What day is it?

Well, after leaving Redding at 5:30 AM on Sunday, I made it to St. Petersburg at 5:30 PM on Monday. I knew it was Monday because that's what it said on my ticket. One of the other teachers at the International Academy of St. Petersburg (the school I'm teaching at, IASP for short) picked me up and took me to my new home. The apartment I'll be staying is off of Bolshoi Prospekt, which is a very respectable (i.e., expensive) part of town. 

Right now, Jeff is the only other roommate here. We hung out a little last night and he seems like a pretty good guy. He's from Arkansas and he's been here for the last 2 years with a group called TeachOverseas (I'm a TeachOverseas Summer alumnus). His girlfriend, Dasha, came over with some small pies she made and we made some tea and chatted. 

Today, Jeff and I are going to go run some errands. Since the area we live in is so high falutin', we poor, Young Americans must go to a different part of town to get the best prices. 

Also, I don't know how many of you have skype, but if you do, my skype name is joelslagle . If you don't have skype, you might want to look into it.