Arrival

It is 4:31 pm on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009, and despite getting here FOUR days ago, this is the first time I've had a chance to actually sit down and tell you guys what I've been doing. It doesn't feel like four days because I've been doingso much - it's actually kind of ridiculous how much I've been doing here right off the bat. And by ridiculous... I mean awesome. I'm not even sure where to start, but a few English teachers have told me that the beginning is a good place to start, so here goes:

I got here on Friday and I was pretty nervous. I mean, being away for six weeks in a place I've never been before with no one I know? Thailand was easy because I was with my best friends and it was half as long - but this summer I just really wanted to meet new people (partially because I like meeting new people, and partially because I'm just getting tired of the ones I know...) So I would say excited is a better word than nervous, but it's all the same thing. My room is a dorm room - nothing special, except I have the bathroom right across the hall which is awesome because I don't have to walk all the way down the hall in bare feet or anything like that. It's a double room, but I've put the beds together. Now that my box arrived (one day late, but I'll forgive USPS this time) I've got my room all set up, here's how it looks:

Pretty tight, right? It's a linoleum floor and kinda dirty so, as you can see, I bought a carpet; and it just wouldn't be theatre camp if the carpet wasn't red!

My wonderful closet below...

I have to go now, but I will definitely post later tonight about everything that I did this weekend - no joke, I've already had one of the most intense theatre experiences of my life. This summer is going to be incredible!

By the way, current favorite song: "Sleeping Lessons" by the Shins - check it out.