Still have gotten (nearly) nowhere in the socializing/friends department. But I'm less concerned about it than I was. There are definitely a few people I like and hopefully when I get more settled (and figure out a better going to the gym schedule that doesn't cut into other social activities) things will work themselves out.
Speaking of the gym - I have such a love/hate relationship with exercising. I think everyone does though. I mean... I hate it. It's an awful feeling to be sweaty and not be able to catch your breath. Of course, the after effects feel great but that's about it. I also think it's impossible for me to go to the gym in the morning because I don't feel fully awake until I take a shower and there's no point in taking a shower before going to the gym so I end up going at night. Which is ok, I guess... but tonight I could have made dinner with some people but knew I had to go to the gym so I did that instead. I need to not go to the gym at 8:00pm anymore, at least.
Even harder than the working out thing, though is eating well. It's not the foods themselves that are the problems... I generally like a lot of food that's healthy but it's the portions. The one thing I have a problem with is overeating. Especially salty foods. I could eat an entire bag of chips without thinking twice... after I've already eaten a full meal. So that's the kind of thing I really can't do anymore obviously and it's really, really hard to stop and/or find an alternative. I suppose maybe after a while my body will get used to not consuming that much crap but right now I'm really, really struggling with it. I haven't slipped or anything but it's requiring a ton of will power. Anyway, I want to lose 15 or so pounds because I gained that much in the past year and a half and I'd like to not look like a flabby rhino. Ha.
Anyway, had my first class today - Dutch. Not really all that exciting because Bonny teaches it and I pretty much knew what it was going to be like. But... we'll have to see how the whole memorization/tests/studying thing goes because I am completely horrible at all three of those things. Write a 20 page paper? Fine. Take a vocab test? Forget about it. Either way - I'm glad I'm taking it and hopefully I won't crash and burn.
OH and it's been a week so here is the beginning of daily pictures. I don't really know why I'm doing this - it's a little strange but I think it will be interesting when I have 4 months worth.
WEEK ONE
