im baaack!

hey everyone!
sorry that this was so long overdue. lots have happened since my last entry. i had exams which mostly went all right. i had my first panic attack during my math one, but somehe brought my grade up from a 52% to a 76% from the exam- hmm... i guess those 4, 8-hour studying days, back-to-back really paid off.... anyway, that week was very hectic but all in all it finally went by.
then, back at home for break (WOOHOO!), i continues my job at GAP. (which, for anyone who didnt know, i had gotten over my thanksgiving break.) it was enjoyable at some times, i do admit. the people there were all VERY nice and helpful, bt somehow, folding the same stacks of clothes for 8 hours a day starting to get boring. imagine that! so, as much as i put up with it over christmas break, i am hesitant to continue it over summer break. hopefully, if everything goes as planned, i will get a job at a camp in westerville called "camp mary-orton" (spelled something like that) that is only a day camp, except for one evening a week where the kids and counselors sleep overnight. it pays pretty well (so im told), and it would be outside all day, which i have never considered work. hope that works out!
break was pretty great overall. seeing all of my friends was great as usual, but christmas really topped it all off. i hadnt seen some of my family members in months and months and seeing them over christmas-time was great. everyone from my dad's side- i missed you all so much! thank you all for a great christmas break. over the break, i successfully saw a MILLIONE movies, a million being: brokeback mountain (see it! i know you will love it), memoirs of a geisha (same- you will love it. although, if you have read the book, as i have, prepare for a lesser story. still not bad, though), harry potter (3 times!), the family stone, and one more that i am forgetting at this time, but i know that i saw one more. i saw almost every single person that i had hoped to see and more- the benefit of living in a small town! i was driven back to IU by a crazy girl from deleware. i swear, the spedometer never dipped below 85 more than twice. but, hey, thats OK with me, i guess- the faster out of the car with her, the better?
today, i discovered a couple of new restaurants that i think i will come to love. i was on my way back from walking WAY across campus to a teeny tiny bookstire that, of course, was the only location for some books that i needed to get, and i walked past a little catering shop that is also an international market. i ended up eating it a VERy quaint turkish cafe. half of it is carpeted with low tables where one has to take of his/her shoes and sit on cushions. the food was excellent and all of the people who worked there were extremely personable and outwardly very kind. i cant wait to go back there- i think that i am going to make it a place where they know my name. kind of like the indiana version of pe-king. (a local chinese place in grandview, for all of you who arent familiar with it.)
classes have been pretty good so far. i have always been one to like "the first day of school" which, in college, is more like "the first WEEK of school," so everything so far has been fun. its after all of the new stuff wears off that it starts to be a drag, you know? haha. psych is a great class so far, although, the teacher is a bit mental. my english professor practically does stand-up comedy while he is teaching. (today, i laughed so hard, i cried- that was nice.) my SIMPSONS class today was awesome- enough said. i officially start actual fencing on thursday and i cant wait for that.
hope all if going well for everyone out there and hope to talk to each of you soon! until then, i will be busy with school. ciao!

-a