Crap, crap, crap! I missed my first meeting for the research project. The starting date was wrong on the Biology department board and I didn’t show up. Oh, so sad! I was just next door, at the library, studying like a nerd, thinking the first meeting was next week. Do not panic, I said to myself, talked to my very cute Marine Ecosystems teacher and he’s gonna see me next week to discuss project ideas and the possibility to join the “Écologie Aquatique” research team in summer, w00t! Now I just have to wait, patiently, little grasshoper.

Note to self: Don’t forget to contact Systematics teacher ‘coz he’s the Bird Guy. Ornithology… *Drools* Yeah, yeah, I’m a dork!

When I first came here people kept asking me if I was psychologically prepared for winter because it tends to get a little bit cold. Well… These days temperatures are kind of high for this time of the year and everyone’s puzzled. It’s fun not to have to worry about your butt freezing, but then when it rains we have une belle patinoire afterwards, weee! I’m getting ready to go skating on the sidewalk on my way to school (funnn… not!), there’s a nice layer of ice decorating the city this morning. I’m gonna write a book “How to Break Your Butt With Style in the Quebec Winter”… I’ve fallen 3 times already! Who should I sue? Heh.

It’s almost 1 a.m. and I’m tired, but I have this bad habit of going to bed really late, so I might as well update the weblog before hitting the hay. I’ve been busy with school mostly, classes are going well, but I’m also having a good time with the friends I’ve made (I’ve made more friends here in 3 months than in 5 years living in Montreal, how’s that?). It’s funny to go out with college people after such a long time, but it sure is fun. Sharing my life with roommies is a great experience, there is always something going on, plus they are really, really nice.

Now that I think about it, when I was studying in Colombia, during the last year at the university I started looking for graduate studies programs in the U.S. and England because my dream was studying abroad and living with people from different cultures… That is EXACTLY what I’m doing now, so my dream came true! I like it when I’m able to look at life with positive attitude instead of going back to the sad moments. They say everything happens for a reason and I’m more and more convinced of it every day.

I don’t remember when was the last time I woke up and I smiled because I was completely happy with my life (not to mention NOT anxious). IT HAPPENED TODAY! I woke up and the first thing I did was smiling. Not because someone else is making me good about myself, but because I’m doing everything I can to feel good about myself, by myself. I’m running my own show, I’m doing my thing, and it feels great. So I smiled, a big smile, and I thought “I’m gonna be OK, I am OK!” — Now, that’s HUGE! To be able to realize that I crossed a broken bridge and I didn’t fall… That is definitely huge.