I made it. Moved in around 9am this morning, so about 4am in Boston. Campus is a little different than I expected. It's farther out of the city than I had thought. More in the suburbs. I live in a five room apartment, so far I have met 2 of my roommates, both girls. One is from VA but going here for the full three year college and then the other is from Iowa and is here for a full year. I am happy to be here for my short little three months.
I miss home a lot. I guess more I miss having friends at the touch of a button. I miss being able to talk to people whenever I want. Here it is like freshman year all over again, meeting new people and explaining your background and where you are from. It's a little tiring. I am also by far the oldest person here. I think the average age is about 19 and they are all overly excited to be able to drink legally. It is a little bit of a damper on the abroad experience. I am hoping it will be better when more of the upperclassmen show up next week when classes start.
The strangest thing is that right now on campus is freshman orientation and believe me you would never know it. The campus looks deserted. I have not seen one other person. And, unlike the US, they don't really do anything different to campus to welcome back the students. No banners, balloons, activities. It is very strange. There aren't even any people here, but since one of my roommates is a freshman I know that all the freshmen are here. Very odd.
Today we are meeting at 1 to go over campus and go to the mall to get groceries, sheets, etc. I wish I had sheets now because a nap sounds unbelievable. Oh well. Soon.
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