El Verano
Summertime is here again -
The tests are done, the grades are in.
I passed them all, four less than ten -
But in my heart there's some chagrin.
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This summer holds great prospects. I'm staying in the same place I live during the school year - I'll actually be around people this summer (unlike last summer when I lived by myself in town)! It's strange to be on the Smucker farm without school nagging at my soul.
I've got plans for my free evenings... reading books by the Big Muddy (currently in progress: "Common Sense" by David Bercot and "The Fisherman's Lady" by George MacDonald (someone said he's as good as C.S.Lewis - I beg to differ, but he's good enough; can't say yet whether I'd recommend the book)); sewing; visiting friends (should I include any of you?); writing.
The tests are done, the grades are in.
I passed them all, four less than ten -
But in my heart there's some chagrin.
This summer holds great prospects. I'm staying in the same place I live during the school year - I'll actually be around people this summer (unlike last summer when I lived by myself in town)! It's strange to be on the Smucker farm without school nagging at my soul.
I've got plans for my free evenings... reading books by the Big Muddy (currently in progress: "Common Sense" by David Bercot and "The Fisherman's Lady" by George MacDonald (someone said he's as good as C.S.Lewis - I beg to differ, but he's good enough; can't say yet whether I'd recommend the book)); sewing; visiting friends (should I include any of you?); writing.
posted by Claire at 16:05
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Hey, I just [re]learned some geography. I would say that this helps to justify the inordinate amount of time I've spent reading blogs today, if it wasn't that the Big Muddy's identity as a river has very little relevance to my current existence. But then, I suppose it was valuable to discover that it's not the nickname for a famous author, as I had begun to imagine.
It's illuminating to discover that your independent existence in Corvallis last summer is not to be preferred to your customary habitation of the academic season--contrary to what I had formerly understood. Have you attained a new realization of your preference for domestic company, or did I misunderstand you before?
Thank you for dispelling the mud about the Big Muddy.
My preference for living conditions is far from clear cut. My ultimate ideal for a permanent establishment may be a place out of town with other people - though that's based on very limited experience. However, new situations - e.g. living in town/living by oneself/living in an apartment in Berlin - are fantastic. A permanent establishment may not be desirable unless I am attached.
It's a multi-faceted issue, I guess.
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