病気になる? いやだ!

I think I might have gotten ahead of myself while I'm here, away from home.

First of all, I amazed myself by being able to survive such cold weather because I've never experienced weather colder than 60 degrees before. Since the climate gets colder than 40 degrees here and I wear about the same amount of clothes I would at home, I'd like to think that I've gotten used to the coldness. Second of all, I suffer from congestion everyday at home, but I've never experienced anything of that sort since coming here. Is my dorm room less dusty than my room at home? Is Oregon air better than Hawaii air? Third, I do not have my mother here to nag me about my eating habits. So I eat whatever. I am still more healthy than my brother and sister on most days because I love my fruits and vegetables... but I've also been eating junk food to save money. Donuts for breakfast, fries for lunch, and poptarts for dinner? Not good.

とにかく, いまちょっと気分が悪い. 咽がいたくて, お腹もいたい. I did have a very long and tiring trip to Portland on Saturday and drank the water, which I later found out was tested positive for e.coli. Maybe I received a little poisoning. こわい!

I really do not want to get sick. My throat is funny right now, which is always a sign that I will get sick because all of the other symptoms come after that.

I ate a humble breakfast today: an orange and oatmeal sprinkled with raisins.

I think I am sick if I can willingly shove oatmeal down my throat.

I hate oatmeal.

Friends @ Willamette

The scariest thought for me is imagining what it would be like if I did not go to Willamette. Until the last minute, I never felt like I truly chose Willamette - it just happened because the other schools became unappealing. I had doubts about whether I was making the right decision to come to Oregon because I came blind, having never visited campus and not knowing anyone at the school. The student population is smaller than my high school and consisted of only 7% Asians. I was worried that I would not be able to make friends who share the same interests as me. All of my close friends in Hawaii chose to stay in Hawaii. I was the only one in the group leaving. It would have been the safe decision.

But I am glad I stepped out of my comfort zone because I could not have been more wrong about everything! Everything I was worried about came out to be the exact opposite so it is working out great for me. :)

During the first two months at Willamette, I became so close to four people that it felt like we have been together for years rather than...two months. What would four years feel like? I guess it is different from back home, since we live on campus. We'll be seeing each other whether we like it or not! XD It is strange that many of my friends here are guys, when I barely had any guy friends at home and when there are more girls than boys attending school. In fact, the two people who I feel closest to and who have the most in common with me are guys. But it makes me happy.

In the first two months, we were really clique-y (even named ourselves "AwesomeSauceScooter Gang" or "ASS Gang" for short). They make me laugh so hard and so often, more than I have ever laughed back at home or in my life. We were together almost 24/7. I would return to my dorm to sleep around 2 AM, only to wake up at 7AM to join them for breakfast the next morning. I guess that is the exciting part of college life! There is really no one to tell you what to do; you are responsible for yourself. It makes me happy.

Fortunately, I no longer only stay in my room for five hours to sleep. I know it is not healthy and I would have died if I kept this up. The funny thing is that I felt closer to everyone in the first two months than now. There seems to be a divide in our group between the Hawaii kids and the mainland kids. Again, I am stuck in the middle because I do not like this division at all. I do not like the idea of our group breaking up. Ugh, drama. It always happens.

We did plan a Disneyland trip for spring break. I am hoping it will happen because it would be my first road trip, my first time in California, and my first time at an amusment park. Woot.

I really hope we do not get sick of each other. I really hope I am simply overthinking things because it is the only thing making me sad.

Tigercity

Tigercity came to perform at our school! My sister is a big fan of this group. I remember liking some of their songs, with my favorites being Are you Sensation and Other Girls. ^^ The band was supposed to start playing at 8pm and I arrived at 7:50pm. No one was there! LOL. I learned that indie groups like this will start playing whenever they feel like it. I made a note for future reference not to show up early anymore. XP

It was around 9pm when the music started playing and I felt really awkward because 1) I did not know anybody there except for my roommate and 2) I was at the outer edge of the big circle. None of my friends were familiar with Tigercity, but now I realize that I should have dragged them along anyway!

I knew I had to stay until the end so I danced for about forty minutes before they stopped and Neon Indian came on. I was able to get a picture with the lead vocalist of Tigercity! ^^ They had really nice t-shirts ($20) and CDs ($10). I told him that I didn't have enough money, so he kept discounting the shirt until it was $10! (As long as I didn't tell anybody, haha! Yay!)

They had two CDs on the table and I bought their newest album, Ancient Lover. It is autographed by the lead vocalist and will be shipped to my dear sister in Hawaiiiii! <3