First Day...

Hello Everyone!
     I have made it to Dallas safely with ALL my luggage. You would have died if you had seen me trying to push my two big suitcases, a duffel, and my rolling carry-on out to get a taxi this morning....finally a Latino man smoking a cigarette came over to offer to help me. I then proceeded to find the weirdest female taxi driver known to mankind who told me about the screen play she is writing about Muslim taxi drivers and her mother's death. I told her I hope she wins the Oscar. When I got to SMU she dropped me off at McClevey Hall, where I am staying, and the day began. I had to go through a variety of check-in lines about my room key, waivers, driver's license, social security card and other various documents. I had about an hour to unpack and meet my new roommate named Emily, she is from Colorado and very sweet. Then a group of us went to the cafeteria to get some lunch before our meeting started at 1:00. We were in and out of different meeting and orientations all day until about 6:30 and then had to make our way over to orientation dinner. The food is alright...not like my mommas cooking but I'll survive! They had a few speakers after dinner and then we headed back to the dorm for our study session's to make sure we pass our Texes exams. I just got out of that and I'm so tired and ready for bed. Another packed day tomorrow, we are going to visit a school for the day. I found out today I might be placed in the Fort Worth area but do not know for sure. I have found some other people from Alabama that I didn't know and I am slowly starting to meet new people...its an overwhelming process and the thing they say is the hardest about Institute is the sleep deprivation so on that note I'm off to bed to recharge my body to face another day: one deep breath at a time. Love YOU ALL!
-Molly (5-31-2011)