Blog by Thomas Fredriksen Saturday October 12th we arrived (my mom and I) to Urbana (Champaign). We were very tired as we had been traveling for over 20 hours, but due to time differences it was half past seven in the evening (here in Urbana). The next day we went to a restuarant called LePeep with a friend for breakfast that she had recommended. I got pancakes with chocolate chip. And since I was so hungry, I ordered 3 pieces, but these American pancakes are not like those pancakes that we are used to in Norway. Instead of being thin and rolled around, they are thick and flat, just like "lapper" in Norway. The whole week I didn't have school, except on friday. Not because I didn't want to go, but because they had do test my skills, which took them quiet some time to arrange. So the first week we bought all the supplies we could need, such as: HDMI screen, bike, food, drink, dining plates and the basic tools for whats needed in the kitchen, since we didnt't have so much in our apartment.
My first day of school was on a friday, and my goal was to get to know someone as fast I could, so I would have someone to talk to and sit with in the cafeteria in the lunch. Here in America the students get warm food, such as hamburgers and pizza. Not the most healthy food, but it works for me.
I was lucky enough to meet some studens in the science class (first class), so I got a good start. But there is also another big difference in the schools here in America: You have the same classes everyday. This means for me that I will have science everyday, physical education everyday and etc. And the only free time you would have was the lunch brakes, where people had their own tabels and seats. So I had to be careful with where I would sit. It was also in the cafeteria I recognized some of the people I was friends with back in middle school (my first visit to Urbana). It was a bit difficult to see if I knew some of them from the previous time I was in Urbana, because if they would get eyecontact back, it would just be strange and become a weird situation. A bad second attempt to make a good first impression.
I survived, and I am glad for that. Cause in the two last classes (which were after lunch) I got to meet those who I met in my science class.
