a little routine would be nice

third day of school and i seem to be jet lagging or at least sleeping like i'm jet lagging. i can't sleep until well past midnight and i feel very sleepy right around 2pm. school is pretty fun so far. i have a good teacher and good classmates. i'm having trouble though getting used to a regular schedule so that i feel as though i'm not getting as much done as i could during the day. today i applied for my library card. afterwards, i wandered around upstairs and found a section with movable shelves. then i found the study area and took a little nap.

i ate in the school cafeteria with my new classmates for the first time yesterday. the food is much cheaper than eating outside, although on the greasy side. there's a buffet area and they charge by the weight of your tray. my tray cost $39 today and i had more food than i really needed.

i finally put up some pictures around my room today. i still have one suitcase to unpack, but i need more hangers to put things on. more shopping to do. so far, i've bought bedsheets, dishes, stuff to organize the bathroom... my latest purchase that i'm sort of excited about has been a washbin to do dishes in instead of the tiny sink. it reminds me of the filipinos i saw last year squatting by the river washing their clothes or dishes or both, except my waste water is going into the sewer.

i got soaking wet this afternoon because of a storm. i've heard we're having a typhoon this weekend. that ought to be exciting, or at least it will encourage me to stay home and study.

what else? i had my first chance to throw out the trash last night. the trash truck played fur elise when it pulled up. i nearly fell down the stairs in the dark as i rushed out to get to it. it's pretty inconvenient when you're used to just throwing things in a dumpster or a trashcan at any time of day. i guess this will either encourage people to minimize their trash at home, or encourage people to throw their trash in places they shouldn't, like bicycle baskets according to a forum post on forumosa.com. well, i'm being a good citizen, so instead i'll either minimize what i have to throw out or else leave it at starbucks.