dreaming over the ocean

just sent this email to a friend of mine. life is funny... Have a physiology exam tomorrow night. sigh. so much work these days! but, i *love* physiology, so, that is okay. I am just worried that they will ask tricky questions.... rolled my ankle on a root last night on a evening run through the park. it was dark. ouch! and, i thought "oh, it will be fine." today, icing and elevation last night.....swolllllen! made a decision about my first 70.3 in the spring... MOOSEMAN! in new hampshire, in early june. Yay! so excited! when I was walking to school yesterday, I saw a man fall on his face. ironic thing was that it was about 50 meters in front of the door of a hospital. but, blood gushed *everywhere* and i was able to practice my "firstaid/nursing" skills :) and, i think my contacts are in the wrong eyes this morning... ugh. ha ha, that is about it! just a day in the life of amo!

for a regatta this weekend, coaching. and it is raining. a lot. it sucks. had to deal with an almost hypothermic girl this morning. bad weather is not what i miss about rowing, and i am sooooo glad that I do not have to be on the water right now. .... Despite the fact that is was sooooooooo wet today, (pretty much i stopped caring if i were walking in shin deep puddles with DC shoes on) we had a great day~ one of my girls one a medal in a single, and there were a couple of other strong performances and top 3 finishes! wooo! at the end of the day, I was able to take off for a little 30 minute run. And, it was amazing. so beautiful! Saratoga Springs is so beautiful! the fall colours on the road that I ran down were incredible, and breath taking. And, it stopped raining. And, i could *smell* and *see* and *feel* and *hear* the fall. and, i remembered why i think the fall is my favourite season. good day today... good day.

so, i woke up this morning, with the intention that I was going to ride my bike to rowing practice. It was a bit damp outside, but, okay. I can deal with that. but, I was still hesitant, since I have not been riding it as of late. but, today was the day that I was going to drop it off a shop. So, here we go... got on my bike, and left. cruised down the hill. and, the weird thing about it is that i ride my bike to practice every morning.* nothing new, here. but, i was riding, and then i crossed the bridge, and then i looked up. there i was, in the middle of who-knows-where. same path that i take everyday. and, all of a sudden, I was lost. It took me a good 7 minutes to figure out what was happening, and where i was going. i mean. comon'. who gets lost on a bike ride that they take every day?!?! [apparently: i. do.] got to the boat house, and realized that i didn't bring any "regular clothes" for the day. only warm "morning practice" clothes, an...

so, I finally have been able to bring my bike to a shop. sigh. so excited to get it worked on, and to not be afraid to ride it, with fear of hurting it.... but, it is also a little scary to bring it to a shop that i know nothing about, except for the fact that online, it seems pretty good. but, i left feeling like I was going to feel slightly violated once I get the invoice. sigh. We'll see. today includes: going to gym, going and visiting a client in the community, and eating yummy meals with my rowing team, and my mum's close friend. sounds pretty good to me. so much going on in life right now, that i will follow up with a big long post in a day or two. Heading down to Saratoga, NY, this weekend, to go to a regatta.... Ahhhh, Fall in New York state. Beautiful .... i suppose. as long as it is not freezing. and raining.

so, I would like to preface this by reminding you that this is my second M.Sc. Indeed, apparently, I cannot stop going to school. apparently, I like the anxiety, and possibly the challenge or the stress. on the other hand, maybe i like to learn. learning is fun. despite the fact, that more often than not.... [learning. is. hard.] [both in life. and. school] so, on that note, i write to say that I have just completed my second mid-term exam. well, really my first *big* one. and, it was pharmacology. if you don't know what that is. well, don't bother learning it. it is really not important. but, it is a science, in the biological realm. it is hard. it has a lot of information, and apparently, a big class. i haven't been in a big class for years. and, it has also been years that I have had to write an exam like that. so, with a weekend of anti-social behaviour, lots of caffiene, and a little word to the one upstairs, I went in knowing I had done all I could. and,...

pharmacology. mid-term exam. tomorrow night. lots of info. ugh. blog settings. can't really read title, on top of new heading photo. wish i knew how to make the "description" lower. can anyone tell me how?

not sure if i expected photos like this to surface any time soon! ha ha! awesome. these are from my summer in Cameroon, with Teen Missions, in 2001. So, I had just graduated High School, i broke my arm falling off a roof, fell in love, was called to full time service in africa, and had an all round amazing summer. here are some funny photos! our eating circle hanging out with the local kids (love the glasses!) Debrief in Switzerland!