Berkeley or Bust: I finally made it!!

(This was actually my post from May 22, 2010; however, I am posting it now since I haven't had access to the internet in three days)

I’m writing this entry in multiple parts to give me something to do during my down time waiting for planes and such.

Part 1

So I made it to the airport! I’m surprisingly calm considering my past history of moving to new places haha. My friend Hope and her mom Olive were nice enough to drive me to Raleigh for my flight. Southwest has been really great so far. All of the employees have been really nice and helpful, and they didn’t weigh my bags (thank god!).
Speaking of bags, I thought I was able to get all of my stuff into only four bags until I realized that I forgot a few items, so I ended up with five bags. The weight limit for luggage, before it is considered oversized, is fifty pounds. Anything over fifty pounds incurs a fifty dollar charge. Two of my bags were pushing forty-nine pounds on a scale I had at home. Needless to say, I was holding my breath at the check in counter haha!
The airport is really crowded today, I am currently sitting on the floor since there doesn’t seem to be any seats available, but that’s ok because I found a nice space next to an electric outlet. We should be boarding in the next 10 minutes or so, so I guess I should wrap this up for now. Cheers!

Part 2

I finally arrived at Berkeley!!! The rest of the flight was really really long, and I spent most of it with some guy chatting loudly in front of me, and a screeching infant. I almost missed my connection at Nashville because the layover was wayyyyyy shorter than I thought, but on a brighter note I got to fulfill my dream of running through the airport like on Home Alone :-D At one point we flew over the Rocky Mountains, and it was absolutely beautiful. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here is one:

I met one of my supervisors (John) and the other intern (Mandy, who picked me up from the airport. They are SUPER friendly, and we had a great time getting to know one another on the drive from San Fran to Berkeley. My apartment/loft is absolutely amazing. Here are some pictures...I HAVE A KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!