On Thursday I went to dinner at one of my professor's houses. He had everyone in the class sign up for different nights so that we went in groups of five or six. I'm still so amazed how open and inviting most of the professors are. It was really a lot of fun. He and his girlfriend fed us lots of food and wine, and by the time I got home, I thought it was 9:30 or so, but it was actually close to 11:00, so that's definitely a sign of a good night.
Saturday night was also very cool. I went to this Lebanese restaurant in San Jose with a couple girls from school -- it has this really cool lounge atmosphere with great food. It was kind of hard to find -- as one would expect in the absence of addresses. Two of us took the bus into San Jose and all we had to go off of was a street name (Calle 22), which runs really close to the bus stop. So we started walking along Calle 22 and asking people if they knew where this restaurant was, but no one had heard of it. On about our fifth try, we stopped in this little market, and the guy didn't know exactly, but he stepped outside the store and asked a possibly homeless man if he knew. Sure enough, this guy seemed to know, and he told us to follow him. We weren't too sure about this plan (it wasn't a very good neighborhood), but we stuck to well lit streets and Michelle got out her little pocket knife -- just in case. He actually did bring us to the right place, but as we expected, he asked to be compensated for this guided tour. I was honestly grateful that he showed us the way, because I don't think we could have found it without him, so I gave him a dollar. Sort of like a pedestrian taxi. :)
Anyway, it's Monday now, and we're back in classes. Tomorrow we start learning about the law of the sea, and I'm procrastinating doing my reading for that one. :) After lunch today, one of the Natural Resources students took some of us on a tour of the trails around campus. I had no idea there was so much land around the school! There are some hiking trails you can go on that take two or three hours (we didn't have time for that). And there is this area with about four or five ponds and these statues and benches for picnics. And the Natural Resources students are working on creating some butterfly gardens (apparently you plant these trees that butterflies are attracted to, and they flock to the area). It's incredibly beautiful. I'll have to do some more exploring and take some photos. I might have to wait till it starts drying up next month, though. I was up to my ankles in mud today.
Well, I guess I should start reading about the law of the sea. Sigh.
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