First day back

It was overall a pretty awesome day. I woke up at quite a reasonable time (9:20 A.M.) to get ready for class, and drove to school with the driver beside me. My driving is FAR from perfect, but I'm working on it. Everyone was settled and waiting when I got to my first class, Calculus. Our teacher looks really young, and she seems nice too. I actually thought she was a student with an announcement or something before she introduced herself. I had a one-hour break after that, which I spent for lunch, obviously. Oh, they renovated the cafeteria, by the way. It looks really cool now. Anyway, Hannah, Ysa, and I went to Zoology class after lunch, which was mostly comprised of people who really had an interest in the subject. The professor was a young Atenean graduate with a good-natured manner and a friendly smile. I like him already. I'm sure Zoology can't be that bad with him teaching. He doesn't seem strict at all. We spent an hour in his company, then I headed off to my English class, where Ady, Cel, Peter, and I played cards and talked all throughout, because the teacher was absent. Poetry (and, as it turned out, Drama) was our last class for the day. The teacher was pretty ok. We have good teachers this semester, so far. The only complaint I have is that our books are getting heavier now, and consequently, more expensive.

I'm really happy to be back with my blockmates, course and English alike. I missed them. Looking forward to a good semester.

The last few days of bliss

How did I spend it? Well, my mom and I spent a considerable amout of time shopping, buying a few more calendars and an elaborate jade wall decor. Of course, I didn't forget to get my copy of Back in Black either. I got Teen Idol and Allies of the Night as well. And then there was the trip to the doctor, which proved to be useless as he told me to come back when my leg was hurting, so he would have an easier time finding out what the problem was. I also learned to drive at Socialites, with my "African" friend, and without a student license, no less. We applied for it the other day, though, and got our licenses a few days ago. I certainly can't wait to drive on my own, although if there was no one sitting beside me waiting to pull the handbrake I would probably manage to crash into a few cars and injure a few people. Last Saturday my mom, brother, sister, and I went to Enchanted Kingdom while Dad supervised some work around our house. We stayed about four hours there, but we only got to ride four rides. The lines were unbelievably long. My feet were blistering and painful as we walked back to the car, and I swear, I'm never wearing those boots again. Wushu evaluations took place this week too, although it wasn't as bad as I thought. We were called up individually and made to do a few excercises and kicks, and then on the second day we did the tao lu. They graded us, of course. I wonder what I got? Speaking of grades, I got my grade report as well, with my schedule, which I think is pretty good. I have no early morning classes this semester. On the downside, my random number was 659, which means I practically had no choice as to my Natural Science and P.E. classes. I got Zoology and Taekwondo, respectively. Not bad, I guess. I was also assigned two (three?) hours of mandatory work for my I.D. violations of last semester, and I REALLY don't appreciate being forced to labor. Someone told me I had to clean out some of the smoker's pockets!!! That's still two weeks away, though, so I'm not worrying about that yet. Anyway, we did a demo and graduated from wushu module 1 on Saturday, so I'm really happy about that. On my absolutely last day of break, I went shopping (no surprises there), but didn't buy much. I saw a cool black collared shirt, so I tried it on and bought it. I thought I'd need an umbrella too, for school, so I got an automatic black one. It fits in my bag, so it ought to be no problem. All I'm worrying about now is my taekwondo schedule, which is right next to Calculus with no break in between. I'm going to try talking to the instructor and see if something can be done about it.

...And so ends my sembreak.