Here we are: Savannah, GA. Imagine yourself in a city that's roughly the size of Chatham, is a compacted version of Springfield (downtown and somewhat busy streets included), and that has 90% humidity with 100 degree weather. It's a rather... interesting mix.
Despite the heat which, on move-in day, was nearly unbearable for third-story occupants, Savannah's pretty much like any other city, save for the fact that there are 24 garden squares and at least 3/5ths of the city is a historical district. Spanish moss (a pale green hair-like plant that looks like it'd be a lichen but is in fact a flowering plant) hangs from almost every single tree. There aren't many bugs, but you'll sweat off 10 pounds if you walk around in the sun all day. All in all? I'm really glad that my dorm room has an air conditioner.
Speaking of dorm room, the dorm life isn't bad so far. My roommates are both pretty cool (and a little goofy, but I guess that's what happens when you go to a private art school). The actual dorm is fairly large for three people, and we have a bathroom all to ourselves. (The only problem is toilet paper. We got here last Friday and we've already used two rolls of TP. Yikes!) We've come up with a pretty nice arrangement for our stuff that leaves a little space for socializing.
Classes, so far, have been otherwise uneventful. Monday and Wednesday I have Survey of Western Art and Drawing 1; Tuesdays and Thursdays I have 2-D Design; and Thursday I have First Year Seminar. Exciting, right? Yeah. Getting there was no problem, except the cramming of people into tiny buses and getting off at the wrong hall for Drawing. (Yeah. That sure was fun.) It takes about 15-20 minutes to bike to all the halls I need to go to, which is better than taking the bus - about 30 minutes. Add in the fact that getting supplies is so damned expensive and the line at Ex Libris is 50 minutes long... allocating time is a really good idea!
Anyway, back to the drawing board. That's all I have for today. (Or, at least, that's all I'm willing to write out before being lazy... Hah.)
Despite the heat which, on move-in day, was nearly unbearable for third-story occupants, Savannah's pretty much like any other city, save for the fact that there are 24 garden squares and at least 3/5ths of the city is a historical district. Spanish moss (a pale green hair-like plant that looks like it'd be a lichen but is in fact a flowering plant) hangs from almost every single tree. There aren't many bugs, but you'll sweat off 10 pounds if you walk around in the sun all day. All in all? I'm really glad that my dorm room has an air conditioner.
Speaking of dorm room, the dorm life isn't bad so far. My roommates are both pretty cool (and a little goofy, but I guess that's what happens when you go to a private art school). The actual dorm is fairly large for three people, and we have a bathroom all to ourselves. (The only problem is toilet paper. We got here last Friday and we've already used two rolls of TP. Yikes!) We've come up with a pretty nice arrangement for our stuff that leaves a little space for socializing.
Classes, so far, have been otherwise uneventful. Monday and Wednesday I have Survey of Western Art and Drawing 1; Tuesdays and Thursdays I have 2-D Design; and Thursday I have First Year Seminar. Exciting, right? Yeah. Getting there was no problem, except the cramming of people into tiny buses and getting off at the wrong hall for Drawing. (Yeah. That sure was fun.) It takes about 15-20 minutes to bike to all the halls I need to go to, which is better than taking the bus - about 30 minutes. Add in the fact that getting supplies is so damned expensive and the line at Ex Libris is 50 minutes long... allocating time is a really good idea!
Anyway, back to the drawing board. That's all I have for today. (Or, at least, that's all I'm willing to write out before being lazy... Hah.)
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