After a wonderful few weeks at home in the chilly, fall-like Mitten it was time to return for year two- and it is anything but chilly here! It was definitely more difficult to say goodbye this time. With less of an unknown ahead and a stronger appreciation for what I was leaving, it was tough. Still is a little bit.
My old roommates met me at the airport to take me to my new apartment! We dropped off my things and left again to head for campus (another girl was with us and she was also eager to start getting settled). After spending the afternoon there we went back to my apartment in the city where I planned to stay for the night (with Cherith because I wasn't about to stay alone!). Unfortunately, there was another welcome home party going on there...hosted by the cockroaches! New apartment, same problems. They were hanging out in the kitchen like it was happy hour at the bar! Not a care in the world, pretty excited about the food I had purchased I'm sure. So instead of unpacking I re-packed a bag and headed back to campus for the weekend. (Of course they were there also, but it's not my apartment anymore so its less disgusting)
It was nice to be on campus again; a good way to transition back. I met a lot of the new staff and got to attend the Wine and Cheese party on the rooftop. Wine, Snacks, Ocean View, Sunset....a great reminder of the wonderful things here!
On Sunday I rode into church on the school's bus with the other campus residents and taxied back to the apartment after church to met Jasmine (new roommate) who was just getting back. We carried her things in, chatted for a while, checked out the roaches, and went to lunch. Stopping for Raid on the way back of course!
Since Sunday afternoon Jasmine and I have sprayed and spread enough roach killer to take at least 7 years off of our lives...so it better kill them too! Most of these have been babies, but babies get bigger. And the bigger ones terrify me!
We also had our first day of in-service this week. Followed by two days off for Moroccan holidays. I did catch a ride out to work in my room a little bit and tomorrow we are headed to the beach! School starts in a week! So we have to soak in the summer while we can!
My old roommates met me at the airport to take me to my new apartment! We dropped off my things and left again to head for campus (another girl was with us and she was also eager to start getting settled). After spending the afternoon there we went back to my apartment in the city where I planned to stay for the night (with Cherith because I wasn't about to stay alone!). Unfortunately, there was another welcome home party going on there...hosted by the cockroaches! New apartment, same problems. They were hanging out in the kitchen like it was happy hour at the bar! Not a care in the world, pretty excited about the food I had purchased I'm sure. So instead of unpacking I re-packed a bag and headed back to campus for the weekend. (Of course they were there also, but it's not my apartment anymore so its less disgusting)
It was nice to be on campus again; a good way to transition back. I met a lot of the new staff and got to attend the Wine and Cheese party on the rooftop. Wine, Snacks, Ocean View, Sunset....a great reminder of the wonderful things here!
On Sunday I rode into church on the school's bus with the other campus residents and taxied back to the apartment after church to met Jasmine (new roommate) who was just getting back. We carried her things in, chatted for a while, checked out the roaches, and went to lunch. Stopping for Raid on the way back of course!
Since Sunday afternoon Jasmine and I have sprayed and spread enough roach killer to take at least 7 years off of our lives...so it better kill them too! Most of these have been babies, but babies get bigger. And the bigger ones terrify me!
We also had our first day of in-service this week. Followed by two days off for Moroccan holidays. I did catch a ride out to work in my room a little bit and tomorrow we are headed to the beach! School starts in a week! So we have to soak in the summer while we can!
