I'm at the dorm now and far too anxious to leave this place. I've been trading between studying and distractions all day, biding time until my French final at 7:00. Yuck. Yesterday I went home. My new home; not "the house" or "Arroyo Hondo"--HOME. I can call it that because when I walk into the front door, a short set of four legs comes running in to greet me and and the rest of my family kisses me hello. I unpacked all the junk in my car from the dorm and made an attempt to organize my room a litte. Got most of the furniture pretty much where I want it, remarkably. It was my first night in my brand new bed in my brand new room. I had the windows open, my TV set-up with a movie, and it was wonderful. Actually, I froze. lol Amazingly enough; here we are, officially in summer and I was cold last night with just the windows open! I walked around the neighborhood and went exploring in the empty property beside us. Got some nice desert shots, like the one above. It's all like that; cactus and rocks, birds and lizards, stunning, really. I'll have to share them on my facebook or something. Anyway, I woke up this morning to two rude awakenings; the first was the dawn shining brightly through my unshaded window. The second was the sound of voices as crews arrived to do their jobs; closet people, mexicans in the garage, and of course my grandma running around trying to communicate to everyone and never really understanding what they're saying (and I'm talking about the English speakers). I think I'll stay the night in the dorm. There's no internet access at home anyways and it still amazes me how lonely I feel without the internet, even if I'm not even talking to people. I guess that's just a true indication of my generation's upbringing. We own e-world. Well, until next time! Carrie the desert rose