Time rolls on...

School is in full swing... I can tell by the absorbent amount of reading I find myself doing at all hours of the day. They do not joke around about assigned reading in grad school.

I might have mentioned this before, but I have been doing a lot more 'joy' reading as well. Since the majority of my travel time (and there is a lot of it) requires sitting and waiting, I have found time to complete three books in the past week. Makes up for all of the time I didn't read at all!

I cleaned my apartment today. It took my 30 minutes. I have found (as I suspected) that living by yourself has its perks. It is very easy to stay clean when you only have to pick up after yourself. It is also much easier to motivate yourself to do the cleaning if it is only your mess. Needless to say my space has stayed tidy.

One might think that since I have had a significant amount of down time, I would have watched a lot of TV and movies. On the contrary... I have only watched the news, and the Daily Show, since I got here. I have watched a few movies, but not as many as I would have guessed.

In actuality, I find myself pretty productive. I read a lot, my space and my clothes stay clean, I am eating healthy and in good proportion, spending as little money as possible, and yet still getting out and meeting people.

I am sure things will get more complicated with time.

Tomorrow is a special day. I have instigated a trip to Six Flags that I am VERY excited about. It should be a great 'break' and an adventure with some of my school buddies. Hopefully it will not be too hot, or crowded. I have not ridden a roller coaster in some time and I am looking forward to experiencing them again.

I have begun to take ownership of my life here. This feels like my house, this is beginning to feel like my city, and American is starting to feel like my school.