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August 21st 2003
I wasn’t very complete last time, so here’s a little in-depth report on the last week or so.
First of all, I just had this crazy deja-vu. It was freaky.
Okay, really first of all, Avalon (Catalina Island) was a really great vacation. The boat was a hassle, but thanks to an uncommonly nice man named Randy, everything was just fine. Having a boat of our own was a great advantage… boats cost $40 an hour to rent, and since we were there 3 days… well, you do the math. We could go around to all the cool snorkeling places, and I even saw the camp I went to in 6th grade. A very weird nostalgic moment, that.
We got home from that just fine, the ferry was bumpy, and I read the whole way, but never got even a hint of nausea. Yeah, I’m cool like that. We left that very night for Berkeley.
In Berkeley, I moved in as best I could in one day, and checked in to Cal Band FTP (Fall Training Program). It was really great to see everyone again (and it’s still great every day) and especially the newmen, who are numerous and spirited.
The next morning, we left for the beautiful city of Davis for 3 strenuous and hot and awesome days of FTP. I found that I (or at least my muscles) actually remembered how to march, and I found that one small year can mean a world of change in a person.
I slept in 5 beds in 5 nights in a row over those days. The first one was the sofa-bed in our hotel room in Avalon; the second was a real bed in our hotel room in Avalon (we switched rooms… the 2nd one had air conditioning and a real bed). The next night, I stayed in San Jose, at Grandma’s house, before going to Berkeley the next morning. The next night I slept in my room at TH, and the next night I slept on a horrid matress in the Tercero dorms at Davis.
I found that I am quite comfortable wandering, meeting new people, socializing, thinking, studying, and being alone. I am comfortable where I am right now.
I also find that I’m getting an excess of excercise, eating great, and I’m struggling to stay awake after midnight.
Life, my friends, is good. ::
… Coming next week: “And then classes started, and life was no longer good… etc, etc.” 