Finally in Bath

I've finally arrived! The flight over was okay, I had a row to myself so I got to stretch out which was nice. When I arrived in Bristol, I took a bus to the Bristol train station and then a train into Bath. Upon arriving there, I went straight into orientation, got a tour of the main building at the school, Nelson House, and lastly, schlepped my heavy luggage on the 20 minute, uphill walk to my house through the center of Bath. The house is fantastic. It's in a nice neighborhood (my roommate Jon, who is also my roommate at Denison, told me that he heard other houses in the neighborhood go for about 500 pounds) and our room is much bigger than I thought. Our room is right up front and there is another guy that lives in a single next to us. There are four other girls that live in the upper two floors. There are three bathrooms, but only two have showers. There's a nice common area downstairs that has a couple of couches and a TV, VCR, DVD player, and VHS library (complete with "Ghostbusters"). There's also a full kitchen and a washer and dryer. I'll post some pictures or a video tour when I get the chance. After a much need quick shower, I walked back to Nelson House for a "social orientation" about how to adjust to life in England. We then took a walking tour of notable shops in the city, half of which I won't remember in the morning. Then came the biggest adventure of my entire day: grocery shopping. Walking around the grocery store I felt like a lost kid. Everything is organized and packaged so differently it's hard to know what to do. We then trekked back to our house (another 15-20 min. walk) and that's where I am now. So far everyone seems really nice. All of the people working for the program seem great and the other students do as well. I'm sure that as soon as we get the chance we'll be able to "bond" a bit better. Tomorrow I hit the ground running with a 9:30 class, "The Triumph of Georgian Bath." Apparently my instructor is the curator of the Bath Museum and we're spending our first day on a walking tour of the city. I'll be sure to report once again once I've actually taken the classes. As always comments are welcome!