No, not me (not the first two, anyway).

So. I am now safe and secure in my dorm room at Marlboro, with my wicked awesome roomates Simon and Charlie, after a fabulous week of almost-camping. I say almost-camping because a) we set up camp about ten minutes away from campus (on foot), and b) we brought a full kitchenette with us, complete with counter, sink, and backgammon board. I met some amazing people, and made fabulous bonds with them. Thanks to Seth and Colin, my hilarious and welcoming trip leaders, and my co-campers Rain, Dan, Aurie, Matt, Clare, Erin, Kelly, and Helen (dreads provided by Rain and Helen, lederhosen by Kelly). We were ostensibly there to meditate and practice yoga and so on and so forth. We ended up doing two meditation sessions and one of yoga, but the time was well spent, mostly just sitting around the continuous campfire and talking-- or, I should say, communicating, as Dan had chosen not to speak for the entire trip, leading to lots of hand gestures and the occasional jotted note. There were tears. There were far too many injuries and health issues. But there was also almost unending laughter, and there were smiles too many to count. Many of you know how my extended family structure works, and I have many new members now. As I said before, my roommates are quite cool, and our room is looking more and more like home. Our room is also only a scant 50 feet from the on-campus sauna, which I'm sure I will frequent with some regularity, especially when winter hits. ^_^ Pictures will be up on Flickr when I move to one of the places on campus with strong reception.