Southern California is Super Cool...(At Least Figuratively w/o AC! :-)

So I made it!! Yay! Luggage and all (aka me) made it safely to Pasadena, California. I had a few delays. My first flight left on time. However, when it landed in Phoenix, the gate was not ready for our plane and we had to wait for almost a half an hour. This was a problem because I only had a half hour lay over to start with. By the time I got off the plane and made it to my next flight it was already boarding. Needless to say, I made it in the nick of time. The next flight was delayed about an hour due to plane malfunctions. But they got them fixed and we made it. I was able to catch the shuttle late which was actually a blessing in disguise, because I met 4 other Teachoverseas members on the same shuttle! Happy Moment!

The schedule since I have arrived is jam packed! We have lots to do! In some ways, I have realized that it is a lot like camp. We have a lot of bonding to do, but at the same time we also have a ton of learning. We are going to be studying about our specific regions and also learning how to teach English as a Second Language. The past two days have been crammed with meeting lots of people that are going to many different countries and with meeting my own teammates.

My roommates while I am staying here are Annie and Gwen. Annie is going to Hungary and Gwen is going to North Africa. We are roughing it by staying in an AC free room. And according to the locals, LA is having a heat wave this weekend. (I totally believe them! It is hot!)

My teammates are great and have a lot of the same questions that I do. So we are going to be learning lots together over the next few weeks. Ashley, Shelly, Erica, and Jess are the four other girls going to Ostrava with me. We have had a blast getting to know each other so far. We have decided it is going to be a fun city to be in for the fact that we will be together!

Today, we had a pool party to cool off and spend some down time bonding a little. Tomorrow, I hear they bring out the heavy artillery. I'm going to call home before it is super late for you guys and then get to bed early myself. Hope you are all doing well!