Lessons Learned After the First Week of School Fall 2010

Oh how awesome school has been. I can't forget how amazing it is to be going to Brigham Young University and be in the apartment I am in.

So I thought I'd update just by sharing some secrets/lessons I've learned this last week:

1. Do not fall behind in your homework with classes, especially Arabic. And I haven't! It feels so great to be able to do all that I need to and know what people are talking about in each of my classes.

2. Clean your bathroom about 10 times. It smelled when we first got here and then we cleaned it again and again until I finally zapped it with Clorox bleach and now it just smells like bleach. I guess that is good enough.

3. Don't worry when your ipod touch stops working, it'll work again later. I don't know why it does this but it works eventually.

4. Practice your music constantly, because you are not good if you don't. That's no good.

5. DO NOT ask a random girl out for a date that was supposed to be a group date and then not be. It's really awkward because she probably just said yes to be nice and you can't do anything about it once you're there. But it still can be fun.

6. If the girl doesn't look back at you after she notices you look at her, she's probably not interested.

7. Teach a girl how to make smiley faces on the computer.

8. When your roommate tries to bleach his hair when his hair is red, it probably won't really bleach out.

9. When a really big football game is on, make sure you have the channel that it is on to watch it before you invite people over...

10. Remember that it is okay to take a nap when you are feeling really sick.

11. Don't finish the TV show 24 without your roommate.

12. When your laptop needs to be completely reinstalled, plan for a good day and a half of updates installing into your computer.

13. Don't forget to sign up for your Internet based class so you can take the quiz in time and have the right downloads.

14. Be friends first! I don't care if she is really pretty or excellent, be friends first so you don't freak her out.

15. And when you are trying to be friends, don't freak her out then either!

16. Auditioning for the Folk Dance team and making it and then later finding out you can't do it kind of bites.

Ok, that's probably it for now. Off to do Arabic while at home.

Shukran Gaziland! Ana buhub intu. Maasalaama!