i am in berkeley now, and i am scared. there is no reason to lie about that. actually, i'm with my mom at my aunt and uncle's in albany, north of berkeley. the drive up was ok. we smelled skunk a few times, which was kind of like the way an eraser smells when you use it a lot. we just got back from this really nice italian restaurant owned by my parents' friends. IT WAS SO DELICIOUS.

anyway, i'll write more later, but, for now, i am good, but also really scared of having a job and living without my family for what seems right now to be a very long time.