Today was one of the best days of my life. My classes were canceled. I spent the day roaming around campus, throwing snowballs at my friends. My back is covered in welts from snowballs thrown too hard. My fingers are numb, my clothes are wet. I am happy. All around me are some of the most beautiful human beings in the world, whose character and kindness has taught me a great deal more than my classes, stand smiling, laughing and pelting me with balls of slush and ice. I am filled with love, surrounded by friends and deeply hopeful. hezār bār khodā rā shokr!