I've now survived a couple of days here and it's been quite the adventure. I'm now settled in at my residence and it's a great place! There are people from all over the world who have come to Iceland for all sorts of reasons. My room is big and quiet, which is great for me as a light sleeper. My building is close to the centre of town, but not too close - it's beside Tjörnin, a well-known pond, and within walking distance of downtown. I'm happy it was so easy for me to get a room here!

Getting a room was probably the only easy thing, though. I have no Internet in my room (no one in my building does) and I don't really have a timetable yet. In my experience, Icelanders have a lax attitude when it comes to just about everything. It doesn't seem to bother them if things don't work properly or if a deadline is missed. However, for me, I'm supposed to start school on Monday and not having my courses worked out is a major headache. I'm hoping that by this time next week I'll have these issues settled.

Yesterday was orientation at the University of Iceland. I found it very useful and I got to see some of the campus. I'm looking forward to starting classes and falling into a routine.

Last night I went out to a party at a club downtown for international students. It was a good time - I met lots of people that I'll hopefully be seeing again! I left at around 2, but downtown Reykjavik really picks up around then and apparently the party goes till 5 or 6 on weekends. I'm not sure I can keep myself awake that long every weekend, but I'll see how it goes!