First Official Days

As requested, here are some pictures of my new apartment that I moved into on Monday.

This is the main room of my pad. Right now, I have my futon there, since it is fairly warm and the AC unit is above it. There are sliding doors to a patio on the far wall. (Amy, please note Bruce's perch atop the TV).

This is my "kitchen" in all of it's glory. There is a toaster oven, my "pantry", and a rice cooker tucked around the corner.

This is the bathroom. It is tiny, and everything is run through the sink.

So this is where I will call home for the next year. There is also a fairly large sleeping loft that I will use once it cools down a bit. It has been hot and humid the last few days (think 90 and about to rain any minute). They tell me this is the end of the weather though.

A few quick thoughts about these last few days: 1. The staff at the school is super nice, and the students also seem very nice. 2. I just learned that I live next to the studio that created the original SpeedRacer. 3. Little kids amaze me - a few rode bikes by me this morning yelling "Hello, nice to meet you!" 4. I have cable tv included with my apt., and this may be the death of me (I forgot how tv can suck you in). :)

Hope all is well State-side!