Well, a lot has happened recently. Essentially, I have packed up all my things, driven out to California with my dad, unpacked (most) of my things, and done a little sightseeing. All in about a week.
Okay, so I am not the most organized person (obviously), or the most efficient with my time. So most of my packing was done in the two days before I left. I had a lot of help, and miraculously I got most of what I own in boxes and tucked away into Jeffrey. (Side note: Jeffrey is my car.)
The drive was fairly uneventful. We drove straight through and made it in about 16 and a half hours. (Woot!) We only made it through the power of pure caffeine and sugar. And good music. Obviously. Dad drove for four straight hours during the wee hours of the night, enabling me to sleep for quite a long time. Along the way we drove through many interesting towns, and I am quite certain we passed a street called Sneffels...possibly the greatest street ever named. I would live there.
Anyway,we arrived in CA around 9 am, which was a lot earlier than we had originally planned. We decided to surprise-visit some relatives, had lunch with them, and then we drove on to the place where I would be staying. We arrived, unpacked, ate, etc. etc...
Since then, I have unpacked my stuff, opened a bank account (for all my non-existent money), visited Corona del Mar (which is where my parents got married!), spent 11 hours in Disneyland (I got my picture taken with princesses!), started to finally learn how to swim (Yes, I know, I know, "How do you not know how to swim?!"), and gotten a thoroughly tomato-esque sunburn (I am a pasty white person).
And what I have concluded from all of this is that I quite like California so far. I am quite homesick for my family back home, but I think this is going to be a really great time. I love the people I'm staying with, and I feel very welcome. I can't wait to see what else is ahead!
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