drugs drugs drugs... which are good, which are bad...

So today started early with a run on the beach at 8:00 a.m. with Garo (guy from france I met during orientation yesterday). I asked others to come, some said they would another time and others wouldn't commit -haha.. I am bound and destined to create a running group so we can all have motivation to stay in shape. Running on the beach is honestly running the way it should be! I suspected it would be good, but it was even better then anticipated. There's beautiful scenery to look at, it's a bit harder because you have extra resistance from the sand and best of all, when you get tooo hot you just bail into the water! Hopefully I can make this a routine. Last night I figured out my class schedule for this term and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I was shocked how much time off I have to study, unlike U of A, there isn't a lab for every course I take so there are way less time commitments. I guess everyone will have time off like I do though so the difference will be in how we use our time. My goal is definitely to use my time as effectively as possible with lots of balance work and play. A couple of the orientation sessions yesterday were really useful, not only did I know some people's names on campus (the team building workshop) I also knew my way around campus a bit and got some better ideas for studying. It looks like I only have one evening class on Monday and Wedesday, Tuesday and Thursdays are a bit heavier but still have a three hour break in the middle of the day and Friday I only have two classes in the afternoon. I think tonight I'll try and make a meal plan, I didn't foresee how hard it was going to be to try and figure out what to cook for supper every singe night. One of the girls living on campus is asking the dean if there is some way we can get a freezer for our rooms. That would be amazing -then I could cook for the week on Sundays and freeze everything!! After this mornings run, I signed up to get internet and went to school for my only orientation event of the day, an information session on how drugs should not be consumed on campus and how it can affect your professionalism. It was interesting but kind of long and drawn out. I think I'll take a nap soon, still trying to kick this stubborn cold (I think I almost have it) and then I'm going to take some pictures of the beach (it is SO AMAZING). Tonight there is a meeting with the RA about living on campus.. it will be interesting to see what kinds of things they want to bring up. I"m so happy, Fig's been feeling really good yesterday and today (dont' want to jinx it..) but I've been feeding him only canned food lately and he seems to be having way less problems with sensitive stomach. He's also been super frisky, we actually played fetch last night for 15 minutes where I would be reading my student manual, and he'd jump up on my bed with the ball for me to throw it again. Hope this trend continues! He enjoys the "fancy feast" I'm not sure how good a quality the food is but at this point, anything he wants to eat that will make him feel good... I bought quite a few of those cans last night but offered one up to the stray dog sitting just outside the store. Broke my heart, he was sitting there chewing at his tail (he has some kind of mange/skin condition) and was nothing but a wrack of bones so I gave him the can of food, he inhaled it and tried to follow me home. Super friendly dogs... I'm going to have to think of something to fix this dog issue. There are so many strays here that people just don't take care of... Anyone want a dog? :)