Monday, 9 October 2006

Carlisle, Cumbria

I've successfully made it into Carlisle after a 6 hour train ride from London on Saturday. When I arrived in Carlisle it was raining a bit and there were police all over the train station because a football (soccer) match had just been let out across the street. It was ridiculous how busy and crazy it was with police dogs and many men in bright yellow vests. We're staying in a house that is 3 stories. The lounge/living room, dining room, and kitchen are on the first floor. The bedrooms, toilets (bathrooms), guest rooms, prayer room, and closets are on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There are two girls' rooms with 4 in one room and possibly 6 in the other, but one girl might not be coming. I'm in the room with 6, but we've been okay so far with storage and all that. There are only 2 guys in our DTS and two more live in the house and are doing a BLS . There will be a total of 10 girls and 2 guys, but we're still waiting on 2 girls to arrive this week. I'm one of three Americans. I still love British accents and I'm learning tons about proper English that we obviously don't speak in the U.S. We started lectures today, but it's more of an introduction than anything else. I'm on clean-up duty for the next two weeks following lunch and dinner (or tea as some call it). It's been sunny both yesterday and today, absolutely lovely weather.
The address that you'll need to send mail/packages to is as follows:
205 Warwick Rd.
Carlisle
CA1 1LH
Cumbria

Like I said, I love mail, so get sending. Missing you all. Having a blast.

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