- Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee (a little scared to read)
- Playing in the Light by Zoe Wicomb (curious)
- Molora by Yael Farber (looking forward to)
- Ways of Dying by Zakes Mda (excited)
I think I'm going to go for a walk and read a bit of Disgrace today. We will be seeing the premiere of the movie while we're in Grahamstown and I want to have it finished by then. Hopefully I will be able to read Disgrace and Playing in the Light before I leave. The SPU students have already read both of these and I want to be on a similar schedule so I can participate in class.
I've also started packing and shopping. Last night my aunt Joan and I went to Target to pick up basics, and today my dad will be taking me to REI for sleeping bag liners. I might go to Costco with my mom to get socks, underwear, and vitamins but we'll see if I do that at some other point this week.
It's so weird to me that this is all happening... it's seemed like it would be months away forever...
I'm trying to see as many of my friends as I can before I leave, but there is just so little time...
It's funny, looking back at my first post here, how much my anxieties have changed. I no longer worry about the airport (my trip to Houston changed that), chickening out, or missing my friends and family. I now worry about being able to handle the changes within myself that will occur. I am worried about coming home.
Class last week was pretty thrilling. One of our chaperones, Lori, has a background in counseling and was giving us stress management ideas. She had us turn to the person beside us and share:
- What stresses us out
- How we behave when we're stressed, and
- What helps us de-stress.
It was surprisingly bonding.
Anyway, I have loads to do today, related and unrelated to my trip.
I'll be back on in a few days, I'm sure (:
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