Settling Down

Today was my first day in Pittsford, New York and it feels just like home. this morning I got on the train in Toledo at 3:20 and got to New York at 11 am. Riding in, everything reminded me of Toledo: old brick buildings and water covered the landscape. Immediately after I got off the train at the Rochester station I called the Mr. D, the man who was picking me up at the train station, (as well as the man who helped me setup my schedule) to male sure that I wasn't going to be stranded at the train staton all day. Thankfully he was there and, after we loaded all of my luggage into the car, he drove me to Allie's house. Allie was going to be my host sister for the week and I was SO excited to meet her and all of her friends. I was also very nervous about being in a new state and going to a big school full of a couple thousand students. I was recently told before I left that I had the same friend base and that I had a difficult time making new friends and interacting in new situations so I was determined to be as outgoing and positive as possible. When I met Allie I knew everything was going to be perfect. We talked about theater and music and clothes and all of her friends (who sound just like my friends) and I could just tell that my two weeks in Pittsford were going to be amazing. So that she could show ne around the area a little bit,Allie drive me around town and then to the mall. THE MALL IS HUGE! There were stores that I've never even heard of that sell the most amazing clothes. Stores like Anthropology that sold shirts for $100 a piece. The first store we went into however was the Halloween costume store. Allie helped me pick out the best Halloween costume ever (which will be featured later). The only other time I've been in a mall that big was when I lived in Nashville, Tennessee. When we got back to the house I learned I'm living in a musical household. My host father and sister both sing and my host father plays guitar. They played me some songs and ask me to play them a song so I played them a song by Sia. Apparently they liked it because my host father decided that we were going to to go an open mic night instead of dinner that evening. It was so much fun listening to everyone sing on stage and wow was everyone talented but I was exhausted from all of my morning travels and so we went home to sleep. Tomorrow schools starts and I'm terrified. Allie keeps telling me that I'm going to be fone and that I'll have fun but still, being in a GIANT school with THOUSANDS of kids sounds absolutely terrifying. I can't even imagine going to a school where you don't know everyone in the halls and the teachers don't know every student by name. But I guess that's what networking is for. new experiences and learning experiences. This will be the first public school I've ever attended and I'm scared but ready. Bring it on Pittsford Mendon Public School, bring it on.