What have I been watching? : Property Brothers
Last movie I watched? : It
Long time no post! It's been a hectic couple of weeks. I moved to River Falls September 1st for school. Moving in was stressful. I was annoyed and overwhelmed by having to fill out a room condition report, rearrange the furniture so there was some semblance of open space in the room, and during all of this, I forgot to eat or drink substantially for like 7 hours which left me with a headache. Once everything was put together (and after having eaten) things calmed down a bit. I am content with how my room is set up. Next time I probably wouldn't loft my bed the way I did (not to bunk bed height but just high enough to fit the drawers beneath the bed) because I essentially have to throw myself up into the air to get on and off my bed.
The first week on campus before classes began was really enjoyable. UWRF put on lots of events and activities for the Week of Welcome. One of my favorites was an act that had two guys playing piano, taking requests from the audience. I submitted only one request (Come on Eileen) and the guy took my slip of paper and played it right away after I brought it up (how flattering). Since arriving here, I've also attended a rodeo (definitely, definitely not my scene as an unpatriotic vegetarian raised in town), explored around the Kinnickinnick river, and also kayaked the river. I flipped in a kayak for the first time on that trip. Someone ahead of me got caught on a branch lying just above the water, and I in turn got caught on their kayak. They flipped and bailed, and then I was right against the branch. Sideways, I couldn't go any furthur but the water was still pushing from behind, and before I knew it, the kayak was on its side and filling with water, with me caught in it with the branch basically against my chest. It was actually kind of scary for a moment there. I had to bail because I was getting forced under the branch but there wasn't really room to go under. Luckily I didn't lose any of my belongings but I did get scraped up a bit and got silently judged by the trip guide.
The campus is really nice and I am so glad that I have a bike to use here because parking is almost entirely unavailable. What would be a 12 minute walk to class is instead a 4 minute bike ride. I take my bike basically everywhere, unless I'm going somewhere with a group of people. The school has just completed building a brand new $61 million athletic complex which is free for students to use (weightlifting, machines, climbing wall, etc) and I bike there to work out. I'm going to try to get in the habit of going there at about 7 AM before classes at 9 AM. I miss working out every day, which was a big part of my life back home. I've been so busy that I haven't been able to do it very often and I have already noticed (within two weeks) that I've put on fat and lost muscle mass.
The main thing that has me excited here is the ultimate frisbee team. I am so glad I decided to join. I was really unsure because I'd never played outside of high school gym class, and I didn't know anyone else joining. It's been so great though. We practice two hours a day, three times a week. It's way more strenuous than I expected, and after only a couple practices, I developed pretty painful shin splints. That's unfortunate not only because they're persistently painful and keep me from practicing at the level I would like, but also because they keep me from doing cardio at the gym. On the upside, I'm already improving my throws and have become friends with the team. They are the group I spend the most time with here. They invited me to play in a sand volleyball tournament with them (during which I performed remarkably well), and invited me to the rodeo (pretty sickening in my opinion). We already have our first tournament coming up--the last weekend of the month. The tournament is called Children of the Corn and it is held in Nebraska. I'm so excited for it. The weekend will be so fun regardless of if I play.
I'm home for the weekend. I came back to Rice Lake yesterday afternoon and will either head back tonight or tomorrow. It was comforting to go back to my familiar gym (I feel more productive at the gym here).
I hope things continue to go well at school. The transition has been so incredibly smooth and enjoyable. Not having to work while going to school has been so great, but I fear I will start needing funds before summer rolls around and I can replenish my savings.
I'm gonna leave it at that.
-G
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