved out of the house Saturday, had a surprise party for my mom Saturday night (correction: Tante Irene really threw the party, I just answered her questions), and now am in beautiful Yreka, on my way to my new place of residence.  Yreka is very small yet still I've seen at least 5 weird people and I was only out of the hotel room for just over an hour.  I don't think I have an exceptionally strong weirdar either  but maybe it is heightened from being away from home.  Also, someone tried to get into our hotel room which was frightening until I realized it was a little old lady.  Supposedly they told her that it was her room number but what she said was a 9 looked suspiciously like a 4 to me.  

"You say goodbye and I say hello, hello, hello!"

So, it's officially my last day at home before I head off to the great unknown, to the land of rain and greenery. Unfortunately I was sick on Wednesday and yesterday morning but I am recovering quite nicely now. What a way to spend my last days! O well, it gave me a good excuse to sleep on the couch all day. I just have a few things to do before I leave, like finish off the pita in the fridge, pack a few more items, and some other miscellaneous (yet equally important) tasks. I said a teary goodbye to Kali and Becca yesterday. Actually I wasn't too teary because I am much too excited to cry about anything right now but it was sad. Goodbyes are just a part of life though (definitely not the fun part) and for every goodbye there are usually many more hellos.

"Hello, Goodbye"
the Beatles

You say yes, I say no
You say stop and I say go, go, go
Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello

I say high, you say low
You say why, and I say I don't know
Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello

Why, why, why, why, why, why
Do you say good bye
Goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye

Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye I say hello
Hello

Hela, heba helloa
Hela, heba helloa

lyrics courtesy of www.lyrics007.com

I'm leaving...

Now that I am soon to begin college, I realized it was time to also to begin my own blog. This is largely thanks to the suggestion from Josh. So, hopefully I can keep track of my whole experience of living in the big city of Seattle and being far far away from home. And it also means all of you concerned for my welfare (and curious about what I'm up to) can try to check up on me by reading this. I depart in about two days and am very ready to go, once I finish the ominous task of boxing up my possessions and saying goodbye to everyone until Christmas time. Unless of course you come and visit me.