Monday, September 7, 2009

Orientation, Day 3

My father once laughed at me when I told him that in college, I was going to use the dorm kitchen to make sushi. Laura and I started talking about what to put in our fridge yesterday, and the ingredients for California rolls are now on our shopping list, between the ingredients for rice balls and some sort of baked brie thing that sounds amazing. She also knows how to make bubble tea, although they don't seem to call it "bubble tea" around here (at least not in her town, a few hours away from here).

Speaking of tea, all my tea is in the two boxes I shipped at the last minute, which haven't arrived yet. Which is fine, I guess, because it's sort of warm for tea right now, but I'd really like those to get here...

I got my student ID picture taken a couple hours ago. Those pictures don't get retaken over the four years you're here at school, so I'm kind of scared to see mine. Everyone's will probably look humiliating in four years' time, though, so I guess it's not too bad.

Also, cicadas. They're my new favorite thing. At least, I think it's the cicadas making all the noise outside. It's a constant cricket-y sort of sound that's quite calming and goes well with the constant trains (constant, right nearby, and loud, although I'm already getting used to them). I don't think I've actually seen one of these cicadas yet, so I may change my mind when I come face-to-face with one of them, but for the moment, I love them.

I love bugs. That's new.

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