It was overwhelming when I arrived all those weeks ago, partly because the accommodation people weren't expecting me for 2 days. When I got the keys to my room, it looked like this:
Now, with some help from Walmart and Target, it looks like this:
Yeah, I couldn't cope with a double room.
At this stage I've slipped naturally into a routine. It's a new place but nothing is surprising, thanks to growing up with American telly. The only thing that has unsettled me is making card purchases with a signature rather than a PIN.
Today - my first photo day - I woke up at 6am and made it to breakfast for the very first time. They had an entire table dedicated to a doughnut mountain, it was beautiful. I came across an associate at breakfast and we headed down Main St to pretty Elm Park.
It's already starting to look like autumn!
Before going in the park, we decided to climb Newton Hill. It's basically fenced by trees and very quickly, you feel like you've left the city behind.
We found some steps leading to nowhere
At the top of the mighty hill (walk took about 10 minutes) we found
A pole
A tire swing
And Fall
After we considered Newton Hill to be thoroughly explored and conquered, we continued on to Elm Park. (My sources tell me that it was the first city park in America). It has a rather pretty lake
Some intriguing art
And some stoic waterfowl.
On a final note, I naively and perhaps arrogantly assumed I wouldn't have to work too hard this year. But the workload is terrifying. Essays are the main cause of my mental breakdowns, so let's hope I can last until December without crying in an exam or running away to Alaska.
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