just came back from a trip to north carolina. wow. north carolina is awesome. people there are so friendly, it just makes me in a good mood. i can't believe how nice people are in the South... Southern hospitality really is true. it's a great thing because when everyone is nice to you, you just feel like "paying it forward" and are nice to everyone else. everyone is happy. even kids who you think are punks by california standards... they were so nice it was unbelievable.

also, everyone that is around my age is in great shape. girls and guys alike. i felt like i was walking through an abercrombie catalog. freaking insane how fat i felt when i was around these people.

wake forest is also a really pretty campus. secluded, a lot of trees and open fields, a really nice chapel, and of course, the people are nice. the business school is huge, and it only houses 200 mba students. we even get our own study rooms (not cubicles, but rooms)! no more competing for space in the main stacks of Doe.

overall, i'm really excited about going to wake forest. oh, and i definitely got some looks since i was asian... or maybe it was cuz i was fat. but i wasn't the only asian there... but i probably saw a total of 7 asians in the whole town. one asian guy saw me and gave me "the nod," as in, "hey, fellow asian. we outta stick together." i was like, "cool, asian guy. whatever."

i would post pictures... but... i'm a freaking idiot and deleted them all by mistake on the plane ride back. i was so upset at myself since i was taking some really great pictures of the clouds through my plane window. incredibly upset.

the apartment i applied to live in features:

- 2 private lakes that are stocked with fish.
- an island on one of the lakes that we can have cook-outs, or just hang out
- beach volleyball pit
- lighted tennis court in the woods
- hiking trails
- 24 hour pool
- fitness center
- clubhouse
- guaranteed maintenance service or we don't pay rent
- less than one mile from campus

and all this plus my own 1 bdrm apartment, i will pay:

$520. deposit? 100 bucks.

north carolina is amazing.

other quick notes:
- Krispy Kreme headquarters are in winston-salem!!!!
- not to mention the HQ of RJ Reynolds and Co...(ever hear of winston cigarettes? salem cigarettes?)... which makes winston-salem a heavy smoking town. insane amount of smokers.