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so i am feeling much better today.. still a little weird being in a new place but i actually think this may end up really feeling like home.. which yesterday i didnt think i could say.. today we went all around letting everyone important know that i had arrived and where i was going to be and what i was going to be doing.. shook a lot of hands and surprisingly wasnt started at quite like i was in malang but i bet that will change once i start to venture out more.. after our last meeting with the police we finally made it to school.. My god the place is huge.. all the buildings are only one story but there are so many buildings.. its going to be interesting getting the hang of the place.. so first i had a meeting with someone from the newspaper.. he was nice.. he has been to america before so he kinda knows what it is like being in a place different from home.. but anyways yeah totally going to be in the newspaper sometime soon.. hopefully someone will show me so i can keep the article for future times to show off.. haha then we went to the teachers room and i met a whole bunch of people.. i really hope i am able to learn all their names.. i know it will be easier for them to know mine since im foriegn and while not really memorable it is an easy name.. i just hope they wear name tags for awhile so i can remember.. im really bad with names.. in my first host fam i didnt know the kids names for like the first few weeks.. i feel bad but hopefully they will understand its a whole lot of new in a short time.. but all the teachers are really nice and talkative and i was told they all joke around and have fun so it should be a fun two years.. its weird.. im actually smiling as i am typing this.. im going to take it as a good sign.. i know at times it will be frustrating but i think all the positive energy they seem to have will help in the long run.. some of them even know english and want to practice more so thats something i have time to plan for in the future.. english club for teachers.. so now im home.. dont have much planned.. i think im gunna go walking around 4 and see whats down my little rt.. its not that long.. i can see the end of it from my house but it should be an interesting enough walk.. im curious to see what lies on the other side.. and im sure i will meet some people.. this family seems a lot less um lax on the going out by yourself thing which i kinda of like.. last night i had to go make copies of some documents and im sure if i knew where i was going they would have let me go by myself in the dark.. so the freedom will be nice.. and i dont think im going to push it for awhile but knowing that im allowed is kind of freeing.. i also was allowed to say what i wanted for breakfast.. its going to be so nice eating regular breakfast food instead of rice and whatever else.. so i still dont know my address.. im hoping that maybe one of the teachers comes by tomorrow and i can ask.. i have never had a pen handy so i havent been able.. though im sure by the time i get this posted i will know.. (not that im allowed to post it on here.. just so you know.. you gotta email me or i can send emails out with it.. security reasons) well i think im goin to “take a rest” or istirahat.. its only 11:40 but i feel like i have been on an enormous adventure already today.. ahh!! two years.. life is crazy.. i cannot wait to share all of this with my sister and whoever else decides to grace me with their presence.. by the time anyone comes i should be pretty well off on language (since everyone here wants me to speak indonesian as much as possible) so ill be able to get around and show off my skills.. :) so excited for that.. well the time has come.. hope you enjoyed my ramblings.. :) 

love you all to the moon and back :) 

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