Nostalgia

So I am flipping through my old, 8th grade yearbook and looking up old friends, people that I had class with, and the people I did not like (some of them got fat so I was happy >:] ) And seeing how everyone has grown up is interesting. The people you said you would always be with, you naturally grow apart. And the people you wouldn't have expected you become so close with. Its interesting to me to look back and see how trivial everything was, and the little dramas which ruled our worlds were self-inflicted apathy. I look and smile, the micro worlds of grade school and secondary education were the norm. I am interested to walk into another micro universe of college, but lets see what happens. Jr High got rid of lines and one class, high school got rid of allot of rules and presented individuality and strong friendships, now college... hrmm. :)

Work

So I just got off work from Native, ew. Having two restaurant jobs sucks, but its what it takes to goto Johnson and Wales. I bus and host at Native New Yorker, and Host/bus/cook/all-in-one at The Gilbert house. Its going to be hard to leave The G house in a few weeks, those people have become family to me and really mean something to me. Its that kind of place where it really doesn't seem like work, and I just want to do anything in my power to help out there, on and off the clock. Since I have started working there I have learned so much from Susan, the owner. From business ethics to tricks to cooking skills she goes beyond what she must and actually wants me to learn. The girls I work with are fantastic, and the like, 3 guys are too. Its tight knit and I think that is what makes that place go so well.

Orientation

So I just got back yesterday from Connecticut, where I stayed with Amanda and her family. We went out to a local seafood restaurant, and it was fantastic. The morning after we headed out to Rhode Island, about an hour and a half drive. It was beautiful, really.

Our reason for going to Rhode Island was for orientation; the whole overnight, learn the rules and such kinda get together. It was a lot of fun, meeting up with friends and making new ones, exploring the city a bit, and getting ready for the fall. I got fitted for my uniform, learned the school, and really fell ready to move in. The weather was superb, a little humid and warm, just comfortably so. All in all it was a good trip, flew for the first time on my own, but I made it. :D