I made it. Somehow.

I am putting this out there immediately that I understand how lame my blog is, but I'm not good at figuring out this shit, so until someone explains to me how, this is what you get.

I am here. Kind of sleepy. Yet terribly alert. Flying through Chicago made me a little sad. Paticuarly when I flew in and I could see this incredibly reflection of the skyline on the lake, but none of the buildings. It was breathtaking. It just so happened the girl sitting next to me is also in IES! So that was a pleasant surprise. Her name is Jenny. Nice girl...
Immediately found the other girl I'm living with , Margaux after getting me luggage. The taxi wasn't even too expensive, twenty euro apiece. My host mom is so nice. We didn't even immediately go to our rooms, we sat down and had tea and coffee. AFTER she told us we could just put our coats on the chair in the foyer or on the stair rail. my kind of lady! The house is just lovely. Lovely jardin, and a great porch. I cannot WAIT for spring to come here. It's rainy and gray and I find it lovely, I can't imagine how wonderful it must be in full bloom.
I may never leave my room. I have the smaller of the two rooms and don't care one bit. I have a preciously lofted bed, and I've never slept on a lofted/bunked bed, so this will be an adventure. I have a little chest built into the wall up there with extra blankets and a little light. There is a terrace outside mine and Margaux's rooms, and I have this squishy chair thing (that I am sitting in currently) that I've turned to look out the window/door. It's just perfect. And pink! which is totally not me, so I'm excited for it. We will see how well I manage trying ot keep clean. I don't have a lot of stuff so it shouldn't be too complicated. There is a big bookshelf and I immediately spotted TWO jodi picoult books, that someone must have left. I will do just fine here.
I get to see Cody in the am. My mind wasn't processing all the French very quickly, but I think later this afternoon we are walking to the stores in the neighborhood and the metro stop.
It's all so overwhelming and pleasantly lovely. I haven't felt sad yet, so we will see if that hits at all.