Memories

Lucky is quickly becoming a member of our family. We took him to the vet today and he was so incredibly sweet and obedient. Cute story: when he was at the vet, he was lying down in front of me and panting with his tongue hanging out. So I copied him and pretended to pant with my tongue out but then he immediately stopped panting and looked at me really confused. Then when he saw that I stopped, he continued panting. Then I started panting with him again and he stopped again and looked confused. It was so cute hahah. We also leash trained him in one day! He hated it at first and kept biting the leash but my mom took him to the park and he quickly got used to the social activities around and actually jogged a lap around the park on his leash with my mom. He has found a corner of our courtyard that is covered in pinestraw that he really likes. He also has a yellow plush soccer ball that he really likes. We went outside today and noticed that he had dug a perfectly little circle (where he pushed the pinestraw away) and placed the yellow plush ball exactly in the center of the circlular area he cleared out. Hahahah! He also took a nap in the afternoon flipped over on his back. It was so cute! He had one paw curled up next to his face and the other paw curled up over his chest area and I really wish I had taken a picture. Pretty soon he’s going to be huge and I’m not going to get a chance to take any more puppy pictures. Anyways, he’s getting used to his crate now and actually walks in instead of having us shove him in. I can tell my mom and dad are already getting very attached. =)

I got my first puppy last night! His name is Lucky and he is a beautiful black/tan German Shephard, 8 wks old. He’s naughty, lazy, but also incredibly sweet and adorable. Last night he peed in his kennel and the stench woke me up. I had to give him a bath because he smelled so bad and then my parents got angry that I was giving him a bath at 5am haha. I forgot to mention that Lucky is really smart. He has already learned to “stay” outside in our courtyard without whining to come in, “fetch” his numerous toys (we’re spoiling him), and pee/poop in one corner of the courtyard. My mom said he’s a little scaredy cat though. When she was outside in the courtyard with him, he wouldn’t venture out unless my mom walked out first and then when he heard some big dogs barking, he ran and hid under my mom’s legs and then tried to climb up on her. When she held him in her arms he stopped whining and was calm. Hahah! This is probably normal of most puppies though. What’s impressive is that Lucky has already learned to be protective. When my mom was in the courtyard with him and I was outside the courtyard dragging the dumpster to the gate, he jumped up, was super alert, and then started barking ferociously. He immediately alerted my mom! Most of the time, though, he’s quiet and very sweet. I think he’s going to grow up (very quickly) to be a great watchdog and companion. He just needs a little training and love. We just put him in his kennel and he’s been so “guai(1)” as my mom likes to put it. He probably fell asleep now. Anyways, here are some pictures I took of Lucky last night. Enjoy!

Lucky drinking water.

Lucky being stubborn.

Lucky being scared of the dark.

Sitting Lucky.

Lucky hiding underneath my legs.

Mom holding Lucky.

Lucky fell asleep in this position.

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Welcome home Lucky!

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Lucky is getting more and more affectionate. He likes to curl up against me whereever I’m sitting and once he’s next to me he stops whining, feels safe, and falls asleep. If he hears something rustle though, he immediately sits up and is super alert haha. Sometimes he barks at the birds. I can definitely see why so many people get so attached to their pets. Also, when he stretches when he’s sleepy he is SO cute. Ok, I’m going to do something more productive than blogging about Lucky now. Later.

I was thinking the other day about the differences between colleges the other day. More accurately, I was thinking about whether I had made the right choice for college. My mom wants me to go to grad school or med school in Georgia, near home. That doesn’t leave me too many options. Most probably Emory. Then I wondered why I would spend a ton of my parents’ money to go to Yale if I could have gone to UGA at no cost and still made it to Emory med school. All of this thinking created a lot of self doubt about the decision I made last year on January 8th (the day I accepted admissions). Why, why, why.

Then I decided to think about what Yale offered that other places didn’t. Well, the classrooms are filled with the buzzing of people frantically typing down every word the professor says. The libraries are so packed sometimes that I can’t even find a seat. But I had to say the most impressive and positive difference is in the dining hall. No, I don’t mean the food. I mean the discussions. At any time of day, all you have to do is sit down at a dining hall table and you can immediately become absorbed in an interesting conversation or debate about world affairs, quirky scientific findings, and more. Granted, not ALL of our dining hall conversations are so intelligent. But, I wondered if this kind of discussion was frequent at other college campus dining halls. Yesterday evening I dined with some friends who were discussion economics, social welfare, and the costs of externalities (the content of the discussion I did not completely understand). Today I listened in on someone talking about the kinds of educational and social change they wanted to bring about in New Haven. Some other people were talking about sexual attraction, but they discussed this in terms such as “the nature versus nurture debate.” I suddenly realized how natural it seemed for us to be…well, not kids anymore.

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Ok, this post has to be cut short. I have to study for my social psych test!

Bye!