Iguana Man

There is one thing I've noticed about riding the public bus. DO NOT MAKE EYE CONTACT. It is an unspoken rule. If people find you looking at them, they stare back at you in almost a challenging glare. Which is why it is important to always sit in a forward facing seat. By doing this, all you see is the back of a person's head and thus insuring yourself no eye contact will be made. But if you sit in a sideways facing seat, the bus trip is bound to be awkward. You can't even stare past the person out the window without you looking like you're staring straight at the person across from you. The solution to this is to bring a book and hide your face.

I broke the staring rule yesterday though. I couldn't help it when the person across from me had an iguana on his head. I couldn't help but stare further and see that the iguana was on a shoestring leash attached to a dog collar looking thing around the guys neck. The dog also had a chain running from the guys neck into his pocket in case anyone wanted to walk him as well. The awkward starer that i am, the guy noticed and looked at me. So i gave him a weak smile and quickly looked away. But I spent the whole 30minute ride stealing glances. Unfortunately i was not able to secretly take a picture of him with my phone. I can't wait to ride today.

My first official blog

So, today I am becoming a blogger. Or at least taking the steps to be such. We'll see how long it actually last.

Russell and I are having a great time here in San Antonio. We've made great friends and we really enjoy the area. This becomes really important when I start to feel a long ways away from my family. But I guess you could also say that the distance and isolation has made me a better daughter now that I call home at least once a week... if not more.

So I just purchased a plane ticket!!! I'm going home to Morgan Hill California in October for a friends wedding. I leave Thursday October 11th after classes and come back Sunday October 14th. I'm pretty excited. A weekend is just long enough to do what i want to do, but short enough not to run out of things to do:)

Lets see.... what else am I excited about recently. Oh Yes. I love that my dog loves water! We went to a lake last Friday with some friends and brought along Athena. SHE LOVED IT!!! It was funny to watch her run in and out and swim. I can't wait until next time :)

Thats it for now. I need to get back to reading for school.... blah.

Kim