southern hospitality!

arrived in jackson mississippi yesterday! flew out of seattle at 7-and as i got on the plane (crying, yes) i sat next to a soldier going to iraq so i realized i better suck it up! (funny how god does things like that!) only problem with sitting next to him was he talked the whole 4 hours and i had pulled an all nighter, but ya win some, ya lose some! got into Dallas and switched to a rikkity little jet, wasn't too pleased! for those of you who know me and have heard my family's near fatal plane ride know i HATE flying! but i slept the whole trip! they ended up losing my luggage..so that was really neat, but a girl from the house im living at, Kari, came to pick me up so i was very thankful that i didnt have to cab it! and i dont know how it came up, but her favorite movie is also anne of green gables which in a weird way made me feel right at home! It is very hot here, but its more than hot, its humid and sticky! but they said its been coolin down so im hopin that trend sticks! i got my bags late last night, for those of you who were worried, but my phone is doin funny things and iv lost some numbers, i am workin on gettin that sorted out! walked around campus today and i def stand out (i counted a whoppin 1 other white person! lol) and the time difference is not all that off, but the 2 hours has been kinda weird for me to get used to! saw my first cocroach today (will post pictures!) and yesterday ate catfish for the first time from this little corner store called boston-they say its the best on campus! i liked it! i can tell im gonna gain like 87 lbs while im here! im hopin i just sweat some of it out! haha! im off to go meet with some advisors about classes etc..then gettin to know people at the perkins center! ill try and keep this up-to-date...love you all!