I'M HERE.

I am writing this entry from my top bunk bed (yes) in Cape Cod! It's still surreal to be here. All summer I have been trying to picture myself at the house with my housemates and really had no clue what to think.....but so far it's been great! Let's start from the beginning....
Em & I left Sheboygan early Thursday morning (in the rain) & hit rush hour traffic in MKE & Chicago.....for those who know me well, this could have been a disater given my driving anxiety, but I was surprisingly calm. We spent the night in Hamilton, Ontario....my 1st time in Canada! Friday morning we stopped at Niagara Falls for about 15 minutes.....sadly, we weren't that impressed. Oh well. We continued on our journey without incident until hitting the great state of Massachusetts...where we encountered some crazy drivers and have since learned that they are referred to as "Mass-holes" (very appropriate. they are worse than FIBS!) Got lost on our way into Boston, but arrived safely at my cousin, Meghan's apartment. Spent the weekend in Boston, touring some art museums, eating some good food (& gelato!), walking around....typical touristy things. Em flew back to Wisco on Sunday afternoon and I departed late this morning for the Cape!
So now I am here and pretty much settled in. The house is OLD and is lovingly (??) referred to as a tinder box (we have already done a mock fire drill). I am in a double room...in bunk beds....it makes me feel like I'm @ camp! My roommate actually did the program last year, so I am hoping that she can help show me the ropes a bit. I am pretty sure that I am the oldest one here besides our house supervisor (kind of like an RA) and I am definately the tallest....MAYBE 2 guys are the same height...but that is irrelevant. After I got my things unpacked...some of us headed to the "bay side" of the Cape and hit the beach for a bit. When we got there we were greeted by an old man who looked similar to Santa, & was wearing a turquiose STRING BIKINI speedo. Apparently there is a lot of that around here. Thank buddha it's almost fall! We all played some frisbee....while treading water....interesting, but a good time! Headed back to the house and had a "family" dinner of pizza and also met the director of the program, Darlene. She started this Cape Cod program 10 years ago and is really excited for this milestone year.....she even made us give her all hugs, which was awkward....but nice in a way, I guess. We tried to venture around the land after dinner, but it was getting dark....so we all just hung out and got more situated in our new surroundings. One of the girls in the house is actually from Minoqua, so she put the Packer game on right away...& I will admit that I watched some of it (for you, Dad!).
So...my 1st day is now over and I must say that I have enjoyed it. Tomorrow we are meeting the members of the other house....so I am looking forward to that! I also have taken some pictures, which I will post soon, so you can see where I am living!

will write again soon......good nite!