ECU...
So, I'm in the Joyner library at ECU. It was pretty easy to find, considering it's practically in Fleming's backyard.
The entire campus (for me) is located between Fifth Street and Tenth Street. It's easier than I thought to navigate. Mind you, the campus itself is still enormous, but the main parts I need (dorm, classes, cafeteria, library, etc) are all located between those five streets.
I love Fleming. When you step through the double doors, you're met with an entertainment center on your left and a lounge area on your right. In front of you is a wide, round-step staircase that splits into two for the upper floor. I got into my dorm and was surprised at the amount of space. It's about what you'd find in a hotel room (a regular hotel room, no suites or anything). My bed is across from the closet and my desk sits next to the closet. Kara's desk is next to my bed, and her bed is up near the window. Fleming, Jarvis, and Umstead appear to be three of the newer dorms (we're on Central campus, which makes everything easier to access).
I found my way to West End Dining with little problem. The food's actually pretty good. My only problem is that I don't have my ID card yet (they're open on Monday) so I had to pay for my meal through my debit card. I found Hannah at Fletcher as promised...Fletcher is on West campus, but it doesn't seem to hard to get to. Nor the Bate building or Brewster (both of the buildings my classes are in).
Hannah, her friend Liz and I went to the foam party last night. (There were supposed to be more of us, including Kara, Hannah's roommate, and two guys, but through a couple different circumstances, they couldn't go.) We danced, stripped, danced in the foam (which was fun, even if it's going to take me three washings to get my hair back to normal), and watched the male strippers.
There were, apparently, male strippers. (And when I said we stripped...I meant we took our clothes off solely so we could play in the foam. Back away from the gutter.) They were extremely nice guys. Really. One was in the Navy, and I think a couple other went to ECU. One of them came and danced with Hannah for a while (I got distracted by the pretty gay boys on the second level.)
We were pretty run down, so we left around 2, and made a wild stop at Krispy Kream (Krispy Cream?). And then I went back to my room. I thought I'd woken Kara, but it turned out she was just getting ready to crash herself. And then I'd wake up, and go back to sleep. Repeat until about noon, when I called Hannah, was told to go away because she wanted to sleep (*grins* She's adorably cute with no sleep), went to get lunch, came back to my dorm, stared at my map for awhile, and decided to go exploring.
And so I'm at Joyner. This place apparently has more than one level, but so far everything looks very organized and easy to find. The reference section is located to the right as you come in, the circulation desk is directly in front of you, and the rare books are to the left (*drools*). There's a student fair going on near the rare book section, so I can't go over there, but I'll explore it later.
Also, it only takes me about seven minutes to get to the dining hall. I think if I leave my dorm by 8:15, I should be fine for breakfast before my 9:00 class. There's a bus stop near West End, and it takes me to the building right next to Brewster (for my first class), so I'll just need to confirm the bus stop.
I think I'm going to explore Joyner a little more, and then maybe head to the student store and then drop off my immunization form to the Health building.
The entire campus (for me) is located between Fifth Street and Tenth Street. It's easier than I thought to navigate. Mind you, the campus itself is still enormous, but the main parts I need (dorm, classes, cafeteria, library, etc) are all located between those five streets.
I love Fleming. When you step through the double doors, you're met with an entertainment center on your left and a lounge area on your right. In front of you is a wide, round-step staircase that splits into two for the upper floor. I got into my dorm and was surprised at the amount of space. It's about what you'd find in a hotel room (a regular hotel room, no suites or anything). My bed is across from the closet and my desk sits next to the closet. Kara's desk is next to my bed, and her bed is up near the window. Fleming, Jarvis, and Umstead appear to be three of the newer dorms (we're on Central campus, which makes everything easier to access).
I found my way to West End Dining with little problem. The food's actually pretty good. My only problem is that I don't have my ID card yet (they're open on Monday) so I had to pay for my meal through my debit card. I found Hannah at Fletcher as promised...Fletcher is on West campus, but it doesn't seem to hard to get to. Nor the Bate building or Brewster (both of the buildings my classes are in).
Hannah, her friend Liz and I went to the foam party last night. (There were supposed to be more of us, including Kara, Hannah's roommate, and two guys, but through a couple different circumstances, they couldn't go.) We danced, stripped, danced in the foam (which was fun, even if it's going to take me three washings to get my hair back to normal), and watched the male strippers.
There were, apparently, male strippers. (And when I said we stripped...I meant we took our clothes off solely so we could play in the foam. Back away from the gutter.) They were extremely nice guys. Really. One was in the Navy, and I think a couple other went to ECU. One of them came and danced with Hannah for a while (I got distracted by the pretty gay boys on the second level.)
We were pretty run down, so we left around 2, and made a wild stop at Krispy Kream (Krispy Cream?). And then I went back to my room. I thought I'd woken Kara, but it turned out she was just getting ready to crash herself. And then I'd wake up, and go back to sleep. Repeat until about noon, when I called Hannah, was told to go away because she wanted to sleep (*grins* She's adorably cute with no sleep), went to get lunch, came back to my dorm, stared at my map for awhile, and decided to go exploring.
And so I'm at Joyner. This place apparently has more than one level, but so far everything looks very organized and easy to find. The reference section is located to the right as you come in, the circulation desk is directly in front of you, and the rare books are to the left (*drools*). There's a student fair going on near the rare book section, so I can't go over there, but I'll explore it later.
Also, it only takes me about seven minutes to get to the dining hall. I think if I leave my dorm by 8:15, I should be fine for breakfast before my 9:00 class. There's a bus stop near West End, and it takes me to the building right next to Brewster (for my first class), so I'll just need to confirm the bus stop.
I think I'm going to explore Joyner a little more, and then maybe head to the student store and then drop off my immunization form to the Health building.