Monday, January 8, 2007
10:46 pm

Today was a very busy first day. I got up around 5:45 am and took a shower and had some breakfast consisting of organic cheerios, orange juice, coffee, and a sliced up apple dipped in strawberry yogurt. On the way in Mrs. Skillen and I picked up Whitteny, another student who had flown in the night before from Panama. There were morning sessions with demos of the show and ice breaking activities. Lunch was served from the campus cafeteria; I had a blt. Following lunch, the afternoon took us back to the auditorium for seminars on US culture and some of the goals of the program. We also broke up into our Home groups and did some introductions. There is a pretty good assortment of people in my group and we already seem cohesive. There were a few more information sessions in the afternoon with regards to dress and such. For Supper back at the house we had burgers; really good thick burgers with a variety of hot sauces. I can’t believe how tired I am. I discussed it with the family and they said it was directly linked to the altitude. There are always the most interesting conversations to be had and we still left more things to discuss tomorrow. Speaking of Tomorrow, tomorrow is when we ‘audition’ for different parts in the show. We shall see how things go. As well, my host family has been able to lend me a fiddle to play in the cultural jam in wednesday night. Perhaps they will even scout me out for the show band; who knows. Its all Good™