LOST: Arriving Pt 2

The day wasn't over. We went over to campus to pick up our textbooks, get our IDs, pick up our white coats and have a look around. Oh, and a campus tour. I guess this post will be more of a photo diary, but you'll get the picture (hah).

The books weighed at least 30 lbs..

It didn't take long to register, and even less time to print our IDs. My photo came out awful, but who's didn't right? The books however, were something else. They seem pretty interesting though. We picked them up and waited for the bus to head back to Grand Anse. It took 1 hour and 15 minutes to get on that bus. Oh! and evidently we went on the wrong bus (we took the one that said Grand Anse/Grand View Inn or something like that) and it dropped us off down a LONG road away from our dorm...yes. With our books. And our bags with laptops and other things. I guess we learned our lesson- only take the bus that says True Blue/Grand Anse.

The far end, and around the corner is where the bus dropped us off. With our books.

The campus tour was alright though. I was way too tired to pay attention, but did grab a couple of photos of the ocean. The view is gorgeous on top of the "hill". The hill is apparently a "landmark" around the back of campus. There's a little gazebo like place where there's locals who sell food, fruits, and baked goods.

This is the view from the top of "the hill"

 It started POURING right after I took these. And they call it the dry season. A couple of people told me that the weather hasn't been regular though (I can see that haha).

On Reading More

Every year I resolve to be more productive, and this year is no different. I've always been an avid reader (for leisure), but lately I haven't been taking any time for myself. I've "shopped my stash" of books that have yet to be read, and am challenging myself to finish them all in the next month (more realistically, two. But we'll see). I have this awful habit of buying more and more books, ending up with a large collection of unread books. Let the reading begin now!

 In Cold Blood//Truman Capote

" On Nov 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces..."

The Tipping Point//Malcolm Gladwell

"The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire"

Blink//Malcolm Gladwell

"Drawing on cutting edge neuroscience and psychology to reveal that the difference between good decision making and bad has less to do with how much information we process than with our ability to focus on a few, particular details, Gladwell shows how we can all become better decision makers..."

Casual Vacancy//JK Rowling

"When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock..."

Wild//Cheryl Strayed

"At twenty two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail..."

Have you read any of these?