I made a really incredible omlette like thingy...and I continue to do so. yum.
I took a trip to Santa Cruz to take care of business and got a wonderful replacement for Obama the Bear (whom Kayla now owns). My new bear is Tristan the Bear, a gift from Richard. I also was able to visit Chris' work...the Air Traffic Tower at Oakland- which is the visitor pass. Got some climbing shoes and a ticket on Seattle transit.
New Shoes! My roommate Jackie is going to teach me to do bouldering at the climbing cave at our campus gym! Richard helped me pick them out because he's got the experience.
I got a haircut. I don't wear it in a faux-hawk everyday...but it looks really good when I do.
I went to Stanley Park...and only explored a little bit but they were beautiful bits.
Downtown Vancouver from Stanley Park
Me and my friend Sally. I'm going to make some macaroni and cheese for her and she's really excited about it.
On an emotional front I've been more comfortable with making Vancouver my home. I was noticing an encroaching issue of wanting to engage in OCD-like behavior including a warped body image as a way to fixate on something that I feel like I had control over (i.e. the cleanliness of my space, what I put in mouth and the appearance of my body etc.) and being exceptionally hard on myself if I felt I was slipping in those areas. The reason for this is (of course) the reality that I was feeling behind and out of control in my academics. So, I decided to be pro-active and do a bit of "house cleaning" which translates into 1) getting caught up on my school work (done as of last night) and 2) reducing my contact with things/persons that provide distraction for me and take me away from the experience of being here.
I am making new friends, including the brilliant Rebecca whom I adore. She is from New York (long island specifically) and has been a huge source of support for me. I also have been hitting the gym with a girl name Morgane. She is from Norway (I think) but studies from New Zealand (kind of like Marta). Also I joined the UBC Film Society, the UBC V-Day club and the Womyn's Center and am doing volunteer work for the Go Global office. I am doing a volunteer event for the Go Global office tomorrow and have decided that every Thursday night I will volunteer for the Film Society at the on-campus theater (which means FREE movies). Jason Mewes is coming to campus in like two weeks, I'll see if I can get in on that (it's only $5 for the film and a Q & A after). Every Tuesday night is V-Day meetings appropriately called the 'Pussy Posse.' And I am auditioning for the play this coming Sunday.
Which brings me to the academic front: I am gearing up for midterms. Which means lots of paper writing. Which means trips to the writing center and visit to profs office hours. I can do it though. I'm really smart and resourceful and have a commitment to succeeding.
uh...there were some other things I wanted to type but I can't quite remember what and I have to buzz off to a profs office hours.
OH! I am going to participate in a New U Get Fit Challenge here at campus. Upon Richard's recommendation I am going to do the lean and mean fit challenge which involves strength training because muscle tone will help me burn fat and plus, I am a little tired of being weak in certain areas of my body. I got the cardio down...but now it's time to focus on strengthening my muscles. I felt like I was getting that in my kickboxing and the fitness class I took at UCSC but...not really here...but then again I haven't fully gotten into my 3x/week fitness class with 3x/week trip to the gym routine. But I'm close.
GRAMS: I tried Poutine. It's a Canadian dish that is french fries, gravy and cheese curds (really just hunks of cheese) it was really salty. I'm going to try it again a few more times but I thought it was kind of gross and I didn't really like how salty it was. But I know you like reading about the different foods I try so I wanted to let you know about that one. LOVE YOU!
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