The Ratio

Welcome to night of not-so-much-boredom Part I!

Today was a nice change of pace: I actually talked to people!
Started off the day by getting my ski pass and my bus pass, wahooo. Then I did what anyone else does who doesn’t have friends: I went and got a library card. I know it makes me sound less intelligent, but I got way more excited when I realized that I could check out DVD’s in addition to books. So I got Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and a couple of books. I took the bus home and as I got off I made a friend!...or at least an acquaintance. He and his roommates have been here for a couple of weeks and told me I could come by anytime. Good – now I know exactly one person in Vail. A couple hours later I took the bus (Yes, at night. How adventurous!) to town to watch the Gator game, seeing as I do not yet have TV or internet. The waiter even designated a TV just for me because nobody else cared about anything but hockey. I was perfectly content watching the game by myself but I knew it was only a matter of time before The Ratio kicked in. I ended up making friends with a couple of guys who were nice…but just didn’t compare to my Gainesville Boys (I miss you, dear friends). We kept conversation for a while and then I politely excused myself and went home. It was on my walk from the bus stop to my apartment that my previous acquaintance’s roommate gave me a ride. It was perfect timing because I had just remembered that black bears are not uncommon in the area.

Anyway, Leah the angel shuttle driver wasn’t kidding about the boy thing. I feel like I haven’t even seen a girl since I’ve been here, let alone had the chance to make friends with one.

By the way, do you want to know what the official ratio of boys to girls is?

23:1

TWENTY THREE boys for every ONE girl.

Good thing I specified that I wanted girl roommates…otherwise I might drown in a sea of stinky boys.