After the first couple weeks of school

A couple of weeks into the semester, here's what's going on. We officially have a new president. I will be following his actions closely, with optimism. Classes are really great, I have a monkey class, a class taught by the current state treasurer of California, a class about what happens when we do things, and a class where we're currently learning about what people think about the meaning of words. In other words, I have an anthropology class, a political science class, and two philosophy classes.

I went to the beach today and swung on the rings. This will be a regular occurrence this semester: taking advantage of the proximity of beaches. Why not do homework on the sand?

I'm at my dad's house right now...I haven't seen him in about 6 months, and it's the Vietnamese new year! Hooray!

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Audrey Lois said…

Happy New Year! Erin tells me it is the Year of the OX!!!

January 26, 2009 at 4:08 AM

Tien said…

it sure is, though for the vietnamese its more of a water buffalo

February 8, 2009 at 11:08 PM

Semester at Sea: Days 11-15

Day 11 (Friday Sept 5, 2008) Woke up to sounds of crew banging on doors and yelling. It’s Neptune Day. Which means: King Neptune has decided we must be initiated in order to cease our land loving ways and become true shellbacks. Which means: We go up to the pool deck, where the crew, dressed up in togas and aluminum foil helmets, spills mysterious rancid-smelling fish juice over our heads, one by one. For the willing, a head-shaving ritual, in which I participated. Brazil in two days. Day 12 (Saturday Sept 6, 2008) We will be arriving in Salvador tomorrow morning. I think I will be exploring with my roommate and his friends. I fear I have been a little antisocial the past few days, evidenced by lack of any established “crew”, but I guess I’ve been trying to avoid societal overload. Classes are going well. Really excited about the churrascurias (brazilian all you can eat barbecue)! Always a hit in the states, can’t wait to have the real thing. Had our pre-port meetings, lots of warnings...

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Lesson 1 - Four Agreements (from a musician)

There's a few books I frequently recommend, when I'm feeling inspired to share. "The Four Agreements" is probably at the top of the list, with a shout out to the Tao Te Ching. I came across a video I came across on youtube that served as a nice refresher on the concepts behind the book: I thought it might be fun to riff on some of the wisdom imparted, from a musical perspective. Here's a quote from Lesson 1 of the video: " You — that force of life — are always transforming, always evolving, always creating. What you’re creating is a story — a virtual reality that becomes your mind. You, that force of life, are also creating your physical body, a world made by billions of living beings — atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, and organs — until the whole being is one. Your body is a universe. The earth is another universe. The sun and the planets are another universe. And if you expand your awareness, you’ll see that all the universes are connected. Every one o...

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