Day Numero Dos

 talked to some immigration services people today and they gave me a number, address and email that I could use to get in contact with their office and just get my permit here as I will likely be in their system. Hoping to know if it either shows up at my home in Bellevue or if I should just go over there...I guess someone back home will have to keep me posted if it comes in the mail, *wink wink*

Other than a long arduous day of me being thrown into a sea of monotonous information, and an underestimation with how cold it was and being severely jetlagged, it was a very nice and sunny day. We got to walk around the city center a bit between breaks and my SRA (social resident assistant?) showed us to this very nice little hipster cafe that has super dim lighting and good drinks (tea, coffee, beer, cocktails). Seemed like a good place to study if I needed an alternative.

Also, my SRA Anna looks a lot like Princess Di with her haircut...it's kind of eerie.  She is super super nice though, and is 22 years old, an artist at a co-op as she paints and has started making jewelry (she just discovered that shrinky dinks stuff) and seems like a very nice and interesting person to be around. Not to mention she also plays ukulele!

Here is a view down the stairwell of my new digs...It's pretty ridiculously swanky and everything is from Ikea.  It has a giant kitchen, dining room and common/lounge area, which has a 16,000 kk couch and a 12,000 kk hanging light. We're on the 2nd floor (3 stories up) and there are 4 rooms  on our floor; three doubles and a triple.  There's another 2 stories above us and one below us, and we're right next to the Green House (we're in the Culinary House) and they have the same set up, minus the ridiculously modern and fancy kitchen.

Today was...long, tiring and interesting, but luckily I get to sleep in tomorrow (I had to be up by 7:30 today...bleh) and get to do some city exploration on my own, possibly taking more pictures outside. Till then, godnat! and tak for reading