.......Day 1

So so tired!! Landed in New York a few hours ago and came to the hostel we are going to be staying at tonight. My body currently thinks its 2am so its mildly confused as to why Im awake, and I suspect will only stay concious for another hour max! Just been out to find some food before bed, had a slice of pizza from a shop, very American but actually a good idea and something England should do!! Breakfast is at 8am tomorro then orientation at 9am and the bus leaves at 10am so a busy time, but then a six hour bus journey to make up for it!! Wanted to go exploring with some of the others who are going to camp from here but even the thought is exhausting so Ill save it all for one of the other 2 times Im here!!

Flight was fairly uneventful. There was a fracas at the bag check in when a random Chinese woman started shoving people. She successfully got 5 to the floor before security took her and her companions away, they weren't seen again so I dont know if they were allowed to fly, muchos amusing queue entertainment though! Got stuck with random Orthodox Jews on the plane, Im all for religion but the girl next to me was reciting the Torah out loud the whole 7 hours and it got very very wearing after 2!! The most random event of the flight award goes to me getting on the plane and realising the uni's piano teacher Peter was sitting a few seats in front of me, it took a while to place him!! Food was nice, sausage and mash with (very excitingly) Gu puddings afterwards, sadly they had decided to ruin a chocolate mousse with raspberry compote but the free chocolate brownie afterwards made up for any upset caused!! Got to watch the pilot of Glee again (and used all my effort not to sing along!) as well as a very amusing Michael McIntyre. All good really!!

Right, and now to call Utah to let them know Im here, then to sleep!! Should be an interesting attempt in a room with 11 other girls :/ .........