I'm here...I'm finally here

WOW

all this planning, all this travelling, and i'm finally here

Now that i'm using USA time, i woke up at 10:15pm, set off flying at 2:30am. After 11 hours on the plane, 1 in LAX, 2 1/2 getting to San Bernardino and 1/2 hour trying to find where i was staying, it's fair to say that as soon as i unpacked, my head hit the hay, despite it only being 19:30 and slept on my duvet covers for just shy of 12 hours.

The flight...Setting off from heathrow I was on a Boeing 777, meaning there were 9 seats in a row, and trust me to get the middle seat. all was not lost though when i met who i'd be sharing the other 2 seats with. I was expecting 2 very fat people with B O and a lareg obsession for cheese and onion crisps, so you can imagine the relief when I encountered a very jolly couple from Whittier, CA. it transpired that i wouldn't be falling asleep thanks to the many hours of playing a card game known as "Kanasta". When we weren't playing card games with upto 40 cards in your hand at any 1 time and spending upto 20 minutes looking for that wretched 4 of hearts, we managed to enjoy Pirates of the Caribbean 4 and X-men: First Class.

Even then my expectations were blown to smithereens when the food service kicked in. airline food is dire at the best of times, but the Lasagne was just gorgeous, with fresh salad, a lovely thick bread roll and a chocolate pudding/ flapjack/ cherry bakewell all rolled into 1

So the room.. It's quite cosy, hasn't got pillows or a duvet yet, and gets very warm. Interestingly enough, even at 6am, when its still pitch black, there is light through the curtains that looks like daytime.

Today i'm attending orientations part 1 and 2, registering for classes and meeting loads of new people, (and heading to Wal-mart for that elusive duvet and pillows)

Here we go..............