Oct 23, 2005 22:18
What happened to my old life? I was reading my archives tonight. I don't know why. I'm in a nostalgic place I guess.
So. I'm 10 months and 3,000 miles and an emancipation ahead of where I was when I first started this. Everything is different now and nothing has changed. The names of the people in my everyday life are foreign to all of you: (in no particular order) Princess, Anushka, Seth, Patrick, Amelia, Ryan, Walid, Nathan, MJ, Karima, Anna, Shaun, Alessandra (Sasa)....I'm not the oldest anymore, I'm the youngest again and I have no idea what's going on most of the time. I have Ustaaza Geri instead of Señor Ricker and Professor McKeown instead of Ms Gorman, Microeconimic and not AP Calc. I go out drinking some weekends (Sarah Ramig!! Shout out for shitty HOYA/blue devil night! Also, remind me that rum makes me sad next time) and stay up until 2 on weekday nights. But look at me: I'm still procrastinating and still wearing flip flops in the rain, I talked to Lauren today, I still see Katie Diehm from time to time and think of you guys a lot. I'M AT FUCKING GEORGETOWN but I still know the SMA alma mater. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
The leaves are changing finally. It's getting that bitter-cold fall feeling. I'm putting away my short-sleeved shirts. AHHH there is too much to do here. I heard Plàcido Domingo speak the other night; he signed my program and stole my sharpie. Dupont Circle is a wonderful neighborhood to wander around in and people watch. I wish I had more time. I will always wish for more time.
I still talk to my Moroccan every Friday.
See how the threads of my life run together? I miss St. Mary's, mostly because I've lived in those halls and loved those teachers and known what the fuck i was doing instead of always praying I'm getting it right everyday. Still, it's a wonderful thing to run your own life. I'm happy here; I can't wait to see where this place takes me.
A huge Arabic test, a 6-page THEO paper, and a 2-page paper for my ecology and public policy class. But I'm still sitting here writing this because IT'S TIME.
I hope you miss me like I miss you.