On the eve of my 2nd humongous German test, I have decided to take the higher route, not study for German, and instead write in this internet pensieve of mine.
This past weekend was FANTASTIC. I had a shit ton of fun partying and going to random places. But I talked about that already.
Today was a low-key but overall fantastic day. I got up at 8, did reading and homeworks until class, went to class, bought tickets for my upcoming trip to Madrid at the end of May, bought seats to the finals of the World Championships of Track and Field on Sunday, and then went home to study some more. But the highlight of the time was cooking for my host family, and putting together a humble meal of sushi. Granted, the fish was frozen and not fresh, and the rice I made definitely had a little TOO MUCH water and thus was nearly impossible to spread over the seaweed correctly; but overall the food both looked and tasted great.
It's this reason that I'm glad I'm living with this amazing family. The weather today was also ridiculously beautiful. It's great being able to walk out of the U-Bahn Station to see the healthy branches and fresh green leaves against a bright blue sky. It also makes me happy that I have good vision, because I noticed that when I'm not wearing corrective lenses, colors just... well, aren't as AWEsome.
I had a lunch yesterday with Jiahui, and we talked a little bit about how we both were doing. I admitted that I was having difficulty adjusting at first, mainly because I missed Stanford so much, but since then I have realized that I am living in arguably the most vibrant, accepting, lively city in the world and I have to live it up. After that discussion, we went to the nearest Backerei and bought a Rumkugel (a chocolate spherical pastry filled with.. chocolate rum. It was actually PRETTY NASTY, but we tried it and learned. Good times).
Also, Phi Psi has decided its bids and I guess they've determined our residents for next year! I don't really know any of them, but I hope everything works out for the best and they will be friendly to their KM....!
Bis bald!
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