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I'm getting used to being here and starting to realize this isn't just a 2 week vacation, but a 4 month stay. As it turns out, my family doesn't seem to be missing me too much as they never call or email me. I'm talking to you, Lisa. I haven't been very homesick yet, and the anticipation for it is probably worse than the actual homesickness will be. 

There are about 45 international students in my college (college = dorm, university = college), most of whom are Americans but some of whom are from cool places like Ghana and Malaysia and Germany. People here are so friendly and outgoing. Australian girls who live on my floor keep popping in and introducing themselves and chatting about life here, which I'm sad to say I would probably never do for a foreigner at WashU. 

I spend a lot of time hanging out/going out with these girls.

We wanted cards but didn't have any. So we made some (twice). How resourceful. 

For the first time in my college career I have a single. It's a new experience, that's for sure. Privacy is nice, I guess, but a bit overrated. It's kind of lonely and I have no one to motivate me to keep my side clean. Thus my room is a certifiable disaster right now. I'm talking trash on the floor, empty peanut butter packets on the desk, clean clothes mixed in with dirty clothes. I've become a monster!

Okay, I just reread that and realized how disgusting this is. Maybe this is the motivation I needed.