Rasberry infiltration!

DISCOVERY!!

I was with my classmates at the bar after a long, stressful Monday and one of them introduced me to what is called a "Guinness with raspberry", which is exactly what it sounds like. To some, it tastes like cough syrup mixed with alcohol, but to me it tastes like a raspberry-chocolate-milkshake-delight so...sorry 'bout it. 

The semester is starting to wind down and home is riding heavily on my mind. I wouldn't necessarily say I'm homesick, but sometimes I miss home a lot to the point where I get sick thinking about it. 

Things missed:

--living on a farm

--Wal-mart

--healthy food (none of this pasta crap anymore)

--wide varieties of cheese

--cheap beer

--class structure that's familiar

--living in my own apartment

--not having to worry about getting deported

--brothers and mothers and fathers

--sleep

--not having to log into the internet each time you close your computer (Notre Dame thing)

--having your plugs fit in the outlets

--all my curling irons :)

--wearing jeans and a sweatshirt to bars

--kitchen floor conversations

--lack of drama

--money

--mama hugs

Fellow P&Oer Annie just made delicious oatmeal chocolate chip bars with glaze and I'm so incredibly happy right now. Not helping my healthy eating dilemma though. 

So....two Mondays ago I failed my first test in the history of...my life. He posted all our grades up on the board during class and after locating my student number I followed it all the way to the right.....to a big fat F. Worst moment of my life, and the weirdest, inexplicable grade I've ever gotten because I actually studied quite a bit for it. I literally wondered for a moment if all the Australian beer destroyed my brain cells. However, today I went to meet with my prof...umm...lecturer about my grade and the poor old man (not in an insulting way, old men are the shiz), got all the grades screwed up and I ACTUALLY got the equivalent of an AB at home. So. My morning was officially made. 

Although, like...do you celebrate or lament when he tells you you were 2 points away from an A?

Yeah community dinner. It's a great time. It happens every Monday and we all get to eat a feast for free. I'm still full. Last night we had Asian cuisine, complete with fried rice, wontons, egg rolls, noodles, stir fry, and fortune cookies...and raspberry-vanilla-cheesecake-cake? Asian food in all its glory. 

That's all for now, thanks folks!