Thought of the day (evening?): Target's a wonderful place... where you can not only get cheap, nice-looking, comfy sandals, but also dark chocolate kisses. :) Ah, creature comforts - they aren't necessary or sufficient to happiness, but they're nice to have around. Also, it's good to have sandals that aren't sliding off my feet when I walk.

On an unrelated note, I've never before had someone tell me that I took up a lot of their attention when I'm just sitting nearby... -grins- I'm flattered. Do your work then, love.

Goodness, it seems like the days of this term are flying by. I'm shocked that midterms just went thundering by, and I only have another 5.5 weeks here before everyone leaves for summer. Yikes. And then, it's less than a month till I leave for Ireland.

The closer it gets, the more I think that travelling on my own is going to be kinda scary - definitely good for me, and a great experience, but a little frightening (perhaps 'daunting' is a better word). I think I'll be fine, but it's going to take a little effort to get out of my shell and talk to people I meet. I can do it, but it's not the most natural thing for me. Being an introvert is fine, but I don't think I can afford the luxury of solitude when I'm living in a hostel and trying to make the most of my time in an Irish village... much less when I'm in the field school on Achill Island. I've gotten an impression of a few of the people who'll be in my session, and they seem nice enough. Hopefully we'll all get along famously - if there's any justice in this world, I won't have to deal with another couple of people like those two sisters who were such absolute nightmares on the Rotary Exchange to Austria. Such gossiping, rude, ungrateful bitches... my god, they were awful. After having to live with them, the faults of anyone else I've ever met pale in comparison. Please, please let my housemates in the field school be better than that...

Ok, enough wandering of thoughts. Time to crack down on the german.