My New Digs

Today's major tasks were to settle into the USM Guest House and meet folks in the School of Social Sciences. I now have a room for sleeping and bathing and an office. Here is a view of my room (2nd floor extreme right) and the view from my room. Tomorrow I will have longer discussions about my teaching and research. So I will leave the office pictures and plans until tomorrow.

The Guest House is moderately large and quiet. It is an easy walk to my office and probably a lot more of the campus once I am oriented. It is bit quieter and more isolated that I would like. On the other hand I avoided the hassle of finding a suitable apartment for 5 months. Once I get bus information I will begin exploring the city. (Among USM professionals bus ridership seems very rare.) Tomorrow I will go the International Relations Office – primarily to check on the status of my visa, but I also hope to get a bus map and probably other local information