Start of Sophomore Year

Quick post before I head to bed.

Well here I am in my new apartment! It's... uh. Interesting. My first impression... I walk in and the carpets are filthy, my roommates are from Chile and have been to the US for only 4 months or so... don't speak English very well. I go to the kitchen and there are PILES of dishes and bowls and plates full of food from the day before. I get everything into my room and sit down for a minute... a fly whizzes around my head. I sweep off the dust on the shelf above the desk. I notice an ant crawling on the desk. I smash it. Yup! That's about it! So I've basically resolved to stay in my own little corner of the apartment.
Another roommate moves in and I'm so excited that I have someone who I can speak English with! ...until I find out that he served his mission in South America. It's pretty funny! So this past week most conversations are right over my head. Apparently this was the latino party house before I got here so a bunch of latinos in the area come over frequently. They're all super nice and return missionaries! Now more then ever I wish I spoke spanish. It's been fun though. My roommate Alex is pretty cool. I've been getting to bed super early though (9-10pm) so that way I can get up at 5am for work. The roommates think I'm crazy, haha!

We had a freshman reunion yesterday and it was just fantastic! Weird to see everyone from freshman year. Most of the kids were great to see again and others... make me glad that Freshman year is over. Most importantly, I got to reconnect with Ashley! She's great. We're meeting up tomorrow for a little bit to study and talk. It'll be nice. I've kept a good study habit so far. I followed my schedule and stayed at the library for four hours after my last class. I love feeling on top of things. If I had even one more course though I don't know how I would do it. Even now I feel like I'm tight for time. I wonder if I could learn to study faster.
WELL I love it! Love working at the MTC love feeling a bit more independent, love going to class and learning, love feeling accomplished, love meeting new people, love having friends. LOVE BYU FOOTBALL!! WOO-HOO!! THIS THURSDAY!