1 month.

things that i have learned in my first month at bethany college:
* talking to a lot of people isn't as awkward as it should be.
* having my boyfriend living in a foreign country isn't very much fun.
* community laundry rooms make me lose my faith in humanity.
* cafe food is designed to shorten the average student's life expectancy.
* spray tanning is, in general, a bad idea.
* "hi, my name is tiffany, and i'm calling from bethany college; may i please speak with ___?"
* bethany college frat boys are assholes.
* dr elizabeth hull doesn't think that her students take any other classes.
* tae bo class is really fun...ny!
* one bar for an entire college is a bit dull.
* a small library sucks.
* dressing up for class is weird.
* it only costs $.80 to mail an envelope to spain.
* je, tu, il/elle/on, nous, vous, ils/elles = e, es, e, ons, ez, ent.
* having a sparkly lamp and sleeping under a canopy are fun things to do.
* bethany isn't nearly as scary as morgantown in the darkness.
* lemon vodka is utterly disgusting, especially if you don't like vodka or lemon.
* hurricanes can be really devastating and unpredictable.
* romanesque arches are rounded; gothic arches are pointed.
* i'm getting used to always being new at a school.
* sam's choice soda is really gross.
* my passport is printed in 3 different languages--all of which i can read!
* bethany college is sooo far from the real world.
* the #1 killer of adults in the usa is cardiovascular disease; cancer is #2.
* living below big boys is noisy.
* living across the hall from football players is noisy.
* being excited for something is great motivation.
* wvu doesn't end their department emails when people withdraw.
* homecoming is a super big deal here.
* fountain soda is just better.
* small campus = fast gossip & tons of cliques.
* british accents can make the most boring class fun.
* ignoring frustration doesn't make it better.
* a picture is worth a thousand words.
* there's no point in crying; it doesn't help.
* working at the call center is loads of fun!
* cheese nips are better than cheeze-its.
* ignorance always looks stupid.
* friendly people are the best.
* wearing a watch is a good habit.
* immature drama irritates me beyond belief.
* love letters are fun.
* it would be awfully nice if we got the travel channel aqui.
* class is more fun when your teacher wears a talking donkey hat.
* blogging and emailing are good outlets.
* 90% get up to $7,770.00.
* i'm the only one who drinks the dr pepper at work.
* bennett is a good sleeping companion, as is that blanket.
* emails from eric make my whole day happy!!
* boredom is common.
* being well-rounded is the best thing.