It's all in the details.

Moths aren't uncommon here. Most windows don't have screens, and the bathroom windows are always open, so I see lots of different insects in my daily comings and goings. But this little guy I saw last night was definitely my favorite so far. Super small, and so beautifully and solidly colored that he didn't even look real at first.

It's the halfway point of the week and I've been busy. On Saturday I went to a Seventh-Day Adventist church service in the UB Student Center with a girl from the poetry reading sessions. On Sunday I went to an Anglican Church down the street. Both were interesting experiences, but I think I might keep looking around. Sunday afternoon saw me at choir rehearsal from 1600 to 1900, and then a skype date with my parents, leaving me pretty voiceless for the rest of the night. Monday was laundry and swimming - 1000 meters this time! - both of which occurred at portions in the rain, but luckily my clothes were still dry by the end of the day. Tuesday was another busy day of classes, including a fun ecology lab that reminded me of predation lessons from middle school science (probably the last time I dealt with most of the topics ecology is going to cover). At choir rehearsal last night they announced that we would now be meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays too. Since Wednesdays are when I go to the poetry reading session, I'm not sure I'm going to be making that, but we'll see how it all balances out. I could always come late to poetry, since choir is only one hour long and poetry is two and a half at least.

Today is paper-printing, more laundry-washing (if things stay dry), possibly swimming, and poetry tonight - at which I may just read my poem "Stairwell Jazz" that I wrote freshman year. I'll let you know how it goes if I do! :) The homework load is starting to pick up just a little bit, with a decent amount of reading and now a lab report to write for next Tuesday, but it still doesn't compare with the amount of work we have to do in the States. I suppose I can't really complain. I may start delving into some independent research of my own just to see, since I will probably do an independent study next semester. We'll see!