Today was a hectic one, filled with flights, sights and frights (there weren't really any frights, it just rhymed). After waking at 4 am to get to the airport and arriving in Sacramento (the travel was largely uneventful) at around 2 Pacific time we began processing through the various stages. This involved all sorts of uninteresting things like "boot fitting" "uniform fitting" "ID badge creation" etc etc, the generally un-fun activities you associate with the U.S. government. After this people basically wandered about in a haze of sleep-deprived excitement and uncertainty. I however was pulled back towards my comfort, music. I found a piano just a few doors down from my room after moving in, and spent the better part of my free time jamming out. For around an hour I was alone, then a girl joined me in the lounge. Then I turned around a bit later and found 5 people sitting there. Within 30 minutes of people popping in and out the place was packed and everyone was hanging out. Somehow (I think because the window was open) my personal playing turned into a mini-concert and I was dubbed "the phantom pianist" because everyone on campus could hear the music from the window. Then we learned that homeless people sometimes climb through the windows to take showers if they're left open, so we should be careful to lock them when not around.
-J
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Haha, I love how this turned from, "oh cool, piano playing," to "oh watch out, hobos." I can only hope, for your sake, that the rest of your stories end similarly to this one. I'm glad you had a pretty good first day; I'm really excited for you.
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Awesome!!! I'm so glad you found a piano! Now all you need is an xbox and your life will be complete : ) Of course you would only be there a couple of hours and your already popular! Watch out for those hobos! Their sneaky!
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