With the weather warming up, John and I have noticed something: the 50s are a tricky temperature range. If it’s sunny out, temperatures in the 50s are delightful. However, if it’s windy or cloudy, they’re not so pleasant, and I’d consider it borderline cold. It’s currently 59 and sunny outside,…
Over the weekend, the trees starting blossoming and getting their leaves back. It’s wonderful! I feel bad that my parents visited only 2-3 weeks before everything got gorgeous and sunny here. They will have to visit again while it’s nice weather. 🙂 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ We took BĂ©ni to the vet today.…
Before I begin this entry, I must make everyone aware of how cute and sometimes lazy BĂ©ni is. We just went on a long walk and he’s pretty tired, so he was lying on the living room floor completely sprawled out. He noticed his toy bin about 10 feet in…
I am finished with my classroom time, hurray! After spending 12 of the past 13 days in class with very little breaks in class time, I am through, and it feels great! Of course, I still have three 3-page mini reports due Friday and two 10-page papers due two weeks…
I was just going to title this post “Who are you?” but then I thought of Alice in Wonderland and had to give credit to the caterpillar. In my classes, the professor undoubtedly begins the class by having each student give their name, their academic background and tell why they…
In the past 10 days since we got BĂ©ni, we have met/talked to more people around post than in the past 10 months I have been here. People drive by and smile or wave at BĂ©ni, they stop along their walks to pet him, and I’m amazed. These are probably…