Current mood:

restless

I finally updated!!!
Well, I finally stopped being lazy (after much pressure from some friends, who will remain nameless *cough* Ashley *cough* Mindy *cough, cough* ;)) and updated my live journal. So, where to begin?
I've been in Utah for about two weeks now and I'm really enjoying myself. BYU turned out to be far better than I ever hoped it to be. I've yet to meet a single jerk here (which are quite numerous in California) and everyone is nice and friendly. I couldn't count the times that some random, cute girl has struck up a conversation with me ^_^. I was a little homesick the first day coming out here, but since then I haven't been homesick at all, which surprised me because I was expecting to be homesick for awhile. The culture here is quite a bit different from California in a number of ways. For example, I still haven't got used to hearing "pop" instead of "soda." The rules on dating are quite a bit different as well. Any guy can easily get tons of dates (there are a lot more single women then guys on campus), but it's very hard to get an actual girlfriend (unless your a returned missionary). This is mainly because the girls here only get into a relationship if they think marriage is an option, which it isn't if the guy has not gone on a mission yet. Therefore, if your a freshman then you have practically no chance for a real relationship to develop, while if your a returned missionary, you better watch out for the herds of husband-hunters running about ^_^! Also, since this IS a church owned school, there isn't even a slight trace of tobacco, drugs, or alcohol anywhere on campus. I also haven't heard a curse word in well over two weeks (the only similar words being, "jerk," "crap," and the rare "shut up!").
Besides the campus culture, the city of Provo is actually really nice. It's a lot greener here than I thought it would be and it's actually quite picturesque, a belt of green plants and warm homes nestled between Utah Lake and the Rocky Mountains (which I have a spectacular view of from my dorm window, the BYU "Y" included). My roommate is pretty cool. His name is Terrell (pronounced like Darrell but with a T) and he's from Boise, Idaho. He's an avid rock climber and me and him go rock climbing regularly (there's some really good spots nearby). He's also taken two years of japanese and we both happen to be in the same japanese class. Which reminds me, I forgot to mention that I'm now double majoring and double minoring. My majors are Computer Science and Electrical Engineering while I'm minoring in Japanese and Math. Gonna keep me pretty busy, that's for sure! Well, I'm done talking for now, but I'll post a lot more soon. Love you guys and I miss you! I hope to see you all at Thanksgiving when I come home!