Finally here....

I finally arrived in Tartu after about 24 hours of travelling last night. I was so nervous getting off of the plane in Tallinn at first though. But luckily I met another girl from Germany who was coming to Tartu and we were able to travel together. When we first arrived it was dark and neither of us really knew what we were doing. But I liked what I saw. It was different than what I expected. There were a lot more houses than what I thought there would be. And not as many people spoke english. The dorm is very small, and the beds are uncomfortable, but it is livable. My roommate hasnt arrived yet, and I think only one of my suitemates is here, but I havent met them yet either. My dorm is on the fourth floor, and it has a very pretty view of the city. It hasnt stopped snowing since I got here, which is a nice change from the 60 degree weather back in NC. Although I am sure that I will get tired of it in a few days. My first day in the city was nice, I got up late and I went to meet Kaie. She is the student who was at UNCG last semester from Tartu. Anyways, I met her this afternoon and she took me shopping which was very good, since a lot of the people we met didnt speak english. We drove around the city and went from shop to shop to pick up some of the items that I couldnt bring with me but that I needed. After that we went to her house, which was very nice, and I really liked it. Overall I really like it here, it is different and will take some adjusting too though. While Kaie and I were out today we wet to eat and I had a pancake with steamed chicken in it, which wasnt all that great, there were so many peppers in it. Some of the food is just like the United States, however they do have their own specialties, which I intend to try in time. For now the pancake was enough of their food for a while. I went and bought some bread and other sandwhich stuff to live on for now. The shopping centers are much nicer here, I think. Everything is enclosed, unlike our shopping centers, like Friendly Center. Although they are much smaller, they are everywhere, there is several of them throughout the city. Now that I am here it is nice. I have to say to you Polish students you have it much easier with that person picking you up at the airport! If I had not met the girl from Germany (Sandra) I dont know what I would have done. We had to catch a bus from the airport to the bus station then get a bus to Tartu which was two and a half hours long then get a taxi from the bus station to the dorm, the whole time dragging our luggage from place to place in the snow. It was difficult, but we made it. Well I think that about covers it, tonight Kaie is taking Sandra and myself out to walk around the city. Until next week...