What did I not expect from last semester? To make new friends. Not to mention, male friends.

Brian Ulrich. This kid cracks me up. He lives across the courtyard and will nearly always match me in energy and oddness if I challenge him to it. What a fun friend. I enjoyed doing homework in his and his brother's room. I love my Ulrich brothers, and find myself very protective of them.

Thiago...my partner in crime. We're "siblings." At least that's what we told the cops in New York for the photos we took.

Shoh! I can't believe this kid. This semester my roommates and I thoroughly enjoyed having him over for tea every Wednesday night (in the dorms, the only night during the week in which boys are allowed over are Wednesdays). He is a walking wikipedia application, so I always enjoy getting the details on little things that no one else but me or him care about. He probably knows. And what's better? He has a huge, considerate heart and has made quite the positive influence on me at an important time.

Brandon Lee. What an incredible friend. He has so consistently offered his resources and friendship to my roommates and I. For example, he fixed Emily's hard drive, saving her a butt-load of money, and giving up a good chunk of his Saturday before finals week. That's a sacrifice. And he gave me medicine and copious amounts of cough drops when I was sick, and he lent us his car so we could move into our new house at the end of the semester. And he prays for his friends. I am so blessed by him, and its really fun to be around him.

Jaso...well, that was a surprise. Just because he's a Talbot grad in philosophy I should hate him, but we actually get along quite well and he isn't a jerk (leave that up to me and my initials). He's much nicer than most people, actually!

I usually kind of...I dunno, have my guard up against my guy friends, and feel like girl friends are so much safer, but this is kind of what happened this semester. Mostly thanks to Chorale and New York. I can't imagine if I had never joined. What a dull semester it would have been.