First Rain

It's odd how when I'm away from the computer I have a ton of stuff I want to say, But once I get to the internet cafe I forget it all.

The monsoon has officially started; after threatening all day the sky opened up for about two minutes. The rains were about a week late this year so water has been scarce. Hopefully now they will stop cutting off the running water at night. I'm excited to see the monsoon right now, summer rain is not something I'm used to, however I think that the novelty will probably wear off in about a week after I have to walk to and from town in it a few times.

We got a list of courses offered in our majors today. It's unclear which ones are offered which semesters but on first glance it looks like I'll be taking "Philosophical Classics - Indian" and "Philosophy of Indian Society and Politics." w00tz! The other ones that interest me are "Indian Logic" and "Indian Philosophy of Language." You see the theme of course. What's the point of going to India if your going to take classes offered in Santa Cruz.

A point about the fauna: Despite there cuddly appearance, monkeys are horrible and vicious vermin. Yes Yes, I know they look cute and playful but they're less like furry little clowns and more like furry little ninjas. They run across rooftops, hang upside down through windows to steal your stuff, and attack anyone who come near. This morning one of the big gray monkeys attacked Justen on his way down to breakfast. He said that he heard a noise up in the trees, and just as he looked up a monkey snuck up behind him and hit him across the legs. Justen, being sensible, decided to run instead of facing down this fluffy assassin on his own. wise move if you ask me.

One thing that I find wearing at my sanity here is my inability to hide from people. If I am feeling stressed out and want to spend the day by myself, I can't do it. I have to go out for food, out for the internet, out for everything. It is a small thing, the ability to retreat for a while, but I definitely miss it.

No pics today, we went to the nearer Internet Cafe that we can't hook the laptop up to. We'll have more for you on the next post I'm sure.