Safely there

D. has arrived at his new home safely. He phoned from the church parking lot saying he was at the church, but didn't know the house address. He had me get into his email and find a phone number. He didn't even have a pen or pencil to write the phone number down, but just typed it into his cell phone while he was still talking to me on it.

Then he called back a couple hours later saying he had gotten moved in. There will be four men living there in the upstairs bedrooms, sharing one bath. There is a kitchen and living area downstairs, and a basement too. He'll have today to get settled in and buy some groceries, then his job starts tomorrow with a department retreat at the Shenandoah National Park.

In other news, R. has had her seemingly obligatory bout of illness at the beginning of the semester, and is now feeling better. She is still trying to decide if she likes having a private room or not. She got to spend some time with her former roommate last night, who now attends a different school in town, when she came to campus for a visit. She also made her first Walmart run by getting a ride with the freshmen who live in the room next to her. The floor is all upper classmen with private rooms except for one room of two freshmen.

R. also managed to find a little job in spite of the fact that she was awarded no workstudy funds. She will be working 6 hours at the private school where she will be teaching next semester--two of those hours on lunchroom duty.