"Train, Train...Let's Get on the Train" (A Remake to the Song Plane, Plane)

One sketchy train station

Did you know that a person or vehicle is hit by a train roughly every three hours. Yeah that was the message on the sign posted on the wall across from my seat on the Amtrack to North Carolina. Clearly the trains in this world are out of control.

The lady who sat next to me was also hilarious because she talked in her sleep. At one point she started talking to me about the extremely important difference between Waffle House and IHOP. That really just made me super hungry but I was not about to spend $4.50 on a hot dog. I finally arrived in North Carolina at 9:30 Friday evening and had scrambled eggs for dinner...and I was definitely okay with that.

I think the more and more I travel the East Coast, the more I fall in love with it. California has some tough competition.

On Saturday morning, we all woke up and ate breakfast together. It is so embarrassing how little I can cook compared to my cousins - even the 15 year old ones. I have a lot to learn if I plan on living off campus this year. We went to the Duke Gardens which were so impressive - but at a tuition of $50,000 a year per student they really should be breathtaking. This weekend has also made me kind of want a big family someday. Like the Brady Bunch except with better clothes. For some reason the Addams family comes to mind too but I definitely don't want a family like that...although having a butler would be cool..Lurch, are ya looking for a new job buddy?...I am currently headed home on the train today back to Virginia. My one complaint is that I really wish they didn't keep the air conditioning so cold. I need like sweatpants and a hoodie on this thing yet it's probably over 100 degrees outside. I am so tempted to just sit in the little area between cars because it doesn't have air conditioning. I bet I would get yelled at if they found me there though.

Duke University Chapel...holy lord

There are four more days left of my internship. That doesn't even seem possible. Right now all I can focus on is my desire to take a nap. My bed in Virginia is going to look so nice when we get there in two hours.