the second beginning

well
i am back on the island now
but with different people it is almost a different place

i so unbelievably miss my friends from the last session - we had a pretty grooving dynamic going on, the 12 of us. plus, with 22 students, three TAs, the prof and a bunch of other researchers and randoms, the place was packed last month. now, it is me, the prof, seven students and Leo. it's soooo weird. meals are so quiet and organized. class is totally different. just in general, it's very strange.

but still fun. and the monos are still here.

i've been a lil sick lately.... 'a lil' being a huge understatement. kidney stones and something else that made me super dizzy and nautious and unable to keep food in my belly. but after a few sleepless nights of projectile vomitting, and days spent lazing in hammocks, i am back on track. and ready to TA my ass off.

it is a wee bit strange that half of my students are older than me... but they are really nice and so far things are going pretty well. it's also a little strange with only seven of them.... there is nobody that really stands out and breaks the ice in that annoying-but-necessary way.... we had a couple of them. it was magical. but this group is different.... we'll just have to wait and see....

i am feeling a wee bit useless, but i did answer some questions today, so that was good.

the bugs are out in FULL FORCE. i kept waking up last night in mad fits of scratching in my sleep.... so today i even wore pants in the field. it was strange.

not much else to say.... i am keeping up with my project, cause apparently it's good.... but i haven't gotten that many hours because of the kidney/nausea situation.

it's nice to back on the island.
also i can't freakin WAIT to see my family. i miss those people. and rosie the dog..... *sigh* oh rosie.


that's all i have to say now
i am feeling boring
i go