Finally settled in

Hey Guys,

Pretty boring day here. I woke up this morning and went for a run on the beach. The sun was just rising, and it was like something out of a movie I swear. I ran almost the entire length of the harbor. After I came back and showered, we grabbed breakfast and got on the bus. It was a long bus ride, but I slept for a good portion. Antonio (the professor for the advanced class) kept getting on the mic to tell corny jokes in Spanish, so that gave us something to do at least. He is the one responsible for letting me come on the trip, and I like him a lot. He's originally from Portugal, and he's really laidback. His patience is tried pretty often with the sorority girls, though; two nights ago they came in drunk and yelling into the lobby. A bunch of guests complained, and the manager threatened to kick our whole party out into the street.

It felt so nice to move into our dorm room, and have a place to call "home." The rooms are really nice, because the building itself is only 2 or 3 years old. There are plenty of cupboards, and the A/C works great. As long as I have Internet I think I could survive just about anywhere. We ate supper in the cafeteria, and oriented ourselves a little with the area. There is a grocery store a block away, so we bought some supplies. They didn't have peanut butter, I was a little shocked. It is 5 euros per load to wash clothes, so I did my laundry in the sink tonight. It went pretty good, but I'm skeptical on the amount of time it will take to dry. It's official: I'm a hobo.

I was able to talk on Skype to Mom last night. It worked pretty well, and I have both the webcam and the headset set up now. We start classes tomorrow, so I will have more of a set routine from now on. Tomorrow I plan to explore the city a little; if 4.5 million people can live here, I'm sure I will find something to do.

Hasta Luego,

Becca