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27 June 2011

I did all my best to smile

The entry is far less depressing and foreboding than the title, no worries.  As of tomorrow, it will have been a week since I said goodbye to my family.  There has been some homesickness and some tears, but I've gotten through it.  Lauren and Kat have helped me immensely.  No one ever said everything would be completely easy or a total cakewalk, but I'm getting through it.  Difficulties here, difficulties there -- c'est la vie, non?  It's a challenge, but as long as you're able to smile at the end, that makes everything worth it.

I am currently in Hannibal, sitting in the spare room of Kat's house.  She and I have been having a totally awesome SLEEPOVER while Lauren visits with her dad.  It's been pretty cool!  It's actually the first time Kat and I have spent any time just her and me, so it has been fun.  Today we went to the Riverview Park, which is a pretty cool place with trails and everything.  Kat and I went trekking down one of the trails (literally down -- the walk back up was less fun), and then we headed to downtown Hannibal to Java Jive where SHE got this nasty-lookin' coffee milkshake thing, while I got a classic, yummy orange soda.  We also went into this really cool antique shop, and I bought a Victorian-esque choker.  I LOVE IT.  The Victorian/Edwardian eras are my favorite time period -- mainly due to the Titanic, of which I am a complete nerd.  We also went to this popcorn/candy store whose name escapes me, where they had this big map of both the country and the world where visitors can put a sticker of a star to show where they're from.  (Hannibal is very much a tourist town -- think Mark Twain.)  Theeen we headed back.  Tomorrow we're going to the Molly Brown House!  EEEE!!!  I'm so freaking excited.
The Mississippi River -- 'twould be Illinois in the distance.
The three of us went to my Truman orientation on Friday.  I was on my own mostly, however, but I met some pretty cool people.  I'm quite excited for classes to start.  It shall be quite epic, I do believe!  My schedule:
Intermediate French II - MWF - 8:30 - 9:20 - Lobert
Elementary Russian I - MTWRF - 10:30 - 11:20 - Beane
Introduction to Philosophy - MWF - 9:30 - 10:20 - Alexander
Writing as Critical Thinking (TW) - TR - 12:00 - 1:20 - Ahmad
College Algebra (online)
Woo!

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