I MADE IT!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm finally here!

My biggest scare came at around 6am when the latch of the truck bed decided not to open upon arrival to the airport. I thought I might have to leave without any of my luggage, and I almost had a heartattack. Fortunately, Mom saved the day and the rest of my travel experience went unscathed.

Not even a minute after getting dropped off at 510 C, a large group of my housemates came back from an outing. My Facebook stalking proved to come in handy, because there is no way I would have remembered any of their names had I not already put a name with a face.

Being one of the last people to arrive prevented me from unpacking my things, so hopefully I find time to do that sometime today. I'm sure none of you will be surprised that talking to my housemates was much more important than getting settled in. After our first day together, I can already tell we are going to have a great semester.

We all went out to dinner in Chinatown. Although I absolutely hated the smell of the Chinese restaurant, I actually ate a number of things that I liked. Rach and Amanda, you'd be proud! All 18 of us (the entire group less Mercedes, who had a horrible flight experience) then tried to go to a bar together, but the underagers had to part ways with the cool kids. If everyone hadn't been completely exhausted from traveling, we probably would have a great time. But, we all were in desperate need of sleep, so we'll have to try that outing again soon.

HIGHLIGHTS:
*Flying alone for the first time
*Riding the Metro
*Getting on FB in DC!