Dear Coley,
2 weeks down, and I feel like I have been doing this for months (not sure if that is a good thing or not). I would say I have established a routine, but all that my life consists of right now is school, studying, walking, and sleeping (oh and a little eating in there), so I am not sure you can have a routine with just 5 things in your life. Classes flew by this week! Each one of my classes has an average of 400-500 pages of reading, per session..... so, the prep work takes a lot longer than the actual class. (You don’t even want to know how many hours I have been studying). I did pull my head out of the books long enough to experience a couple of new things. So, in no particular order, here are the main events:
1) I did laundry! I know that doesn’t seem like a big feat, but trust me- here, it is. I hauled my basket, and text books, down to the laundry room of my apartment building..... and $7.00 later, I had two loads done. I thought I was going to stay downstairs (and study, naturally), to guard my clothes (from the big city clothes snatchers), but the laundry room was super sketch, so I hauled my little self back to my room during the wash. I figured my life was a little more important….they can have the clothes.
2) I made a friend. Not only a friend my dear, but a friend….with a car….who is willing to take me to get groceries next week! Meredith, one of my three grad school friends, is my new best friend/angel on wheels (literally). I have not missed having a car, so far, but groceries are definitely a challenge. I am lucky enough to have a little market near my place, but they only have the essentials (not my true loves- lean pockets, mini-wheats, baby carrots). And the good Lord knows, the Trader Joe's up the street (aka 5 blocks away) definitely cannot supply my processed food needs.
3) I went to church, met some new people, and got a free meal all in the same day. That is what happens when you hit up the local Presbyterian Church. Now, don’t get mad at me, my faithful Methodist friends. First Presbyterian Church is literally across the street from me, so I had to check it out. This was the second Sunday I attended, and so far the services are great….and their covered dishes are yummy. Oddly enough, Susie (another grad school friend) went to the same church, so we sat together. She said she wanted to ask me the other day if I would go to church with her, but didn’t want to come off all pushy about religion….. I just laughed and said, “Honey , I am from the south…that’s how we do it!”
4) I got hit on by a homeless man! I was sitting in Rittenhouse Square (an absolutely fabulous park near my apartment), and a homeless man sat down on my bench (yes, I claim benches now). This is how the convo went:
Man: Hey girl, you are beautiful! Can I have your number?
Me: No
Man: Well can I give you mine?
Me: No
Man: ok, ok, well you have a blessed day!
And then he was gone. Now, this man was clearly mentally ill and inappropriate, but overall he was nice. I just kind of laughed as he proceeded to the next bench to hit another girl. I must admit… the “can I give you my number” was a little entertaining. This city is pretty well populated with homeless people, so I am just thankful that my first person-person interaction with one, went smoothly. In the park I have definitely seen things escalate to almost fights....so yes, I had a blessed day.
5) Penn Park, a park between my apartment and UPenn opened this week. The park is beautiful, and has tons of sport facilities (aka. my tuition as work). But, the best part was, on Sat night they had fireworks to celebrate, which I could see perfectly from my window. It was a nice little "Welcome to the city Courtney" display :)
Well, I think that is all for now. Next weekend promises to be more exciting than this one, so stay tuned, haha. Oh, and my first Patho text is Friday, so please say some prayers…I will need them.
I miss you so much! How are things in NC?
Love,
Court.
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