Arrival.

Soooooo much to say. For my own sanity, I'll save some of the details and give you the reader's digest version of the past few days:
3 airplanes, 5 airports, 10 hours time difference, 1.5 days of travel = 2.5 days, 2 freaky nights with jetlag.
6 floors, 1 balcony overlooking the sea, 0 roommates, 1 ridiculous toilet.
4 fellow americans, 85 degrees F, 1.5 weeks without school.
4 trips to Jumbo (= Walmart), 4 different offices to fill out paperwork.
1 hour bus ride, 2 souvenir shells, 3 feet deep in the salty waters of the Indian Ocean.

I witnessed a chicken being killed in a traffic cone.

Current diet (til the school cafes open): bread,yogurt,fruit, milk, juice.
I do my dishes in the shower and bought a tub for laundry.
I sleep on top of the sheets with my window/door wide open.
I sweat instantly if I move between the hours of 11 am and 5 pm.

Alright, I know there's a LOT more I could say, but these are my first few hours with real internet access, so I'm going to use it to chat and skype. Loves you all.

My address, as requested: (though mail is slow and expensive from the US)
Mlle Pearson Laura Kay
CROUS Cite Internationale Chambre 601
20 rue Hippolyte Foucque
97490 Sainte Clotilde
Ile de la Reunion, France