One of the fun new things we did was go to the Chinese Dragon Boat Racing Festival. Basically, it's people who row on the Charles River and race. We did this with a few of the MIT students and we enjoyed it immensely. Not too many pictures with us, but here's a couple to give you an idea.
Paul has started taking his real classes and I think he is really enjoying it. He comes home and reads constantly, working to finish his homework. These students may work hard, but I think they work harder at play.
I have really enjoyed getting to know these students. Their significant others or SOs as we are called are really sweet and kind and are so interested to get to know everyone. I suppose since everyone is new and mostly do not know anyone else up here, we all bond together. Although this being alone up here feeling has not been true for Paul and myself. We know quite a few people from before. Nicole Kraieski from my year in high school is up here, a few Georgia Tech folk, and many others have been so welcoming that we haven't been lonely since we've been here.
I also love where we live. Our apartment is teeny, but we have the best location. We are next to the Common and to the Charles River Esplanade where we run. I can do free yoga classes on Tuesdays at 6. On Friday, we walked to the North End and got some amazing Italian food, and then went to Free Friday night Flicks at the Hatch shell...which is just a short jaunt from where we live (we saw Happy Feet 2). On Fridays, I go to the Haymarket and get my cheap produce ($13 for the week!). Seriously, I love walking everywhere and doing everything.
Yesterday, we did our Sunday sailing crash course....literally, crash. We were instructed on how to sail, how to do the rigging, then put on the river. It was intense and stressful because not only did we not remember how to sail (since that's all short term memory and they taught us rigging just before), but we also had to avoid 20 other boats filled with novices...not a treat. We did okay, except when it came to docking, in which we did a terrifying 360 in the water...BUT WE DIDN'T CAPSIZE! That's the victory in this. We also crashed into another boat, but that was because we were switching roles. My legs I guess were real cramped because they are killing me today. Ugh.
But the real big news is this last one...I GOT INTO BOSTON UNIVERSITY! I am officially off the waiting list and can now become a speech pathologist. I am so excited about this new chapter in my life. I was going to do a beautiful post with a picture of me in my new school, but I haven't had the chance. Oh well. I just needed to tell everyone of my exciting news. I LOVE BOSTON! I will start my summer session after July 4th and will tell all about my courses here. Yay! I am so happy.
Well, it's been wicked crazy, but hopefully I will get our apartment pictures done soon. I am redoing a coffee table, so I'm waiting 'cause it looks wicked ugly. See ya!
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