trying to keep above water

hey guys (lily and aaron... haha)

not too much that is new. this weekend i felt very productive, though. i finished my letter of intent for my food science application and printed it out today. then i edited it again and printed it out again...

on friday i went skiing for the first time ever! it was really fun/scary. to sum up the night, i went skiing (okay... it was SO cheap... including rental and ski pass... guess how much it was... okay, like, just over sixteen dollars!!!!! isn't that ridic??). i started on the bunny hill, of course, and it seemed scary. i fell twice on my first run, but caught on pretty quickly and got comfortable in about half an hour. after about an hour, i was actually getting bored! i'm not trying to brag or whatever, but really, i was going on the same hill (that was very small) over and over and it was not very challenging. so yeah, to make a long story short, i went on the next hill up (only like, three runs were open because it was special friday night discount time). and yeah. the next hill up was like, 10 times more challenging because it was like, twice the steepness and probably about six times the length... it looked steep from the bottom but i convinced myself to go anyways because i figured it just looked huge from afar. but alas, it was even huger and steeper seeming from atop. and i did NOT want to go down. but i did... mostly rolling. seriously. but yeah, i'm fine. i can tell you guys the story in more detail one day if you want. it was pretty funny, in retrospect, but really embarrassing (the hill was not busy, but it was embarrassing still).

saturday... what did i do? i did some homework and went around penticton. i had japanese food for dinner. oh, and i ordered a birthday cake for another co-op student at work. it's her birthday on thursday and i think she was kind of sad she wasn't home for her birthday, so i thought it would be nice to celebrate a bit.

sunday, i wrote my letter of intent (i had started it earlier) and visited a house that miao and i could potentially stay in. it's been really hard for us to find a furnished place. i think we just need to work out some details about the rental agreement, and we will be good :)

that's about it. i went to work today, came home, made dinner, and now i am on the comp. i have to email the landlord guy to ask some qs, write a thank you card for the family i know in penticton, double check over my letter of intent, find out what i'm supposed to do for my work term report (that i have to hand in at the end of my four months here... i forgot what the report was about. i just remember my co-ordinator saying "it's not telling a story, it has to be analytical" or something like that), and check placepro (the website i use for co-op) to see if there are any jobs i want to apply for soon. ugh.

haha i am looking at my "to do" list right now and it makes me laugh. don't be too disgusted (lily...) but i honestly have not done any laundry since i got here. well, not in the washing machine, at least. i did laundry right before i came here, and also bought lots of new underwear hahahahahaha. i wear new undies every day, of course, but in general, i basically brought my whole winter wardrobe (not that huge) and figure i can wear each item a few times before it needs a washing. i am forming a pile...

the thing is (again, don't be disgusted!) in feb, i will have a washing machine in the house, and can wash all i want (without paying $4 a load!!!)... so i kind of just want to wait it out. hahaha. i honestly have enough underwear to last me! isn't that crazy! haha i think it's hilarious/ridiculous how much underwear i have. oh, and socks too.

anyways, i have to attend to my list of things to do. i've gotta mail my letter of intent soon because it is due on the 30th and i want to super make sure it gets to ubc on time! but yes, i hope you are all (both) doing well!

-chels