"isn't about the studying and the thesis, it's about the trip to Great Falls, MT to visit the Sip & Dip and to see the mermaids with your classmates..." One of my professors said this to a few of us who gathered last night at a local bar/restaurant to say good-bye to two of the girls who just finished their Masters in the Health Promotion. After she said this I glanced at her to determine whether she was serious or joking...and she was dead serious. I got to thinking about this a little more...and she is right. If I can make new friends, explore new things, and have a good time, the rest will fall into place. Of course, I need to give myself ample time to study and do the thesis, but if I am happy and healthy in other aspects of my life, it will come almost naturally. I think most people can do better work when they are happy. Happiness just puts you in a better state of mind, and in a better place to be successful than if you were sad, lonely or cranky. I loved that she said this. I think it is so true.
*For those who are wondering, I have never been to Great Falls, but apparently it is not a very exciting town, EXCEPT for the Sip & Dip. I am told there is always a line out the door to get in, and that they have great drinks. AND, there are girls who dress as mermaids and swim in a tank behind the bar all night. I wonder how they breathe. Do they come up for air every few minutes?...that wouldn't be very real-like because mermaids do not have to do that. Do they wear scuba gear so they can stay under the whole time?...Tacky!! I will never know until I visit Great Falls. Our classmate Kelly just got engaged, and she said she wouldn't mind her bachelorette party being at the infamous Sip & Dip. Actually, according to Kelly, the Sip & Dip was rated as one of the best bars in the west in the men's magazine, Maxim. I don't know whether that's a good thing or not....
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