All settled in...

Sorry it's taken a few days for internet to get hooked up here but finally...here I am!

Mom left me, in quite abandonment fashion (I'm kidding), yesterday. We had a wonderful 5 days together but I'm sure she missed sisters '2' and '3' so she headed back to the states. We took separate taxi's to our respective airport and campus and said our goodbye's until Christmas. (Or until 8 hours later until now, in which time I've called home probably about 15 times...just to sort out the connection of our phones of course).

My room is a typical dorm room: bed, desk, chairs, dresser and sink (which is a treat)! My roommate is very nice, she is from Phillie, PA...her name is Mara (Sarah with an 'M'). My hall 'Atlantic Hall' is unique in that it is as if an entire campus fits into one building. In my building I have common rooms (complete with Ben and Jerry's vending machine), computer labs, cafeteria, mail room, some classrooms and houses about 100 students as well. It's an indescribable part of town! (Example: The ambassador of France lives in the flat next to the other dorm)...crazy! The past two night I've gone to the 'pubs' with friends and had a pint...EXTREMELY LEGALLY: drinking age here is 18. Tomorrow I'm off for a morning bus tour of London and am figuring out tickets to get to Octoberfest in Germany! It's all so amazing and surreal, I cannot believe I'm here and am so grateful for the opportunity. Everyone here is very open minded and willing to go-with-the-flow.

So I'm all hooked up to internet. If anyone wishes to get 'Skype' its like AIM, it's a chat service that also allows you to speak through the computer (like a phone) for free!! (www.skype.com) Otherwise e-mails are :
kscurloc@providence.edu OR
F056308@Richmond.ac.uk

Love to hear from everyone, miss you all!

NOTES:
HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY KRISTIN!!!
Congrats Lisa on making Varsity Volleyball team!! (I taught her everything she knows ;o)

Lots of love xoxo,
Kate