September 22, 2004 - page 2



from based on my accent. After lugging my suitcase up to my new room (I was told that I pack well for an American), I got a quick campus tour. It's amazing to think of the sheer age of some of the buildings and monuments in Europe. The oldest things in America go back only a few centuries, but here that's not that far back at all. The Queens campus definitely gives you that wonderful feel of oldness and tradition.
 
After the quick tour, I collapsed into bed, making a mental list of all the things I needed to explore in the morning. I wondered how the people here would react to me and if it

would be obvious that I was new to all of this. It's difficult to journey out of the Centre cocoon where everyone knows your name and you know all the rules, but I hope that the next few months will give me confidence in my ability to change.