Swan Lake, Observations, and other ramblings.

Swan Lake:

Thursday after my internship I ran a hell of a lot (4 miles) with S, and it was magnificent. It felt great, and I don't feel completely out of shape when I know that I'm not holding people back.
After my wonderful stroll along the river, I got ready to go to my second ever Ballet. (The Nutcracker counts right?)
It was the Russian Ballet performing Swan Lake. Now, for those of you who don't know, my only knowledge of Swan Lake includes the following: things I've seen from Black Swan, and what I remember from Swan Princess. Swan Princess is pretty spot on, Black Swan, not so much. I kept waiting for the Swan Queen to die, and it just never happened. Everyone got up and I was sitting there thinking that there was another act or something.

Lesson learned: always read the pamphlet.


Observations:

I pride myself with the slight ability to read people or to notice the little things about intonations, body languages, and other small human doings. I can normally feel tension in the air or chemistry. It's a gift really, and sometimes it's way off par. However, I've come to realize that I've been living in a little bit of a bubble in my home town, and the city that I go to school in. All I ever see are people at face value, I never see their families, and when I do, everything seems fine.

It's partially overwhelming and partially relieving to hear that other peoples families aren't quite as picture perfect as I imagine them to be. It's even more overwhelming to see a family with almost the exact dynamic as yours.

I was going to go somewhere else with this, but my choco-flakes distracted me... and I've lost my train.


Other Ramblings:

School is going great, I finished the majority of my midterms and I believe that I am well prepared for my next one on Monday. My internship is going even better. I taught both classes on Thursday by myself, well, one by myself entirely, and one with the professors help. She told me that I'd be a great teacher. :)

I've started exercising a lot in the hopes of being in shape for the Spring semester on the team. Counting calories is lame, and so are sit ups, but I'm trying. I'd rather just find an erg here or something, that just seems like it'd be more helpful.

Hmmm, I'm not quite as stressed about life anymore. I had a mild break down earlier this week, but I think I'm good now. Two a semester ain't so bad right?

Alright, well that's that. Everything is going really well at the moment. I'm heading to Morocco this weekend so I'll write a ton about that.

Lots of travels coming up! :)

YAY!


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Buenas Noches.