Fun!

Hello again!

Well, this week was rough, lots of stress, not enough time, and definitely not enough ice cream consumption.

But, other than that, this weekend has been interesting. Friday was spent finishing an essay and then falling asleep watching a movie. I woke up the next morning at my desk. >.<

Saturday was fun, did not do too much except read and clean the room. I was able to talk on Skype with family and to see some people at home at a judo tournament. It was good to see some people and talk with them for a short while.

Yesterday evening was the most fun so far. For extra credit, I could go to the Schuyler House and take the tour. So, I called a cab to get there. I did not realize how expensive it would be. To go to the next town over, it cost $22. Plus tip, one way was $24. TT.TT However, I did not have enough to get home, since I did not expect it to be that much going one way. So, I took the tour of the house, which was a lot of fun and very interesting. I learned a lot about the history of the area as well as how connected Early Americans were to one another. For example, one of the daughters of General Philip Schuyler married Alexander Hamilton. Amazing information.

So, the entire time I was taking the tour, I was trying to figure out how to get home. Eventually at the end of the tour, I went up to a couple that was in my group and I asked them if they could give me a ride back to Skidmore. They were very nice and I was fortunate enough to ask them because they were making a mini-vacation of the Saratoga area and were staying close to the school. So, they gave me a ride and I am forever grateful to Martha and Bill from Rochester, New York. For the most part, I believe in the Hobbesian side of human nature. But this couple helped to further my respect for the idea that there are really good, kind-hearted people in the world.

I got back and was relaxing in my room when I heard a lot of big booms outside. Turns out they were fireworks. I tried to get outside in time and across campus, but it was a very short show and I missed most of it. But it was fun to see some of them anyway.

So, today I have a group workout for crew. We are to run lots of miles. TT.TT We shall see how that goes.

Well, until next time,

"Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever." ~M. Cho