and on the second day there was water

Yesterday there was rain, and lots of it. BUT, it was an exploring day, and I would not be deterred. So, I dug my big-ars, Wimbledon umbrella out of my trunk and went exploring. I actually liked that it was raining... you know, exploring, at odds with the elements and all that jazz. It made the whole experience fell very Lewis and Clark, I mean, except for the sidewalks.

And, I had my first cafeteria experience here... I almost missed cafeteria life. I say almost because who really likes to eat off of a plastic tray: no one. But the dining hall here (Van Houten, I have no idea if I spelled that right) isn't bad. I was sitting alone because I haven't met any friends yet, (plus I'm a modern woman, unafraid of those kinds of things :) AND a small group of kids asked me to sit with them. They all run for the cross country team and were all really nice.

Now, I have to tell you, as much I love Kenyon, I think I would have been sitting alone at the dining hall a lot longer than my first day there. Kenyon was beautiful but a little bit clique-ish; it was almost like going to high school again in that respect. But with a student body of only 1,500 kids, I can't say that I was surprised.

Anyway, today was the first day of classes and that went well. But I have to say that NO ONE here wears shorts. I've only seen like seven other people wearing shorts besides myself, and it's really starting to freak me out. That said, my first official day as a student was nice. I only had one class, so I got to sleep in and there was a lot of lounging involved... and a lot of walking involved, I already have blisters. I had forgotten about this part of campus life, but I'll get over it. And now it's off to the cafeteria yet again.

Much love and more later...