Deutschland

I have arrived. I was a little nervous at the airport as the plane was boarding because they still hadn't given me my boarding pass with seat assignment, but it turned out fine and I even got to sit in the exit row which gave me lots of leg room and a less claustrophobic feeling. The flight was uneventful (which is a plus) and I arrived in Frankfurt, got my bags, met up with the group and then we got on the bus for a 2.5-3 hour ride to Göttingen. Then we stopped at the dorms and got a welcome packet and the keys to our rooms. The room is pretty nice...it has a sink, desk, bed and large window and quite a bit of closet space. It is not very big, but it is enough room for one. I will try and put on some pictures of it soon. The girl who lived there last year was an exchange student from Davis and she left a few things in the room (she probably moved out only a week or so ago.) So I now have a German hair dryer, two rugs, a small bottle of nail polish and nail polish remover and a few other random shower items. The rugs and the hair dryer were nice to have.

I am currently sitting in the library and having a horrible time typing because I keep hitting z when I really want y. I should be able to set up the internet in my room either tonight or tomorrow so that will be nice. Everyone from EAP is nice and we have two very friendly German girls helping with our orientation, Cathy and Carola. Yesterday when I was moving my stuff into my room, I met the girl who lives across the hall, Helene, and she gave me a tour of the dorm and we had tea and pizza together. Then a few of her friends showed up so I met them too. I realized how slowly my brain processes information after extended travel. I was pretty tired and my German was pretty pathetic. Later Cathy took most of the students living in the Siedlung downtown and to the supermarket.

Today we had a welcome breakfast and filled out paperwork. Later we are going to the bank to set up our accounts and then we have a dinner tonight at the Kartoffelhaus (Potato house.) Well I suppose that is the update for now. I plan to put up some pictures soon when I get the chance, just wanted to reassure everyone that I am still alive.