College Dormitory Life and Food

Six hours after DH,DSs, & Camille drove off from our house, they arrived at DD's dorm room . Her room-mate had already claimed a corner of the room some 4 hours earlier; but they didn't officially meet till the afternoon. No TV in their room - YaY!

No land-line phone either!!?

I love the wooded area behind her building. Three hunderd miles away from home and you might as well be in.... Wisconsin. I bet the stars shine un-impeded at night. Bikes are also popular; I'm glad DD brought hers (though not the new one from the accident). Shots of the cafeteria, and a sampling of dorm food -- I am soooooo happy she packed her vitamins along, Ha!

College Orientation SIU

Early this morning, Romy took Camille, Jill, and Farrah to SI for Camille's Freshman Orientation. Cammy is super-hyped/super-excited. She and her advisor will be planning her schedule. Below are pictures from last February '09. Back then, Cammy was being interviewed as a potential recipient of the full academic Scholarship. There were over 100 finalists. They even held a special dinner for them. The pictures were taken after the interview/dinner. They had time to do a quick drive-through of nearby St Louis.
It's warm here today (80's); it's even warmer down South (mid 90's). Hopefully, their hotel will have an indoor swimming pool. I hope so, for Farrah's sake. She had dutifully packed a swimsuit and extra towel!