So today was freaking dangerous.

Its below freezing here, so naturally, it snows and ice forms on the pathways at school. Mkay, I can deal with that. What I have a hard time grasping however, is the lack of safety precautions taken to ensure that nobody falls on their ass whilst trying to make it to class all in one piece!

I slipped and almost went down to the ground 13 times. THIRTEEN! That's not exactly a great number..

Other than that, my day was pretty good. My roommate Ariel and I are trying to lose weight and work out everyday. Each day we burn at least 500 calories doing cardio, do two laps around the track, and do a number of weight lifting with leg, arm, and abdominal machines. Its insane. Today was only our third day and I barely made it, we're usually there for almost 2 hours! I better start seeing some results soon. Everyone says I don't need to lose weight or anything, but I need to be happy with myself on my own terms, no someone else's.

Also, my great friend Mimi posted some of the couples portraits she took of Alex and I today! Feel free to go check them out at www.sisonphotography.com and all the other amazing photos she's taken. :)

On one last note, my best friend Shareena is coming up to visit me tomorrow, and I'm really really happy! I miss her and she's a sweetheart. I wonder what shenanigans we'll get into, haha.

Until next time, cheers!

The First of Many

So.. I've never blogged before. That's probably obvious, as there's nothing on my profile. I decided I wanted to start because I plan on studying abroad next year, and figured that blogs might be a good way to record all that I experience (since I'm terrible with journals/diaries, though this seems to be nearly the same thing).

I am a freshman at Central Washington University. I like it; it's a great school with a beautiful campus and, thankfully, a wonderful study abroad program. My boyfriend Alex and I plan on spending the first semester next school year in Tartu, Estonia, and the second in Marburg, Germany. I'm really excited, but then again really scared. I'm ridiculously broke, and will go on loans alone, that makes things iffy.

Also, today was the first day of classes for winter quarter. My teachers all seem to be cool, if not a little kooky. I fully intent to apply myself a whole lot more than I did last quarter, but these courses are going to be more difficult, I can tell.

I guess I should start making notecards or something. Cheers.