I've Arrived!

Well, I'm finally here in Belfast! After the long journey from Chicago yesterday afternoon, I'm looking forward to actually sleeping in a bed tonight.  Can't say it was a great flight because of the 'Voodoo' seat I seemed to have been placed in.  The thing is, when I was trying to read, it would turn off, but when I was trying to sleep it would turn on! Oh brother, it was a long flight. but we made it to London no problem and my connection to Belfast was a smooth transition, where I think I caught about 30min of rest.

Upon arriving in Belfast, there was a group of students with backpacks and big bags so as we all seemed to have a magnetic field between us, the small group of about 8 of us eventually had introduced ourselves and began talking about what we were excited about for the semester.  Representatives from Queens met us and took us to Queens where we checked into our accommodations and continued chatting.  People from both the west coast, midwest, and east coast were individuals who I had met, but with Orientation beginning tomorrow, I'm sure there will be people from all over the world whom we will get to know.

I'm living in a campus house where I have my own room.  The room is pretty tiny, but it looks right out onto the Malone Road so I get a good bit of sun and natural light.  My bed is probably the worst part about my room currently because I don't have a mattress pad, pillow, or blanket (expect for the one I borrowed from my United Flight...).  Hopefully I'll get that sorted out soon because sleeping on a towel and sweatshirts isn't the most comfortable thing.

After unpacking and letting people know that I was safe, I took a brief nap and woke up to hustle and bustle outside so I went for a walk through the Queens neighborhoods and got a better idea of where things were and where I was in perspective to everything.  Although my first meal in Belfast consisted of peanut butter and apples and digestives crackers, I'm eagerly awaiting everything new that I will have the opportunity to experience through my semester here at Queens.

"Every moment in life is an act of faith" -Paulo Coelho