We arrived safely in LA yesterday around 12pm and got to experience some of the lovely Los Angeles traffic already! I had to go downtown to pick up my keys from the rental office, so I was thrown into maneuvering through LA traffic while looking for an address that didn’t exist. We ended up just parking and finding the right building-it took us all of two minutes to run in and get the keys, and then we could head out of there to my apartment.
- Los Angeles
We got to my apartment around 1pm and started to unload the car-finally!!! I cannot tell you how excited I was to get the car emptied out-5 days of driving with stuff up to the ceiling and creeping into the front seats was getting old. It only took about an hour to get everything into my apartment, so that was a lot better than trying to pack it all into the car! My apartment is pretty nice-better than I expected. It’s definitely not my Columbus apartment, but it’ll do for this year. It’s attached to the side of a large house, about 1/2 a block from the University. It’s basically all students that live on this street, and it seems pretty safe so far. I do have bars on my windows and door, so that made me happy! The kitchen is a little smaller than my old one, the room is about the size of my old living room, and the bathroom is a little bigger than the last. I have one closet by the front door, but it’s pretty deep, so I should be able to fit everything in there. The only thing that I’ve done so far is make my bed, assemble my nightstand, and clean the bathroom. We are planning on trying to do some more today, but it’s hard to push yourself after traveling for so long! I want Nicole to see some of the city while she’s out here too, so the unpacking can wait. I need to get some sort of a dresser or something, because my under the bed boxes don’t fit, and there’s nowhere else to put my clothes. I’m already tired of living out of a suitcase!
We went to USC yesterday after we got here to pick up my orientation packet. I didn’t take any pictures yet, but wow! It’s basically it’s own little city and amazingly gorgeous! It doesn’t hurt that the weather out here is perfect too-haha…I already feel at home and really think that I’m going to love it here. We went over to Seth’s house last night to watch the Olympics-I never appreciated sitting on a couch and watching TV more in my life!
I’m not sure what sights we’ll see today, but I’ll write about it if it’s anything interesting! Love and miss you all already!
You should have saved those bed-booster things we used freshman year – then your under-the-bed-boxes would fit!! And they are soo attractive.