the inevitable return to "normality"

i don't want carter to leave. i don't want to go back to school life. i don't want to return to homework and tests and long hours in the library. i want to be a tourist forever, and have days filled with visits to islands, bridges, and big trees followed by european dinners and funny movies. please don't make me go back.

today was great. we toured alcatraz, and ate sourdough bread. we walked on the golden gate bridge, and wandered the shoreline. we hiked some trails among redwood trees and found great italian food at a small restaurant in sausalito.

tomorrow? tomorrow begins the second week of my third and final quarter at stanford. the countdown to graduation has begun.