first day of classes....ahhhh!!

today was my first day of official classes at UD, and i managed to survive....yeah!! to the left is a picture that i just stole from someone's website...this little boy just looks too cute on his first day of class. awwwww! don't you remember these pictures of yourself when you look super excited for your fist day at school?? they are the best.
i think this is a first, but i'm going to try it. i'm to use some more space, hopefully to make it a little more easier to read. let me know what you think...
my schedule is really kinda nice. first class on MWF is at 10, on TTu it's at 11...grin! little story about my spanish class...i was supposed to take a placement test over the summer so they could put me in the right class...only i kept procrastinating. i eventually did it on a plane flight from ohare to dulles, but forgot to mail it, so i took it with me on the rest of the way to germany. then i managed to miss the deadline and lose it somewheres (i think it's somewhere in my room, probably buried under something...) so i get here, and they had looked at my transcripts and placed me in an intermediate class. they wanted me to take the placement test anyway to make sure that i made it in the right spot, so i did, and got a HUGE headache because unfortunately, i don't remember a lot of grammar....but i went back the next day (twice!) to pick up the results, but they didn't have them. they told me to just register for the class that i think that i should be in...so i just registered for the class that they had already put in my schedule. i walked into my first class today (at 10...yeah! no early morning classes for me this semester!!) and discovered that (1) there are only 10 people in the class and (2) it's designed for students who grew up speaking spanish at home but who don't really know the rules or grammer. and since i am not of a bilingual/hispanic heritage, i don't know if it's the right class. 3 people ended up leaving to go reschedule a different class, so now we are down to 7. i understood everything that was going on, and i really really liked the teacher because it was obvious that he really really enjoys teaching, so i think i am going to stick with it. it might be my worst class, but if i enjoy it, hopefully it'll work out. lol. sorry, kinda a long story...
i'm not coming home until thanksgiving- it sounds like we don't have much time off. why do we have to go to school on labor day/all national holidays?? it's not fair i tell you!!
so basically i went to class, met my teachers, read the sylabus and went back to my dorm. took a nice long 2 hour nap before my roommate laura woke me up so i could actually make it in time for dinner. the sad thing is that i'm still tired. alas! off to read some of my new, really really expensive spanish book...
steph

hi y'all!!

hello from dallas y'all!! once again, i managed to tell a big fib because i promised to tell you all about germany, and then proceeded not to....oops! my deepest apologies. if and when i ever find a scanner, maybe i'll through some pictures and explanations...there are some good ones!! lol. anywho, i have officially moved to college!! whoooooooooooo!!! tomorrow is the last day of orientation - it's been cool so far. my roommate is laura = super nice and really fun. i live in the hall known as "catherine convent"...sigh. no one that lives here likes the nickname, and we are all determined to overthrow the stereotype of this hall. all of the girls and most of the guys that i've met (some at least 3 time...um, memory issues...) are really nice and welcoming. we have had various mingling opportunities, movie (american grafitti - actually quite funny. i think my favorite character was carol(?), the young girl who "goes steady" with the drag racer. ha! she's hilariously innocent...anyway, you got to see it to know what i mean), really yummy root beer social, casino night, party at the houses of the professors (which was actually fun, not dorky. we had a lot of fun) etc. the only problem is that i really gotta stop eating junk food at 10pm...i can justify healthy things like fruits/vegitables etc, but chips and m&ms has got to stop!!! ahhh!!! tomorrow i have to register...fun times. last day before the hectic schedule of classes begin...the good news is that on monday/wednesday/friday my earliest class is at 10, and on tuesday/thursday the earliest is at 11!!! wahoo!!! lol.
sleepily yours,
steph

big hi from wyd!!!

hi everzone!!!
im writing from a small internet cafe in dusseldorf germanz waiting for tonights wzd events to start, so i thought i would just saz hi. thats it because i dont have anz more time. ill fill in the stories later!!! lol. having a blast and hope to talk to yall soon (just practicing!!lol)
steph
ps the kezboards are different and thez are driving me crazy!!! not lack of punctuation and misspellings!! in case zou haven't figured it out zet, the y and z kezs are switched on german kezsboards!! lol ttzl!!

pink and orange

today i finally decided on a color theme for my dorm...well my half of the dorm anyway. yup, you guessed it, it's going to be pink and orange. i was meaning to talk to laura (my roommate) about all this, but for 3 reasons, i decided to just go ahead and start buying stuff. 1- i just got the letter yesturday letting me know who laura is. 2- i emailed laura, but have yet to call her, so i haven't gotten the change to actually talk to her yet. 3- i'll be really stressed out if i leave on friday feeling that i won't be ready for anything when i come back, so i need the assurance, that yes, i do have basic life essentials. so, sorry laura if these aren't exactly your favorite colors. but what's the worse thing that can happen?? maybe our dorm will just clash horribly...but that wouldn't be too bad, right? it will add character!
steph

happy dance

hey it's an exciting day because i finally received the letter telling me my roommate and dorm hall assignment!!! happy dance!! this is very exciting, but now i have to actually use the phone and call...shudder. i have a fear of phones. it's weird i know, but oh well. tis life. i'm just happy that i finally know who i will be living with for the next 6 months! now, if only i could figure out where i am staying in germany at the end of the week.....
steph