Arrival

Well, I've made it to California alive. I woke up at 4:30 am (1:30 am Cali time) and I'm still going... The first flight was uneventful, until it decided to land 10 minutes before my next flight. Luckily, as I was running to the gate, I found an AmeriCorps buddy who went to Michigan State. So him and I showed up at gate C14 to find no plane. Apparently the gate had changed. It is now 9:38 am and our flight leaves at 9:40 am. So we book it back to terminal A to find the plane waiting for us. We landed in Sacramento at 12:00 pm.

In-processing was great. Took an ID picture, tried on some sweet steel-toed black boots, was given a hard hat and a plethora of men's clothing. I will be wearing large polos tucked into cargo pants for the next 10 months. Excellent.

We have a campus of 4 buildings, two of which are dorms, and a muddy football field. That's about it.

I have yet to get a roommate. She might come tomorrow. Fortunately, I share a bathroom with 2 other girls, Maggie from FL and Anna from Texas, so I'm not too lonely. A sidenote on the bathroom: it consists of a toilet and a 2x2 foot shower. FUN. I've met quite a few people, all nice (except for one girl named Annie who gave me a strange look when I became very excited that we had the same name). All in all, I think it's going to be a great time.

Well, I'm off to a team meeting and a 6 am breakfast tomorrow.

Au Revoir
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