October 13th

I awoke near 5:30am to realize I had drifted off to sleep in the community lounge. I went for a quick breakfast and headed back to sleep, this time in my bed. I set the alarm for 10:00am to attend an outdoor safety lecture. My just-showered wet hair froze instantly as I walked between buildings on my way to the lecture. By attending the lecture, I am granted permission to hike the trails around campus. The class mostly just told us that we would die if we didn't follow the marked trail and that we have to check out and check back in at the firehouse for certain trails. After lunch and a phone call to Alex, I finally made it back to bed and slept until dinner time.

There was a pig roast, in the evening, at the heavy equipment shop, which I attended. I mostly just stood in the corner talking with other janitors. At 11pm, I did my first hike on the continent, an hour long hike up and back down the "Observation Hill" that borders our campus. I hiked with Talie, the night janitor lead.

The temperature reached a high of 9F. Many folks are walking around in light jackets. I am still wearing the big red parka, but I didn't need to wear a hat or zip up the parka, which made me feel cool.

Bringing laundry back to my room at 3:30 am I walked in on a somebody's-hand-down-somebody-else's-pants situation in the lounge to my room.

Went to bed at 7 am after spending the evening with email, laundry, Spanish lessons and the telephone.