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Published on Sunday September 24, 2006 in School, Thoughts and Travel. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve updated this joint. It’s been pretty ridiculous since school started. It’s been all good so far, classes are good, people are cool as usual with the exception of calc class, sleeping all through pre-calc last year certainly didn’t help my case. With the start of school, also comes the annual assembly with the raffle of some pretty nice stuff. Being a senior, and a lifer, it hurts deep in my soul to have not won so much as a pack of gummy bears in 7 years…

On a different note, last week I did an official visit to Cornell University. It was a jolly good time, I spent the weekend hangin’ out with the track team, went to a Strokes concert and went to some classes, most notably Psych 101. Due to the world renowned professor, the class is a mind boggling 1500 students. Also I got to hold THE torch used at the 1984 summer Olympic Games, which was kind of a big deal for me. Anyways Cornell is pretty sweet and if anyone is unsure about applying there, I’d say defiantly do it because it’s a great school that has a lot to offer, not to mention some of the best dining halls anywhere. I was actually surprised by the size of the city surrounding it, I expected Ithaca to be much more rural than it was. While the visit was totally sweet, the college application process totally sucks.

So senior year has been pretty good so far, despite a rocky start. There’s only 121 days left…:shock:
So is anyone else applying to Cornell?

Home Again

Published on Sunday August 6, 2006 in Thoughts and Travel. 0 Comments

So, I’m finally back home. While I’m certainly glad to be sleeping in my own bed after a month of dorm living, the past month has been the best time of my life. I met so many cool people and saw so many cool things, I’d give anything to do it over again. Basically there’s too much to sum up with words. On the flip side, now that I’m finally back, I feel like I have so much to do in such little time. School basically starts in a month:!: Hopefully the next nine months will be a wild ride. At this point in my life I have began to feel that sense of nostalgia, as cliche as that sounds. Spending the past month away from home, experiencing college life makes a part of me not want to leave. Anyways here are few interesting points I thought I’d share:

  • The Mall of America is ridiculously huge, you have to see it to believe it.
  • No sales tax on clothes is freaking awesome!
  • The unofficial state bird of Minnesota is the mosquito (if you’ve ever been there, you’ll know why).
  • Minnesota is not all cornfields.
  • Evening movie tickets cost $5

To get a more vivid perspective of my experience, check out the (very few) pics I have. Also I’d like to mention that I randomly ran into Amardeep at Logan International Airport. He also happened to have the same flight as me back to Detroit. It’s a small world after all. That’s all I have for now. I’m out (until I think of something interesting to say)

On the road

Published on Friday August 4, 2006 in Thoughts and Travel. 1 Comment

Hey everyone! It’s certainly been a long time since I’ve been around. As I sit here in Boston writing this, I can’t help but think to myself that I’m getting “old”. As corny as it sounds, I don’t want to grow up; at least not now. This summer has flown by soooo quickly. At any rate, I’ll be home on Saturday so you can hear about my month-long trip to Minnesota and Massachusetts.

I’m out!

-BTAN

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