Back to my studies!

Today was our first real day back to school. We had to be at OUA around 9AM for official orientation, and they took us up to this park that is WAY at the top of a huge, really steep inclined hill. It is so pretty up there, but I am really frustrated. I feel like I'm the only one that is really struggling with all of the walking and hills and stuff, and everyone just leaves me behind or I have to put myself in pain to keep up, because my ankle is really swollen already and I am so out of shape that I can't do much physical activity without my chest hurting and feeling like I am going to pass out. I'm sure a big part of this is my thyroid disorder, but a big part is also that I am just really out of shape because I don't ever do physical activity anymore, and I am so disappointed in myself. I really miss home and I'm trying really hard to be positive and improve myself while I'm here and have a good time, but I am really struggling with it. 

Then at our first lecture today I felt even worse. For one thing I was really overly tired even though I slept fairly well last night and I kept almost falling asleep in the AM lecture. I also have basically forgotten everything we did today, which was supposed to be just review and I was just really confused on the majority of it. I've enjoyed being here and I am really glad I came, but I'm feeling like maybe it was a mistake because I'm not sure if I can do this class as a fast track course and pass it with a good grade. I think I'm too far behind where I should be and way too confused about the things  I should already know really well. Hopefully with a lot of studying I can get it though. I know I am going to do my best anyways.. and that's what counts, right? I also had a really bad migraine during and after our AM lecture (another side effect of my thyroid..), so instead of going to the supermarket to get some fresh fruit for breakfast and some snacks to keep at our apartment I ended up just going to the apartment and taking some head ache medicine and laying in the dark for 2 hours. Thankfully the afternoon class was easier for me. It was our culinary cultures class, but we talked about chemistry stuff related to the culinary class, and I didn't have any problem following along with that part of it, so that is a good thing! 

After class, me and a couple of my peers went to find a place to eat that accepts our food vouchers. We settled on a place that is somewhat buffet style. One of the OU faculty told us that some students find it intimidating because there is a lot of pointing to tell them what you want. I couldn't relate to that experience though. The lady up front was really really nice, and explained the menu to us in English and the things she could not think of, she showed us and asked how to say them in English so she would know! It was actually really cool. I got a pasta with ragu, some prosciutto with mozzarella, and some diced potatoes. The pasta was really good. It wasn't too "tomatoey" and had good seasoning in it. The potatoes were "okay". They kind of just tasted like olive oil. There wasn't much to seasoning on them. Then the prosciutto was way to sweet for me. I didn't like it at all. I don't think meat should be sweet like that! On the way back from dinner I stopped at the supermarket and got some apples and pears for breakfast, some raisins (I think ... if not, some kind of dried up fruit that looks a lot like them), some kind of granola bars with nutella to dip them in (yumm), and vanilla wafers just cause I could. I also picked up some toilet paper for the apartment, since we only had 1 and a half rolls or so. 

Now I'm back at the apartment and going  to study for a while before I go to bed. I miss everyone so much! I can't wait to see you all again!! I'll post more soon. 

The pics of the building are OUA (University of Oklahoma, Arezzo!)