Female, 21, Seeking: New Adventures

To the tune of: Melon Hut

I'm going to Ireland ::oo, ahh::
And to Israel ::oo, ahh::
You can try to stop me but FIRST - ::Whaa::
You'll have to get my passport

My name is Nikki ::oo, ahh::
And I'm really excited! ::oo, ahh:
I really like traveling ::oo, ahh::
I just hope dad keeps funding me

Well, I'm just so pumped I could dance right now. Which is saying something, because there's not even music playing. And I have no rhythm. Or control of my limbs. But I don't care ... I also don't care that I have a 12 page paper due in a week (and still don't really have a topic), nor do I care that I cannot, for the life of me, seem to get a laptop in this god-forsaken library. These things cannot diminish my joy - the special kind of joy that only comes when new adventures are on the horizon. Ahh! If I can just get through this semester, everything will be okay: Ireland, Israel, and perhaps even Alaska await! I love it!

In other news: Hao is here! YAY! For those of you who do not know, Hao is became a very dear friend of ours in our travels to China. He helped us get food and $7 massages and taxis. He told us "don't worry" in a very endearing Italian accent whenever something didn't go quite right. Hao hiked up mountains and rafted down rivers with us. He climbed rocks and smoked cigars with us. He was a wonderful addition to a group of bumbling Americans. Well, he decided to fly in from Cambridge where he works now to surpise my roommate Katrina on her birthday! I was the only one who knew about the surprise, and am thrilled that everything went off without a hitch.

The surprise went like this: The roommates dressed in all black and kidnapped Katrina from the library (thanks to Jones's efforts at getting her there). We were briefly stopped by security, but this was immaterial. We took her to the Union, where brownies and balloons were awaiting her arrival. It was a brilliant! Katrina said afterwards, "You guys really outdid yourselves here." Well, little did she (or anyone) know that Hao was just upstairs, waiting for my cue. After we got her there safe and sound, I ran up, told Hao everyone was ready, and a few minutes later he came down and surpised the whole group! It was absolutely priceless. I think that whenever I am ever sad, I will just think about everyone's reactions and smile like a goon.

I hope that you are all enjoying life as much as I am right now. There's much to be thankful for!