while i really miss boston, i am glad to be back at sewanee. my wants are in such conflict. i want the excitement that i had this summer, yet i can't live that lifestyle (of drama). i was so thankful to be able to uproot, yet i am now in a place where people do not come out. this makes my life difficult. i see people daily that i know are questioning, but i cannot pursue. its all about accepting and understanding people and the places that they are in their lives, but understanding requires patience. i often wonder why i chose a small conservative school in the south....??

living at the women's center is wonderful--to think, i am comfortable living as a lesbian in a tight-knit house with several other women. i never thought that i would be in this place...ever in my life.

no matter the reasons that i chose sewanee, it has bettered me as a person. i have and will continue to survive. and needing to survive has only made me a stronger person.