Today, I wandered around with 5 other students from my program, including a girl from Scripps. We got our public transportation passes, found our school and the language school, saw the river (again), and ate. My roommate also came in today. Her name is Kailyn and she is from Canada. We think she is the only Canadian on the program. I also discovered that a girl who is an international student at Mt Holyoke but from Pakistan went to school with the one Pakistani girl at CMC and that a boy from Stanford (whose internet I am currently using... but we are getting internet in my apartment in the next week!) has a roommate from Saratoga and lived in the same dorm as a girl I grew up with. Small world.
We had lunch at TGIFridays... we are slowly weaning ourselves off of America :). Dinner was at a pretty Hungarian place. It was upscale with techno music, which was a weird combination. I am pretty sure I will not continue being vegetarian here. While there are vegetarian options, I don't want to walk into a restaurant and have what I am getting decided for me since there is only one vegetarian option. I want to try the different types of food here so we'll see. Maybe I'll be vegetarian in the apartment but not when I go out.
It really has been really fun and interesting being with a group of math majors. Over dinner today, we started talking about knitting and got into the mathematics of knitting and knot theory and one boy shared about how he had gotten a really cool book about knot theory. For once, not everyone was staring at him like he was crazy but instead was agreeing that it sounded interesting! And one girl shared a little paper puzzle her professor had given her to explain why she should be a math major. And another girl answered, "You need a reason to be a math major??? What? Why?" rather than the usual "Ew, math, why would you major in that?" I can definitely tell it will be super fun being able to say math nerdy things and have everyone appreciate them rather than be totally scared off.
I feel much better now that I have met a few people and have liked everyone I've met. Also, the promise of internet in my apartment is very reassuring. Once I get internet in my apartment, I will take and post some pictures.
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i'm glad you are just as confused with money/feeling the lack of close friends as i am.
i don't know if i'll be able to make it to budapest during my extended vacation (its more easternly than i thought) but i think i'm going to definitely try to hit it some random weekend since i don't really have class that often!
Rach, this is just amazing.
I get so excited to read about all your adventures!!! : ) Budapest sounds so fun and the people you're meeting sound equally amazing. I hope you're going to go out some night!
If you get anymore interesting stories like the Bush one, please continue, as I thought it was so fascinating to hear how he was received. I wonder if our government asked for the flags to be put there... I wonder if people were frustrated by all the inconveniences... and I really wonder why the states wouldn't put any press attention on his arrival... almost like Americans don't give a crap about momentous events like that... or perceived momentous events anyway.
I'm still at Cisco, working along, and it looks like I will most likely be abroad this summer, probably in Australia, working for Cisco and staying with a friend of my moms... or maybe coworker, i really don't know. I'm totally scared by the prospect as I won't be with very many kids my own age... if any... and well, it just scares me in general, but your stories make me more and more exctied at the prospect!
Hope things are well, good luck with the grocery store.
Ash
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