I'm settled in!

I’m moved into my new place now.  I arrived last night, and met my roommate Samantha.  I’m feeling lonely, but hopefully that won’t last.  I don’t know where I’m working yet, as there are a number of restaurants in which I could work.  I will find out on Monday.  In the meantime, I am trying to figure my way around here.  The staff that did my paperwork last night was less than helpful, so I really have no idea about anything.  There is an employee cafeteria, but I don’t know where it is or how it works.  My dorm room is about 8’x15’ or so, a double room, two dressers and two twin beds.  It’s tight, but will certainly work.  I haven't had real dresser drawers in quite a while, so I'm really excited to have them for my clothes! 

Originally from Washington, Samantha (20yrs old) attended school in Vegas, but has been here for nearly 4 months as a cook in one of the several Sun Valley restaurants.  Hopefully she can help me learn the ropes a little around here, and we can be friends. 

There is no kitchen and very limited space for food in my room, and she gave me warning about the cafeteria food (she went to the hospital for food poisoning), so I might have to get really creative with my meals. :-)  

I had also been told that all dorm rooms have WiFi, but apparently that meant all dorms except my building!  I was looking forward to having that, but I will have to figure out other places to do all my online stuff. It certainly would have been ideal to have to internet in my room, since I like to check my mail and stuff before bed and in the mornings.  Oh well.  I'm pretty close to ideal in every other aspect. :-)

It will be interesting to live this life, and work for this company.  Our dorms are small, and the area is pretty run down, but open a door and you’re in the high class hotel hallway of the resort.  The guest food and restaurants are good, but the employee cafeteria is apparently a little sketchy.  Interesting.  I’m nervous, but still excited and am so ready to start working though and stop being so bored.

I went grocery shopping today at Albertsons in Hailey, which is about 12 miles outside of Ketchum/Sun Valley.  I bought a few essentials - dairy products, carrots and crackers!  

Tonight, I am going to meet my friend Tom for dinner with some of his friends.  Tom did the barbeque dinner for Adam and Sarah’s wedding and we had a great time cooking together.  He’s in his mid 50’s and works as a ski patrol on Soldier mountain with Adam. I’m glad to have something fun to do tonight.