wow, it's been months since i last updated.
i'm sitting here in my dorm, packed and ready to go home for winter break...
for almost a month, i'll be away from gainesville, which quickly became my home and the comfortable place to be.

in retrospect, the past semester, the first of my university life, has passed rather quickly.
the events seem to be a blur and the pictures of yesterdays seem so far back.

I didn't really excel in my studies as i had hoped but i did okay. 'okay' for my standards and if i'm a little giving to myself i'd even say i did pretty decently. but, that's only for when i decide to be a little easier on myself. my english class was a blast and i loved the literature we read...english major seems to be the right thing for me so far. I wouldn't do it if i wanted a career with my major but since pre-med is the thing for me, literature is what i find myself enjoying...calc 2 was a little rough and chem was majorly boring but they're over with and that's that.

as for freshmen fifteen...mmm hasn't hit me. although i did gain back all the weight i initially lost when i first moved here. but then again, the year is only half over. I think i'm gonna work harder to fight it off though...just to feel a little more confident and comfortable in my own skin.



for winter break there's a week free for me...
then, if our visa isn't renewed by next week, the family will visit toronto for christmas time...
then from the 28th to new year's day i'm in St. Louis for the Urbana Conference..
then a little less than a week until i'm back in gainesville.

enough time spent at home to relax and enough things going on to keep me from getting bored...


i'm not sure what i'm going to do during the time i'm home.
maybe i'll pick up some books and read for fun, shop for loved ones(me incl.), and meet up with old friends who are also back for break. (call me!)


anyway, i should finish tidying so that it feels nice and clean when i return in the new year.