anfin’s Blog

Well, Rusty and I have arrived safely in Florida. For any of you who are terribly interested in the details of my moving and settling in experience, I will try to fill in all the detail of the past several days. However, I don’t feel like writing one huge post, so I’ll write one for each day and then put one up every time I get access to the Internet. Let’s start with Saturday.

I drove 8 hours from Greenwood to Gainesville, and got lost twice due to badly marked detours that pulled me away from my Mapquest directions. I can now safely say that Rusty does not enjoy 8 hour car rides or doggie seat belts. He does seem to be content now that he’s here, though.

When I arrived, I shoved most of the stuff from my car into the apartment. I then realized that I had no food except for the snacks I had brought for the trip. More importantly, I realized that Rusty had no food and that I hadn’t given him food since the afternoon before in preparation for the long trip. Knowing that I would need many other random items, I decided to head to the obvious store – Walmart. When I got there, I was very saddened to see that this was not quite as useful a Walmart as the Walmart Supercenters back home and in Greenville. The only food it has is junk food – no Lean Cuisines for me. I went ahead and got the dog food and some dog bowls, and then I remembered that there was a Target down the road. Hurrah! The Target will at least almost replace the Walmart I’ve lost. It’s still not as good as the Supercenters, but at least it’s something.

Back at the apartment, I was feeling rather lonely. Thank goodness for Rusty, but it’s still an unpleasant feeling to be somewhere where you don’t really have anyone who knows or cares about you. The lack of Internet and TV also creates a feeling of disconnectedness from the world. At any rate, by the end of the day I came to two very important conclusions. I must have Internet in my apartment, and I must find a church the next morning. It seemed however, that the latter might be challenging without the former. . .

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