I’m in my new “home,” but it certainly doesn’t feel like home. It’s too quiet here. I didn’t think I’d be missing my peeps already, but I am.

The rest of the travel was pretty brutal and I slept very little or not at all – it’s hard to tell sometimes if I actually slept in that airplane seat. I spent less than 12 hours at the hotel at the airport, but I was glad to sleep horizontally for a few hours. Though I purchased a new SIM card, it’s not working in my phone yet because I need to unlock the phone. I think I’ve taken the necessary steps to do so. Time will tell. Of course, I wish I had done this before, but I had not realized that my phone was locked.

I need to go out and explore my new neighborhood, which I will do after this entry. I need to get dinner and find a place to buy some hangers and some basic food.

It still has not sunk in yet that I will be here for so long. Right now, it feels more like a vacation than anything. I suspect that will change, though.