Things I Miss...

I just got assigned an eight page, single spaced paper that will be due in three days, and it needs to be written in Spanish (of course). I am very, very stressed, and I should work on it. However, I am going through my first little homesickness bout. It's not bad, I just feel a little bit wistful, so I am going to list some of the things that I miss from home. These are in no particular order...

1) I've been missing going on cleaning rampages with Hope. I know that's sort of a strange thing to miss, but I only am in charge of my room here, and I share it with Sofy. I don't have too many belongings here, so it doesn't take long to arrange. I miss blaring Jesse McCartney and running around frantically scrubbing and vacuuming and straightening.

2) I miss heading out at 10:30 at night with the girls to get americanos and smoothies from Douchebag Derek at Scooters in the Haymarket. I loved sitting in there during NaNoWriMo, people watching, sipping my espresso, and writing off the hizzle. I really do miss those late nights together.

3) Tudors. I mean, I can watch it online here (and I have), but it's just not the same as sitting down with a bowl of buttered noodles and Parmesan cheese to watch with Vanessa for hours. I can't get really, really into it by myself.

4) I so miss going on dates with my best guy friend, Philipe. I miss him picking me up in his sweet car, taking me out to coffee, and us sitting for forever just laughing and being really loud at CoHo. I miss watching Dr. Who and Dexter and Million Dollar Money Drop with him. I miss making him apple pies. I miss our really deep conversations at 2 in the morning.

5) I would kill for some Runza.

6) I've also really been craving a chicken salad sandwich from Scooters. I remember this summer, I used to get one during my lunch break and go eat it at the library while I read my Jew books. This summer was great, and I also miss Katee Adams a lot. She helped me through a really tough time in my life, as did Janeen and Anne, and I miss them so much.

7) I'd really like to go to a  Berean church service. Don't get me wrong, I love my church here and all the people in it, but there's just something special about your own church and I think that is the way it is supposed to be. Mike's been tweeting the worship sets, and it makes me want to sing those songs! I also can't wait to start helping with the Hispanic church plant.

8) I miss being able to have real Shabbat. I have tried here, but it is just too hard, and I can't create the ambiance that I can when I am at home in my apartment. I miss the candles, I miss cleaning my room beforehand, I miss the quiet and the relaxation, and I miss being able to go to shul services at South Street. I miss my Siddur. I miss saying the Sh'ma every night before bed, and I miss having my own room to have my time with God.

9) I miss doing a ton of laundry all at one time, and then being able to just sit and fold it and then have tons of clean clothes all at once.

10) I miss being able to go home on the weekends if I want to and have Gina cook for me. I miss Grandma's yum-yums, I miss making latkes and eating them with apple sauce, I miss playing ukulele with Thomas, and I miss laughing about Aaron Carter with Nathan.

Well, that is the majority of the things I miss (obviously friends and family, but I wanted to concentrate on more specific things), and I feel better now. I'm hungry, though!

Dude Drama, Dialectology, & Deja Vu

Well, I haven't blogged for awhile so I guess I'll do that now. I should be doing homework, but I just can't find the motivation as none of it is due tomorrow. You know, that's how I roll.

I think you'll remember that guy I was so enamored of (still am, for that matter), but I've got some news: he's got a girlfriend back in El Salvador. Yes, I can see those jaws dropping. It's a fun time, right? Just what every girl wants to find out about the guy she's been seeing. I've known for awhile now, but we've been working on getting it ironed out. I know it sounds like a really awful thing for him to have done, but I really do think he is a good person and try as I may to hate him, I just can't. We are going to continue being friends, but I am taking some distance from him right now. It's what I need. I mean, if it comes back around in the future, it comes back around. If it doesn't, whatever. There are more Latinos in the sea.

I'm really hating my dialectology class, but I'm really loving my morning conversation class. I mean, I get sick of having to be at school from 8-12 every morning for it, but at least it is fun, and the teacher makes the class enjoyable. I also feel that I am learning a lot. He helps us get down to the nitty-gritty conversational parts of Spanish that other, normal grammatical classes miss. However, dialectology is just torture. Sarah and I sit there and feel as though we are literally dying. At least it lasts only two hours instead of four, and it only meets twice a week. I also need to get studying for my Culture class because we have a midterm or something on Thursday, and I don't really know what's going on.

I got three letters today! I like mail. Just to let everyone know.

I just got deja vu. Like, really bad. Ew.