More "Adventures" of Rachel

I’ve had quite the exciting “adventures” the past few days! I had yet another bus experience. There was pretty much a gang fight between two black chick gangs. I’m not sure how it all started or what happened because I was towards the back of the bus reading and this was all happening up front. It got so bad that the bus driver refused to leave the stop. It was terrible!! We all had to get off the bus and wait for the next bus to come. But, don’t you worry—I am now equipped with pepper spray compliments of Uncle Bill and Dana! J (I also made a new friend this weekend....maybe stalker, not friend. He was on the same train and bus as me on Saturday, but got off a stop before me. He was at my stop on Sunday to get on (same time as me and not the same stop he got off of) and also miraculously took the same train as me back into the city. Once again, don't you worry--I have pepper spray!)

My second “adventure” happened Monday night. My apartment building got evacuated!! Sirens inside our apartment started going off and they started yelling at us over an intercom to evacuate and not use the elevator. Stairs suck! Weird thing is, they let us right back in. I’m not quite sure what happened, but I wasn’t too impressed. I was actually focusing and on a roll doing homework! (Rarely happens.)

My latest “adventure” happened in the middle of the night last night. We had an earthquake! It was just a little guy, but enough to wake me up—which is rare! It was pretty cool to “experience my first earthquake.” [[More info: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120725/us-socal-earthquake/]]

I cooked supper tonight! I hate cooking, but have a new goal of cooking once a week. I made a chicken enchilada recipe I found on Pinterest. It was actually really good and I didn’t mess it up—huge surprise! My roommate, Darshna, and I discovered a new shopping area today. Dangerous!

Things I miss from Iowa

• Needless to say, Old Blue—my car! (Dad, I really really really really really want it out here!!!!)
• The peace and quiet at bedtime, although it was wonderful at Uncle Bill’s the night I spent there

Uncle Bill, Dana, and I went wine tasting when I visited them this weekend!