good excuses

October Break was dearly needed (we had the 8th and 9th, so I had  a five day weekend, since I don't have class on Friday's).

I went home and saw my family. The day before I left we went apple picking along with Inka&co.
They gave us these sticks to get the apples, but we made a team: she climbed up the tree, I caught the apples she threw down. This photo was taken after we had collected a bag and caught up with our brothers.

 

When I came up for a weekend last time Shimon had overheard me say that I had a good excuse to come. He later told me he wanted me to have more good excuses. This break he spent most of his time trying to situate himself in my lap, but he doesn't quite fit like he used to.

I also went to Yulka's apartment in Boston. It's in a nice area walking distance to Newbury St (and also Emerson) so of course there it's four people living in two tiny rooms. They call it their shoebox. It's a pretty accurate description. We danced in the apartment before going to a party somewhere. The night ended with me yelling on the phone at some guy I don't know, and I wish I could have done more than yelled. The next day we had tea for breakfast and then made lunch. Somehow between all of this I also read half of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", adding to my list of books I have read half of. We walked to Newbury and sat at L'Aroma cafe and eaves dropped on a conversation and decided that the couple was not on a date but friends.