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August 23, 2004
Hurrah!
When I woke up this morning at 8:30 a.m. (not too bad), I decided that enough was enough. I took a bath/shower (noticing that I definitely need to get some cleaning supplies for the tub), did a little yoga to loosen up my sore legs, and headed off to campus. I took the bus, after deciding that I had walked enough yesterday, and I was soon at the International Office, where I got my new computer log-in information (the first version having blown out my window several days ago). This will allow me to connect to the university's internet system, and also provides me with the new email address (which I will only use for school stuff--I'll still be using my Hotmail account for everything personal).
After that, I stopped by the Shipping Office to check on the status of my package, but was sadly disappointed to find out it has not yet arrived. Grr to the US Postal System.
Next on the agenda was a trip to Centrum, where I wandered around a bit until I located an electronics store. I purchased a mobile phone (you can now call me anytime at 011 46 768-77-78-67--well, wait for a couple hours until I get it charged, voicemail set up, etc.) and an internet cable, so I could hook my computer up from school and home.
I took the bus back to campus, and I'm now sitting in one of the "quiet rooms" at the library, hooked up to the Internet and finally catching up on all the emails I've read, but didn't have time to respond to.
Most of the international students decided to skip on the orientation events today (me included), so I don't have many plans for the rest of the day. My main priority was to get this computer working properly, and now that I can actually use the internet, I'm tempted to stay here for a couple hours and surf my favorite sites. Whoo-hoo for technology!!
