Well, I arrived safely. I got about 2 hours of sleep on my flight to london since it left around 6 and then I got about an hour and a half of sleep on my flight to vienna, so I'm feeling good. The vienna flight was a little late but not too bad. London Heathro is a bitch to navigate when transferring flights, let me tell you. Especially when you're carrying heavy bags.
Once I arrived, my buddy, Clemens, picked me up. What a relief! He drove me to Haus Erasmus, the dorm I'm staying in and I picked up my key. Then we went to some district department where I registered myself with my district (7th). Clemens made fun of me for not crossing my 7's, apparently no one here will know what a 7 with out a line across it means. Who knew? Then he was the best buddy ever and took me to get towels, sheets, shampoo, a map, and an austrian phone! We also got a coffee, the iced chai latte was pretty good. He was so helpful. And it turn out he also wants to be a Consultant! We seem to have a lot in common.
When I got back to my room, I discovered a note from my roommate, Eunae, who is from Korea. She was here last semester as well so she is "on travel" while orientation goes on. I'm not gunna lie, I'm feeling pretty isolated right now. The dorm is dead silent and it doesn't seem like there are too many people here yet. I wish I had a roommate at least to keep me company. Maybe I would have liked an apartment situation better? But the dorm is well equipped, with a bathroom, fridge, and lots of storage space.
I need to start unpacking some things so I can find shoes to wear out to dinner. I'm meeting Xander, another Richmond student, for dinner in the city center! I'm so glad that he suggested this because I would probably be curled in a ball in the fetal position bawling if he didn't. That's what 3 hours of sleep, isolation, and a new environment will do to you I suppose. Tomorrow I need to get more things and get some groceries.
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