Spent the entire day doing absolutely nothing but enjoying the sun and wandering the beach and enjoying the hotel pool. It was great. I got minimal sunburn. I made the decision to not leave this island (until Sunday, that is). Tomorrow, I bike south. The next day, I bike north. The day after that, I leave. Several days after that, I go home. By that time, I should have an apartment to move into immediately. I may even have a job option, if my phone interview goes well on Monday. Unpaid again, but part time and in the Columbia area, so it will be walking distance from my apartment and I can make money the other half of the week. If nothing else works out, it would still be a good internship, and I can reapply for the fall internships at the bigger companies. No biggie. I’m convinced that given the bad luck and misery of the majority of this semester, things have to improve in time for summer. Summer will be an endless stream of awesome. At the grocery store today, the woman commented on my license and said, “New York? You’ve come a long way!” I agree. It’s weird to be seeing the Atlantic Ocean from the other side. I’m so very ready to go home, but in the meantime I’ll just get nice and tan.

— Lauren

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