Day 1

I'm recounting the days past, so please bear with me 'cuz i already forgot most of it. Oh yes, I woke up at 7am PST (10am EST), but decided to sleep in til noon EST 'cuz it's my last few days of vacation. Finally dragged myself up, and was about to leave to shop at Walgreens (the closest store only a block away) when someone knocked at my door. It was Tina again, with another PA student who will also be living in the dorms!! So now I have a buddy! Her name is Charlene, and she is from Boston with a pretty significant accent that I have a hard time understanding!! She's 25 or 26, and engaged with her high school sweetheart. They've been dating for 9 years, and is planning on a wedding in 2007 after she graduates. WOW!! Nice ring tho. =) Charlene doesn't have a key that works (I got lucky, coming in early, so I got the only key that works) so she basically has to call me to get into and out of the dorms. sucks for her. =( Ran errands at Walgreens, then decided to work out since I haven't in days. Sooo outta shape!!! I was pouring sweat 5 min into it (dunno if the humidity plays a factor, the gym in the dorms has AC). No girls...saw 5-6 guys lifting weights. Nobody talked to me, but that's ok. Came back and showered (the showers here are nice, nice strong water, clean, large, 4 per floor for 20 students), and went out with Charlene to explore. We found the bookstore and looked for knick-knacks, and then went on to meet up with our classmates for a first-get-together at TK's bar and grill. For ONCE, and prob the only time ever, I was FIRST to arrive!!! Thanks to Charlene, I guess! A total of 15-16 ppl came out of the 32 ppl in my class to this first informal get-together, and everyone is really awesome!! I'm soo happy I was at this social, 'cuz now I have half the class down. We talked, ate, drank, headed to a club where they didn't charge cover (usually $5 only), and they had great music so we danced a bit. It was strange going to a club not loaded with Asians--it was mostly white college boys and black ppl. They played my Usher song, so i have nothing to complain about! Home at about 1230am. =) (scary i'm calling this place home already!)