Waiting

I am in my dorm room! It's very exciting. At present I have the place to myself, as my roomie has gone off to see Niagara Falls (the happy consequence of this is that I can listen to Marvin Gaye at ten a.m. without worrying about bothering anybody). Her name is Indra and she's from Mongolia, but has spent three years going to school in Brussels. Mum is getting nervous about not knowing anything about Mongolia. The only thing I know about Mongolia is that they have the Gobi Desert and throat-singing, which sounds quite different from Inuit throat-singing. It's very cool, but I don't think I'd like to listen to it all the time. I didn't get at all what I wanted in my residence room, but I don't mind much. I asked for a single room and got a double, asked for a co-ed floor and got an all-girls floor with lots of international students (which will probably be really cool), asked for my friend Jessica Yates as a roomie and got Indra from Mongolia. But it's going to be fun anyway. And besides, if I'd gotten Jessica I would have to consider her musical taste and not play Motown early-ish in the morning. Mum and Dad and Elise left about an hour ago to drive back home. I'm very, very, very glad I don't have to do that drive again. It wasn't bad the first time, but the return trip they'll just be seeing the same landscapes in reverse. So, if they're reading this on the road, best of luck to them! A while ago I had a scary moment, and an introduction to the university modus operandi. Our rez fellow, Maria, (the rez fellow is the social organizer and den mother for the floor of your residence building) told us we'd all be going to breakfast together about eight-thirty. I woke up about seven-fifteen to see the family off and get myself put together for the day, only to discover that by eight-forty there was no sign of life from all of the rooms except about three. I thought everyone had left without me, but upon arrival at the cafeteria I discovered that it seemed to be closed. On my disheartened way back to my dorm, I met with Maria, who said that nobody was up yet. I see. So I haven't been abandoned, I'm just a freakishly early riser for residence. To do: Get my long distance coverage (at present I can receive but not make long distance calls), finish buying my textbooks, do some fun stuff for Orientation week, buy a couple of baskets or bins for the room, and make friends.