Showing posts with label introspection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label introspection. Show all posts

Day 317 | Tuesday, November 10 | 2009

Darling Girl...

I got my Spanish paper back today (and got an A+ -- woohoo!) I wasn't expecting a good grade because the professor stormed out of the room about a half hour into class because he was upset that we hadn't prepared for class. It was a very dramatic moment (not unlike the time he did the same thing last fall) and I thought he was going to go to his office to immediately and angrily grade our essays. I suppose he wasn't that angry after all.

Vegan cooking was tonight and it was delicious -- breakfast for dinner night! Tofu scrambler, oatmeal and raisins, fruit salad, and potatoes. The potatoes were the most delicious part of it and the drink was really good too (although I couldn't tell exactly what it was).

I feel like things are going to be okay with the quarter (I had been freaking out a little bit in the past couple of days).

Everything will be fine with the music part of things too. I realize that one of my handicaps is distortional thinking -- my feelings overcome me to the point where I cannot see things too clearly. This is a common emotional problem with everyone. And I want to say, too, that I am grateful for my past experiences -- both the good and the bad -- because they have been mostly enjoyable and have taught me so much. I love everyone that has been a part of my life and I can only hope that they love me back.

Día 150 | Viernes, 29 de Mayo | 2009

Quito...

After six or so hours on the road, we arrived to a foggy (as usual) and significantly colder city of Quito.  Colder than the jungle, that is.

I feel so much different than the last time I was in Quito (March 24th and 25th).  I have grown so much and have met so many challenges while down here.  We have traveled all over the place -- the coast, the mountains, the jungles -- and we have seen and met so many different types of people.  From here on out, we will visit the towns of Mindo and Otavalo this weekend until Tuesday when we return to Quito.  So,...that said, I'll save my end of the trip reflections for next Wednesday when we return again to Hotel Quito to rest up for our 3:00AM wake-up-call on Thursday to fly to the United States.

Two weeks from today, Dustin and Gretchen are getting married.  I am so excited!