Hello everyone! I apologize for not being in contact more today but I have no yet figured out a way to get permanent internet access. Right now I am sitting in the hotel I stayed at a couple of nights ago and using their free wi-fi. It will probably be at least 2-3 more days until I figure out how to get my own internet at the apartment.
I was able to move into my apartment yesterday around 10am. The owner helped me inspect the room and had me sign some documents. I have no idea what I was signing but I'm pretty sure the bill is going to be paid through IFP. I haven't really been able to figure out how to pay rent so I'm going to assume it is paid through the school.
Last night I went to my first restaurant and ordered a kebab sandwich with fries and a soda. There were some language barriers when it came to ordering what vegetables I wanted on the sandwich but I tried to signal to the cashier that I wanted everything (lettuce, tomato, and onions) on it. The chicken kebab was actually really good. The meat was extremely tender and juicy and had a lot of flavor. The coke zero tasted better than I would have though it would. Last time I had foreign coke (in Britain), it tasted really bad.
Craving internet access, I made my down to McDonalds for dinner. I had le Big Mac, pomme-frite, and le Coca zero. Ordering fast food was easy and I think the cashier spoke a little English. The whole point of this trip was to gain internet access but I wasn't able to connect to the network. Maybe I was doing it wrong. Oh well.
Anyway, I'm doing ok but not great. I haven't met any other IFP students yet as my apartments are about 25 minutes walk from campus and the other residence. I might try to make my way over there tonight to see if other IFP guys from OU are around. I'll be in contact only sparingly until I get internet access in my apartment.
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