"The poet does not invent, the poet listens..."
Holy Guacamole! The last two days have flown by! But so far they have been a blast! I really do love it here and I feel like this was probably one of the best decisions I ever made!
So where to begin!? Ok. Yesterday. Well I wasn’t that happy about getting up at 7 but then I went to breakfast, got some yummy coffee and headed to class (truly feeling like a college student :-p). My Area I class is English and we got the chance to choose what section we wanted to be in whether it be Memoirs, Story Telling or last but not least…the dreaded Poetry. So we put our first two choices on note cards and passed them up. I signed up for Memoirs and then Poetry (but only because the teacher seems really cool). Well I’m kinda retarded…before class I voiced my opinion on poetry, nothing to harsh…..just that I hate it, and most poetry serves no purpose other than to use meaningless diction and syntax that gets too complex to express any emotion. Yeh…bad idea. I got put in poetry. Ha. Good news though…apparently I’m a challenge and my mind will be changed… All I have to say is, ok go for it. Wow me.
Everyday from 9:55-11:10 I get a free period to do what I want. Today I took a nap. Best nap ever! Haha. When it gets sunny I’ll either go lay out or go take pictures of the campus. It’s beautiful here so let’s hope the sun comes out soon!
My Area II class is Philosophy. We over think EVERYTHING…But I love it! The whole class the teacher barely got two words in because a group of six of us (including me) challenged everything. By the end of class we were discussing whether we as humans even exist, what makes us human and if religion even exists. It was intense. By the end of the class I definitely had a headache…but a GOOD headache. ;-) Then one of the guys in the class and I got to talking and ended up eating lunch together and talking and such. It was awesome. After he pointed out the fact he liked that I was eating a cheeseburger as opposed to a salad we got into a discussion about girls with no self confidence. I really enjoyed it. I’m not used to guys having strong opinions! But I like it! I like the heated debates! I’ve seen him around a couple of times today and he saw me and was like "Ashleigh! Hey! Wait up!" ….Yeh I’m digging it ;-)
My Area III class. AWESOME. We are so lively and the teacher even said "Wow…I better not bring anything shiny to class or you all will be bouncing off the walls!" The group is so fun and we even planned to go to Ben & Jerry’s tonight…after one day of class together! Haha. I like this instant friends thing! In the class t we have opinions voiced a lot as well. We had to all write down something we know to be true and something we know will never change in our minds. For the first I put "Perfections does not exist" and the second "I can always better myself." After reading my answer to the first the teacher said "Well now that you’ve met me you know perfection does in fact exist." The class laughed and I replied "Well I wrote that and I beg to differ." His response after laughter… "Ohh feisty!" Haha. Good word.
I miss my friends and family a little bit but not too bad just yet. Today three people back home hurt me in some way shape or form but luckily it didn’t phase me as bad because I’m surrounded by awesome people here. This summer is shaping up to be a great one!
So last night I went to a meeting to be in an acapella group. It was a lot more casual than I’m used to but very fun just the same! After that I saw two girls playing volleyball out on the quad. I asked if I could join so we played and gradually more people kept coming. We went from 3 to 5 to 15 to like 40! I met another guy playing volleyball who cracks me up. We talked on Facebook last night and he’s really chill. And quite the smooth talker. Haha. He goes "I saw you and was like wow that girl is gorgeous! I need to talk to her!" J Then it started to get to dark so I suggested we play duck duck goose…cheesy I know but….it was a blast! At the end of the night we counted up 148 people in the circle!! One of the leaders came up to me after and said "Wow, you sure do know how to get a crowd going!" I was quite pleased. J Then we heard someone playing music and had a little dance party. It was so much fun! I’m really paying for that volleyball playing today though. Every time I climb the four flights of stairs to my room I feel it alright. Woo feel the burn!I’m really excited to be getting a chance to express myself here and be around people doing the same. My English teacher , Chuck (Sullivan) is a poet who has written 7 books I think. Everyday he gives us quotes (like the one in the title of this blog) and I really do love them. Other teachers went to UNC Chapel Hill, NC State and Harvard! It’s great! The kids here are so welcoming too which really excites me. I have yet to sit with the same people at a meal! Oh! And speaking of food…the food here is AMAZING! I have to stop myself so I don’t get fat! Luckily though there is a huge indoor pool I used last night to do laps in! J J Tonight I have a seminar and then I might find some people to chill with in the quad! Gosh I love this!