A Home, Not A Hotel

Well, class today was about the same today as it was yesterday. Really hard and really confusing. It felt good to get out of there and have the rest of the afternoon off. We ate lunch at a Japanese place and ate noodles with bamboo shoots and steak. The bamboo shoots were surprisingly good. With the rest of the day to burn Selina and I decided that we wanted to make our rooms more homey. Our sheets are white, our walls are white, and the florescent light just makes everything look even whiter so we opted to make a journey across town to IKEA.

We took the bus to the subway and took about a 15 minute ride to a part of town that we haven't been to yet. Of course on the map IKEA looks like it's right across the street from the station but we definitely started in the wrong direction, got redirected, and found IKEA about 20 minutes from the station after winding through many roads and almost colliding with many cars. Once we arrived we looked for a duvet cover and some rugs to add some color. As I stood in front of the many selections I thought about matching everything and then just decided to get the most bizarre and colorful rugs and blankets I could find. I selected a multicolored rug for my room and bathroom and a very colorful duvet cover. I even got a poster with a bunch of neon signs on it :) I added pics of each of our rooms to commemorate how happy we were to have personal touches to our rooms. Now it feels like we live here, which is nice.

Tomorrow I don't have class until 1:30 so I think I will get up, eat breakfast, and explore the campus shops and surrounding area. I will let you know what I find :)

Oh, and here is my picture sight in case I forgot to send it to someone http://www.flickr.com/photos/29895521@N02/

Love y'all!!!