17 June 2005

So, this is love...

Still at governor's School. Classes are over though so I have more time to write this time.

Words cannot even describe how happy I am. This is possibly the best place in the world. The people here are freaking awesome. Everyone is really intelligent and in our classes we can have debates and there aren't stupid people who don't have an opinion or can't stand up for their opinion. And nobody hates on you. Everyone is really open-minded and it's wonderful.

I hate putting this experience into words because I know I'm not even getting close to what it's really like.

It's funny, because during the day I'll think about people that I know back home in kdale & raleigh and I know that half of them would not enjoy this at all because they're all so close-minded and they think they're always right. And they're some of my best friends.

It hasn't even been a week and I know I've changed so much. It's not like a church retreat when I say I've changed a lot but that change is really temporary. This is more of a permanent change that I know I'll keep with me forever. When I talked to previous governor's school students before I left, they always said that it would change your life and it was the best experience they'd ever had, but I never really took that to heart. And now that I'm here, I never want to leave. I miss a few people, but I don't really miss anyone that incredibly much. And I know if I had to leave now I would cry my eyes out, so I don't know what's going to happen when I have to leave 5 weeks from now. I'll have had 5 more weeks to bond with people and really absorb the experience. It's going to be hard. I'm sad just thinking about it.

I love you a lot. Don't forget to write me lots of mail because I love getting mail at night before I sleep on my extremely uncomfortable bed. It brightens my mood.