The first full
week in the new school has now more or less passed. It's been
enjoyable overall, if somewhat uneventful. But then, it's only been a
week. I have not the slightest doubt that things will pick up the
pace shortly.
I have, however, made a bunch of new acquaintances. Which shouldn't be a surprise. Something tells me I couldn't count them with the fingers in both of my hands. (And in case you're curious, no – I've never lost a finger. All of them are fully intact.) But I can't exactly go as far as to call any of them friends yet. I'm very slow to trust people enough to consider them friends anyway.
Surprisingly, though, the “gentlemen-to-ladies” ratio among the new students was 3 to 1 – that's 9 men (counting myself) and 3 women. I half-expected it to be more equally divided. Even counting in the “older” students doesn't nudge the ratio much. That's only the music side, though – the ratio is significantly more equally divided when counting in all the other branches as well.
Speaking of the women, another thing that's come as a slight surprise to me is that I didn't immediately set my eyes on any of them. Usually at this point, I'd be daydreaming about a relationship with at least one new lady I've met. But not in this case by some miracle. It might be that a subconscious process of some sort is working overtime, so as to ensure that a relationship won't be a mere daydream from now on.
Who am I trying to fool here?
I'm only looking for an excuse to justify my wish for a romance not too far from now. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't been thinking about the possibility. But can you blame me? Being 23 years old now, the thought of still never having had a girlfriend is not a particularly comforting one. And I want to experience that sooner rather than later.