September 18, 2007

Today was a wonderful morning…it started out a bit chilly, but by the time we were done with our public health class, the sun was warm and shining! We came back home, made a quick lunch, checked email, had a visit with Didi, and we went up to the roof to enjoy the afternoon! It felt so nice sitting out in the sun, I was outside for an hour and a half reading, and for a half hour I fell asleep, and it was such a glorious feeling! I am pleased to report that I finally have tanned arms and legs…no more pasty white for me! I’m not tan by any means, but it is a start and now I don’t have to feel embarrassed to wear a dress or capris! Laura, Katherine, and I went for a walk to the pier and stopped at the 7/11 for phone cards. It was a gorgeous afternoon to walk, a bit breezy, but it was so beautiful watching the deep blue waves crash the shoreline. I don’t know how I will ever go back to walking along cornfields and in neighborhoods when I have been walking along the ocean this last month! We came home from the walk and Ashley had a surprise for me…Heinz Ketchup! The “tomato sauce” here is rather sweet and has a cinnamon taste to it, and I have just wanted regular old ketchup, so Ashley went to the grocery store today and saw some and bought it for me! I made chicken nuggets for dinner just to try it out! It was just like at home! I worked ahead on lots of homework tonight because I don’t want to come home from Cape Town to loads of reading! After dinner, Christy, Tonya, and I went out for drinks with some friends, Bongi met us out at the martini bar and it was a relaxed atmosphere overlooking the port. I called it an early night though because I wanted to get to bed for clinical tomorrow! So here I am typing away before I turn out the lights! Sorry that this isn’t a little more eventful…it was a little boring but very relaxing day!