I know, it has been more than a week! Too long! whew! I do have a little bit of an excuse: I was waiting to post until after my Robben Island trip, but then it got canceled due to weather concerns with the ferry, and I didn't feel I had much else to write about. But now I am rallying! I had another wonderful week. The weather has been a bit iffy, but I am rising above. And really, compared to Oregon winters this is nothing.
One fun and new thing in my life is "Book Club"! It is actually a cooking club. Every week there is a new theme (like Zucchini) and everyone cooks a dish surrounding that theme. We rotate through cooking a main, appetizer or dessert. I am very thankful I did not get dessert for this week, the theme is Fish. I am going to make fish stew! Last week I had a food disaster and burned everything trying to make butternut squash "french fries". I am keen to get my mojo back this week. It's going to be EPIC! In addition to cooking club, I have been baking a lot, Rooibos cookies, ginger/lemon/oatmeal cookies and last night cayenne pepper brownies. Some projects have been more successful than others. I have also been doing a lot of hot yoga, which I still love, and reading. This morning I finished the book White Teeth. It was very good, and reminded me, as most books I like, of Magical Realism. Delightful. This week I have a paper and my first exam! I am equal parts excited and worried. I think it will be fine, but the other students are freaking out.
One thing that is freaking me out, on the other hand, is Anne and all of her friends growing up!!! Watching them (on facebook) get ready to go to college is so weird! Especially in a place that is so removed from it. It's so weird to think that by the time I get back they will be done with a whole semester! Crazy.
One of the highlights last week was going to a rugby game! It was CRAZY. So violent, but still impressive. There were some large men and some small men. All of them were probably concussed. It was extreme. I wish I had pictures to show you!
I also got to skype some of my favorite people on Sunday. I had to show them my hair! On Friday I cut it all off! Buzz cut. I actually like it a lot. I am excited to be able to wear hats and not worry about hat hair and other funny things like that. So far no complaints regarding that decision.
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| hah! look at emily's face, even sam made it! |
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| I got a hat! |
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| paul pierce's baby, prince. i just like how hard the baby is chilling. this is to make up for my lack of pictures. |
I still remember you talking about wanting to shave your head something like sophomore year of high school... glad you actually did! When I have skype-ability, I wanna see it.
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