wash u put me up at the chase park plaza, which is by all standards a luxury hotel. i walked in and couldn't believe my eyes. i got my own one bedroom suite complete with living room, study area, separate bedroom w king size bed and bathtub,oh and two plasma tvs.. my only gripe is that i had to pay for broadband myself. but i'm not complaining at all, i'm grateful to be here man. i like wash u already. not just because they treat their mstp students so well, but bcos the professors and administrators and students themselves are so friendly and welcoming that you almost feel like you're part of a big family.

i was scared of being alone again at first, like always. but one day by myself and i realized i'm not a person who cannot live alone. i'm perfectly ok by myself, and even enjoying my own company when i'm not worrying about something else (like the interview). i guess the difference between now and a few months back is that i didn't have someone (other than my family) loving me unconditionally. why my family isn't enough is another separate issue. or maybe it's nothing unusual, just a natural phenomena that forces people to look for their other half.

it makes a difference. i hope both mr slow loris and i get into wash u. if not wash u, then emory. i heard from a current mstp here that emory's a reallly nice place. the campus that is, not the city/suburb/whatever.