Everytime I get on an airplane, I wonder who I'll be sitting next to. On my way to ATX I had 2 seats to myself which was supercool since I was flying early in the morn and this gave me a lot of room to take a nap :-) But on my way back to Pitt, I sat next to 2 very interesting people.

On my ATX-Memphis flight, I sat next to a Kendal from Ole Miss who is a senior studying Pol Sci. Both her parents are involved in the construction crane business which obviously got us to talking about Dubai (since 20% of the world's cranes are in use there). Turns out she spent a semester abroad in Argentina and her thesis topic is all about the relation between civilian and military governments in S. America -- a fascinating subject. We spent the whole flight talking about everything from the Argentine economy to Pinochet's trial that never seems to start. We also talked about Ole Miss. Turns out that guys wear suits and girls wear cocktail dresses to football games! How weird is that? Apparently the motto is "we may not win every football game, but we never lose a party" ;-) And like so many other people I know, she has plans of going to Europe this summer. She also subs at a high school during the hols which got us to talking about the American education system and whether it was easier to teach high school kids or middle school kids. Overall, I had one of the most intellectually simulating plane conversations ever! Thank you Kendal!

And then on my flight from Memphis to Pitt, I sat next to this nice lady who's lived in Pitt for the last 10 yrs. She helped get me mentally prepared for the cold winter ahead ;-) Apparently it took her 8 years to get adjusted to it. LOL. And, I also learned that tomorrow (monday) is a holiday for schools (not universities) in PA. Why? Cos it's the first day of the hunting season! LOL.

Anway, I'm now back in Pitt after a wonderful T'giving break, thanks to all my friends and family! 2 more weeks of school and then I'm done! Yay!