Tuesday, March 29, 2011

11S

...and spring term is here! I honestly can't believe I'm only a term away from finishing my first year at Dartmouth. It's unreal. Winter term was practically over before it started, and I spent my spring break at home with my dog, watching movies and sleeping until 3 pm every day. Unfortunately, I'm already tired of waking up early... I'm trying to avoid becoming the nocturnal caffeine monster I was at the end of winter term, but let's just see how that pans out come finals.

Thankfully, my leg has FINALLY healed, so I can walk around campus with two shoes for the first time since starting at Dartmouth. I swear people don't recognize me without my crutches and boot, and I think my a cappella group will always refer to me as Boot. But I'm so relieved to finally be able to enjoy Dartmouth's campus without worrying about my leg. I think I'll even get my first P.E. credit this term? Only problem is that after not walking on my leg for... 8 months, all the muscle is literally gone. My leg is now a piece of bone and skin, and it's unbelievably sore every night. Hopefully physical therapy will bring me back to normal?

Finally, an update on the new dining hall. It's really nice, but SOOOO crowded, especially during the dinner-time rush around 7 pm. Hopefully the crowds will die down soon? It's actually difficult to find a seat sometimes, but once all the seating areas are open again in the fall, I think everything will be back to normal.

ALSO, good luck to everybody who hears from Dartmouth today at 5 pm! I'm crossing my fingers for all of you.