end of the semester & durian dreams

11 more days until i fly home--yay! this is the final week of classes...i just have 1 more class this afternoon and 2 tomorrow...

i had a big presentation yesterday that went really well :) i felt pretty good actually. normally i'll get a bit nervous having to do a presentation or speaking in front of a group of people, but yesterday i was relaxed. i was surprised to get various compliments throughout the day yesterday and even this morning about how well my presentation went. a couple of people even commented on "my impressive level of spanish". hehe...i was pleased, to say the least ;)

the other good news is that all of my final papers are done! i just have 3 exams next week...and then i'll be leaving on the 10th!

i've been having lots of energy lately! i've also been in a very, very good mood. i'll find myself smiling "just because" :) i've been enjoying some simple pleasures as well...what a joy it is to sit in the sun eating melon....or to walk around on a beautiful sunny afternoon.

mono-mealing has been very satisfying lately. now i tend to shy away from "complex" dishes and if i'm not mono-mealing, i prefer 2 or 3 ingredient meals. i never would have thought that i could be so satisfied after eating 1.5kilos of grapes haha, but it's great!

mental clarity is also one of the many benefits eating low fat raw has brought to me...as long as i continue to eat well, my thinking has gotten clearer and clearer...

oh and a random thing...last night i had a dream that i ate durian for the first time and it tasted like bavarian custard....so creamy and so good! actually i'm not even sure i've ever eaten bavarian custard, but i specifically recall saying in my dream that that's what it tasted like! yummy--i can't wait to try my first durian!