Tomorrow is the big day!

That's it! I can't take anymore reading! I've been reading all day, and it is driving me crazy. I am not used to such mental stimulation! I guess that's why they call it Columbia University. As you can see, I even changed the color of my blog to match! Well, tomorrow is my big day, and I don't feel nervous. I'm anxious because I haven't finished reading everything I was supposed to read so I don't know what to expect. We start off with self-awareness training everyday - journaling (Amanda you'd love it)! You know I'm not one for writing things down, so this will definitely be a learning experience for me.

Yesterday was the 2nd part of our orientation, and we had a great time at Morningside Park. The park was beautiful, and if you can believe it (I don't), I actually enjoyed being outside. In fact, I've spent quite a bit of time outside. I had a chance to meet and team up with my 4 members of my study group. We are all extremely different (intentional grouping I've been told), and we will be working together on a project due in August. I don't want to bore you with every intricacy of my day, but I will say I found the cutest cafe a block down from the dorm, and you can just sit and read there as long as you want. My favorite "bebida" is the hot/or iced chai tea latte pictured here... (corny I know)...

I am truly loving the atmosphere here. I did manage to do something "Denise-like" today. I decided to take a venture into the Harlem/Spanish Harlem area. And in my haste to walk like a New Yorker, I fell in the middle of the street! Nobody even stopped; it was as if I was insignificant! What's up with that! OH well... have to get back to reading! Love you!