The days pass extremely fast only because it seems like there's not enough time in the day to do what you want to do or had planned to do. I find it a luxury when I have time to go to the grocery store. It's probably because I need to be better at managing my time, or this may be because I'm not as efficient as I should be when I'm studying.
I took a break from studying this afternoon and walked around my neighborhood. I had so much excitement while I was walking because I was thinking, "How in the world is it that it has taken me a month and a half to discover what is in my neighborhood?" I came across a bridge around the back part of my apartment complex, and under the bridge were thousands of huge fish!! I immediately took a picture of it and sent it to my mother because I knew she would love to see what was in my back yard so that the next time she came to visit, we could have the fishing poles ready. I was so amazed at how large and hungry they were and it started to make me hungry too. I went along further and noticed the great Jewish community we have around here. They walk everywhere and with their kids following them in a nice orderly fashion. It amazes me at how well behaved the kids are, and makes me want to place my kids in a Jewish daycare one day so they can be well behaved as well. haha...actually, I think I'm serious. As I was walking further, I approached a marina where million dollar yachts were parked. I walked further and saw Lamborghinis and Ferraris and other foreign cars that look fast and flat to the ground. I sat on the dock of the marina for a while admiring the view of the intracoastal and gorgeous houses and pondered about a lot of things...one of them was about Benji and how I wish he could be there with me to see the beautiful view too. I knew he'd appreciate. Well, that's the thing about living in Miami while your boyfriend is in St. Martin...it's only a short direct flight away :)
So I've come up with a summary of what has been going on here as a 1st semester PA student at Barry:
- One of Miami's largest malls is just down the road from our apartment, and it's such a tease because we never get time to go there.
- When the AC broke in our classroom, it was actually a blessing in disguise because we were allowed to wear scrubs everyday to class. (We usually have to dress business casual)
- We're at the school from 10am until 9pm on Mondays and they are like H-E-double hockey sticks
- Preparing 10 meals at one time saves a lot of time, but the food gets boring after day #2.
- I'm scared to hang out with anyone other than someone in my program in fear of missing a good conversation about class material.
- There are itty bitty lizards outside our apartment that are so cute and make my day after a long day of class. They're like my pets that greet us when we come home.
- New Yorkers who have moved down to Miami are the worst drivers ever.
- I've been studying on FIU's campus a lot recently in their library because it's close to our apartment. I'm beginning to believe that I am now an FIU student. Also, I've come to realize that all the cool asians hang out at the library.
- Too much coffee on an empty stomach will make the room spin
- You know you're a nerd when you think you're a hero to the geiko crawling outside your bedroom window because you study late at night when lights beaming out the window, attracting moths and to it and thus providing food for the geiko.
- Never have I ever wasted more paper in my life
