Today, I suppose, is the real start of my adventures. We started our Gateway Orientation today and yea...long talks/lectures about stuff. Long day in general. Some people here got caught doing some not so good stuff by the volunteers just now (don't worry I was NOT among them) so I dunno what's gonna happen with that. Drama already. I've mainly been hanging with Alyssa though and we've just been goofing off and hanging out around the computer. I'm really sad that she has a late departure though, cause she would've made an awesome travelling buddy. The 2 women running the Orientation are...characters. Oldish and loud and...yea.

There are 6 people here going to Portugal and 6 going to Ghana. This number could perhaps change because of the incident,though I won't go into detail. All the other Portugal people seem pretty cool. My roommate's actually from Juno, Alaska, which is pretty awesome. As I said, I really wish Alyssa was coming with us on the flight and to the orientation is Lisbon.

New York was definitely fun. Lots of visiting colleges and such. My parents and Wes saw Young Frankenstein on broadway tonight, which I am thoroughly jealous of, though I will be on a plane to Europe in less than 24 hours, so I guess I don't have a lot of room to talk. I have no idea when the next time is I'll be able to access internet, perhaps tomorrow but I may not have time. Wish me luck!