Tonight I had the pleasure of joining several members of my Human Sexuality cohort barhopping in the Castro and in the Mission. I met up with Ethan, Connor, Jessie, Liz (who was in the 2004 Summer Institute with me), and Libby at The Pilsner in the Castro and later at the Zietgiest in the Mission. Both are dive bars with a wonderful outdoor patios. We had a fabulous time drinking and chatting it up about our classes and faculty.
I also had the pleasure of meeting Louis, a PhD student in Pyschology who was a gem and who I hope to get to know better. The same is true for all of the members of my cohort - they are such an amazingly diverse and wonderful group of people who continue to challenge me and provoke me to think in new ways. And, at least half of them can certainly drink me under the table (which, I guess, doesn't say much).
In any case - I'm having a wonderful time in SF. Wonderful people, wonderful classes, and wonderful professors. More soon - I promise!