After a four and a half sea voyage on the ferry, we arrive on the island. We walk off the ship and then walk to our apartment compound. We get our rooms and settle in a bit. On the rooftop, Owen and I high-five in disbelief about how lucky we are to be here. After everyone looks around, the group disbands and I go to the grocery store for a few items.
We meet for a quick tour of a few helpful places to know, and end up at the school for hellos and welcomes from the staff. Then we go to dinner- a free dinner actually and go to a place that HISA has a relationship with. We eat delicious food and indulge in a bit of wine. As we finish our meal, a light sprinkle drips out of the sky. Apparently, that is a rare occurance in september and october. We step out into the rain and go down a few doors to a bar called NV (envy) to receive a free drink from the owner who also has a relationship with Barry and HISA. Apparently this man is one of the wealthiest on the island.
The group gets smaller and smaller and eventually Aliki, a student who was here last semester too, takes me, Allison, Madeline, Molly, and Ty to another bar, a much cheaper bar called Karen's which is a favorite among HISA kids. We are sitting outside when all of the sudden a group of Britts dressed up as star wars characters come in a start dancing. They say that they arrived by Rod Stuart's Yacht. Lie. Allison and I talk for awhile with them and learn that C3PO is sisters with princess Lea and their father is Darth Vader, and their husbands are Disco Darth Maul and a storm trooper. As I'm talking with Chewbaca as he drinks beer from a straw refusing to take off his mask, C3PO tells Allison not to bother talking to Chewy because he's from Glasglow, Scotland so she wouldn't understand a single word he said anyway. We wander back home to watch Star Wars- ha. People seem to be really offended that I've never actually seen Star Wars before.
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