The last weekend.

6.10.11

All of Friday was spent working on the essays that were due that night at midnight.  There's nothing more exciting than the adrenaline rush you get trying to meet a deadline, am I right?  Well, I'm not sure if that's completely true, but it's the only way I've been writing papers all my life.  It usually works out in the end.

6.11.11

Saturday there was a bbq at my parents' house.  It was the first time my dad has opened the pool all summer, so everyone was pretty excited to partake in a refreshing dip.  It was nice to get to see everyone that I did before I leave.  I sure am going to miss a bunch of people.

6.12.11

These are the books that my cousin Brandon gave to me for my trip.  Lois Lowry's "The Messenger", Homer's "The Odyssy", and a collection of poems by Shel Silverstein.  He sure picked quite good selections, if you ask me, and I can't wait to read them.  I'm thankful to have something to read on the ten hour flight.

6.13.11

On Monday, I picked up around the house a bit and waited for a package.  Then I met up with Juan at the duck pond on campus.  While I was waiting I watched this funny turtle sun bathing, and this young mother duck with her cute, very energetic ducklings.

Right now it's 11:11 and I have yet to take a photo today.  So, I'll get on that and include it in the next post.  I still have so much to do and I leave the day after tomorrow.  This is really happening...