To face this on your own.
Today is my first full day in New Haven. The past week has been absolutely crazy. I was very unprepared in the last few days of Munich for the move which ended up making my very last day a stressful day of packing and sorting out DHL... which didn't get sorted out. I had no more money in my German bank account as I was 24 hours from leaving Germany, and was unable to arrange it with a credit card. So I ran to the office and asked Marco if I could store it there temporarily and have it picked up later by DHL. He was so happy to see me again he even drove to my house with his car to pick up the massive boxes and store them in the garage at the office. He was like, "when do you leave?" I said, "in 4-hours." He couldn't stop laughing. He thought it was so crazy. How many people work for someone who will drop everything and help you move?
London was great. I saw a lot of people, though not enough time with any of them. I spent a day at Olympic Park with Scott, Kieran and Sandra. the next day I went to Women's Field Hockey with Scott which was really entertaining. We even got to see a Team GB game and a Team USA game. Then a few days later I went to a women's handball game which was also pretty entertaining. I was a bit washed out on the olympics after all of that and sort of regretted spending so much of my London time at the park instead of in the city that I love (to hate). It was a good opportunity though and not something I will likely not get to do for a very long time.
My first few thoughts of New Haven are mixed. The area I live in is very cute and has lots of nice streets and nice shops. Though it seems the only way to purchase economically is to rent a car and drive to Target or Walmart. I am very impressed with the house. It is really nice. I'd say that this is the nicest house I've ever lived in (with the exception of the Cocoa house and the farm before we had animals... they ruined those homes). The niceness makes me feel better about paying the high rent. I am concerned with being so far it from the school... though I think the shuttle system should work out for me. The town itself is also really nice... although it is filled with sketchy people. All around town I would see some sketchy characters and then suddenly when I crossed the Yale campus boundaries it was nothing but well off looking kids. Lots of kids already there playing on the lawns.
I think I have changed since getting accepted. My life thoughts have changed. Priorities have changed. I noticed it a lot when Scott was over. Things he was interested or wanted to do that I had little interest in anymore. I could see my brother's influence over him. I think a lot about the friends I have had over the past years. Suddenly many of them don't mean as much to me anymore. I suppose this is me becoming a stuck up snob. Some people mean a lot to me. But I've realized that many people don't matter at all anymore. I am confident that I will never return to Houston. That is no longer in my path. That changes many things for me.
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London was great. I saw a lot of people, though not enough time with any of them. I spent a day at Olympic Park with Scott, Kieran and Sandra. the next day I went to Women's Field Hockey with Scott which was really entertaining. We even got to see a Team GB game and a Team USA game. Then a few days later I went to a women's handball game which was also pretty entertaining. I was a bit washed out on the olympics after all of that and sort of regretted spending so much of my London time at the park instead of in the city that I love (to hate). It was a good opportunity though and not something I will likely not get to do for a very long time.
My first few thoughts of New Haven are mixed. The area I live in is very cute and has lots of nice streets and nice shops. Though it seems the only way to purchase economically is to rent a car and drive to Target or Walmart. I am very impressed with the house. It is really nice. I'd say that this is the nicest house I've ever lived in (with the exception of the Cocoa house and the farm before we had animals... they ruined those homes). The niceness makes me feel better about paying the high rent. I am concerned with being so far it from the school... though I think the shuttle system should work out for me. The town itself is also really nice... although it is filled with sketchy people. All around town I would see some sketchy characters and then suddenly when I crossed the Yale campus boundaries it was nothing but well off looking kids. Lots of kids already there playing on the lawns.
I think I have changed since getting accepted. My life thoughts have changed. Priorities have changed. I noticed it a lot when Scott was over. Things he was interested or wanted to do that I had little interest in anymore. I could see my brother's influence over him. I think a lot about the friends I have had over the past years. Suddenly many of them don't mean as much to me anymore. I suppose this is me becoming a stuck up snob. Some people mean a lot to me. But I've realized that many people don't matter at all anymore. I am confident that I will never return to Houston. That is no longer in my path. That changes many things for me.
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