Hey! So I made it to England! I was anxious about flying by myself, even though I knew rationally that I'd be fine, and I was. =) Though the whole 1 hour layover in Newark thing had me worried when we were late taking off because they had to spray that no-ice stuff on the first plane. Safety first! No worries though, I made it in plenty of time. That transatlantic flight was the smallest plane I'd ever been on when going to a different country! Two rows of three seats each. I'm used to at least 4 extra seats in there! I sat next to these two really nice Mexican girls who were coming over to England to study English, one until July and one until September. Having them there worrying about things and getting excited with me made the whole trip more fun. And when they talked in Spanish I understood about half of what they were saying! Not much in the way of sleep happened on that flight, about 2 hours of dozing was about it. And dinner at 10 p.m. EST and then breakfast at 3 a.m. EST, which got me totally off. I mean, why have dinner when it's popcorn time?! Once I landed I had to get my bags and take a train/tram to a completely different terminal and then walk what seemed about a mile, lugging 2 40+ lb. suitcases behind me! But I made it there on time. In fact, there was plenty of time, because some flights had been delayed and we were waiting around for them. Four people still had to make their own way there though! We left them at 12. Then it was a good 3 hour nap on the bus until we got to Harlaxton! That 3 hour nap is what allowed me to go the rest of the day, though I'm dead tired now.
Harlaxton is huge! The pictures do not do it justice. And it's confusing as heck to get around too, what with all the staircases and random half staircases and twisting and turning hallways. Good thing is, there were people who carried all our luggage up to our floor! Well, they took it up the lift (literally. like one of the ones with the grates and everything.), but that made my life so much easier! I live on the 4th floor with two other girls, who seem nice. And I'm right next to Alayna! My room is actually quite big. And there's plenty of drawer and wardrobe space for everything. And we have a sink in our room! Everything else is communal, but I think having our own sink is awesome. After unpacking and such and dinner, several of us were off to explore the manor. There seem to be toilets everywhere! There's even one in an alcove with a chair that looks out the big bay windows! So no matter where I am, a bathroom will be available to me. Just like Dumbledore said. And there's secret passages and such too, which we found and honestly probably had more fun looking for them than actually exploring them. The Principal (Dean) even explained the reasons they were there for us when we asked him! The servants used them so that they would be invisible.
So, in one day, I've been on the Hogwarts Express and moved into a manor that is not only one big room of requirement, but also an invisibility cloak! All in all, a pretty great day. =)
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