(All these pics are of my apartment...great sheets, aye?)
"Hope is a rare gift that, if we are lucky, comes to us with the power to heal our lives. I've come to know that the deepest sense of hope often springs from the hardest lessons in life. It is in the darkest skies that stars are best seen---perhaps it is divine irony that within the darkest moments we are capable of revealing the greatest light, demonstrating what is best with humanity." Richard Paul Evans, The Timepiece

Today was mostly empty of activity but good nonetheless. I was down last night, crying a bit and missing home and people. However, today was refreshing. I woke up on my own. I cooked eggs and mushrooms for breakfast with passion fruit juice. Shruti and I went to campus to check out the bookstore. I can get my books on Thursday morning...And by the way, the bookstore was quite nice. It had BAGELS; I was so excited. They have a lot of other stuff but it all comes at price. Like everything else on this island.

I tried two new things today... the first was sugar cane. It is a white fiber-like material with a sweet juice. You chew on the stuff to get the juice out, and then throw away the fibers. It was very good. They sell fresh sugar cane juice on Saturday's at D's fruit stand. The owner is Dawn, a large, loud local lady who is very sweet. They have great fruit and juice. The second thing I tried was an Indian bread Shruti's mom sent with her. It is wheat flour fried with lots of spices and veggies. It was very good and interesting to try.

Other than that I have spent alone time today, and I have enjoyed it. I watched JT's game on my computer, had tortilla chips as an afternoon snack, did small exercises in my room, and cleaned up. I am going to watch the UGA football game tonight. They play West Virginia. It should be a decent game. JT sold our tickets to Gary Garrett, my old boss at State Farm. I should make a shout out that the UGA Men's Basketball team won today, making them 10-3. Pretty great.

Here are my resolutions!
1. Lose weight (I will not tell my goal in case I don't make it...only few people know it.)
2. Establish more self esteem
3. To learn without a serious preoccupation with grades
4. Maintain and strengthen current friendships and relationships
5. Drink more water and less soda

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