The first day

France!!! Made it safe and sound, even though it took forever. Seriously long time, an 8 hour flight (luckily it was an hour early arriving, otherwise it would have been 9), the problem was we arrived in terminal A and needed to be in F. There were more than a dozen of us on the one flight, and we wanted to stay together, so  we decided not to take the shuttle around. It's a long walk through a crowded airport. Then we sat at the airport almost 4 hours waiting on everybody to arrive. That wasn't a problem cause everyone got a chance to talk and start meeting their new family. I already feel close to a few people and know that the rest are going to be fun to be around too. From the airport we took a bus through the french countryside to Pontlevoy, most people slept almost the whole way. I wasn't so lucky, I can't sleep on planes and couldn't fall asleep on the bus, so I was awake till arond 11 o'clock Saturday night. That's 32 hours if anyone is counting. Oh well, I don't mind, I got my sleep finally, though I couldn't stay asleep. Night owl, early bird, all the same to me...

The town of Pontlevoy is tiny, but I prefer that I'm in a close community where everyone knows that the Americans are back in town. All the locals we saw on our tour of the town were friendly, one couple even stopped their car to say hello (well, bonjour, but you get the idea).

Speaking of tiny, the shower... I've seem roomier sardine cans... I hit my right elbow, then my left, then my right, I could go on... It'll take some getting used to, but the water was hot and the flow was strong, so really what is there to complain about.
The rooms, they are small, and can sleep 3, but I don't think any room has more than 2 people in it. So, each person has their own little closet and a desk. Glad we don't have to share, cause I like having space to spread my work out.  I'm not used to sharing a room, and having a roomate is weird. Then again, everything is new and different. My horoscope for the day does say now is the time for change...

So, my first day living (so exciting to be living, not just visiting) in France was long and I'm glad to be here and ready for my first full day living here!!!