Feeling good...

I finally feel I have a handle on things and that this move may go off without a hitch (I hope I'm not jinxing myself). I found out last night that the dorm room I'll be staying in is a quad, so there will be four of us sharing one room. At first, the idea seemed insane... it's now growing on me and I think it will be good to have a group of girls to live with rather than living with a single roommate. One of my roommates is from Korea and is also a Chinese language student. The other two are not in the language program and that's all I know... I can't wait to get there and find out.

One weird thing about the dorm I'm staying in is that there's a bed frame, but no bedding provided. Knowing that there wouldn't be a mattress, blankets or a pillow for me when I arrived was freaking me out. I couldn't imagine first, finding a store and figuring out how to purchase a mattress in Chinese. And second, transporting the mattress back to my room. Would I be hauling it back on a bus or the subway? I've dealt with much bigger problems in my life, but that one's been causing me to lose a little sleep recently. Last Saturday I decided to buy an air mattress and all my bedding online from target. Today everything arrived and I was able to stuff it all into a duffel bag. Just knowing I have the basics when I arrive: shelter, a bed to sleep in and people to live with makes a big difference.