Amityville NON-Horror

Well hello at least mildly interested readers! We're on day 5 of life in a new community, and I have throughly turned around. Directions have never been something that came easily to me, and it took all of 4 years at UD to be able to find my way around. However, I have hope as I have acquired a map of the small village of Amityville and (with the help of my fellow traveler, Kira) have been able to successfully navigate to the Long Island Railroad station, Walgreens and the library without getting (too) lost. Additionally, I have been able to run in the neighborhood without mistaking something to be one landmark and having it turn out to be something completely different (see my sophmore year Campus South incident...s)

Besides the humble village of Amityville, Kira and I have been introduced to a small number of Amityville sisters (we had a cook-out and played poker with a few...I can't wiatmto get good and take all of your money in February) and to Montauk point, the mos eastern point on LI. We were also able to view some property once owned by the sisters. The property is of course in the Hamptons. I only wish we would have been able to visit good old Ina Garden while located in those parts.

Besides some occasional humidity and being initially denied a library card due to our lack of proof of address, life has been not too bad out in the home of the house of horror (which, according to Sisters Barbara and Eva, has been relocated and renovated due to tourists blocking roadways AND did in fact not actually have a gateway to hell in its basement...shocking, I know). We delt with the humidity through a large dehumidifier which fills up with a disgusting amount of water each day, causing Kira and I to be weired out by the amount of H2O that was in the air. And we both finally got library cards. And my mom sent me CHOCOLATE.

This week Kira and I will (hopefully) reuinte with Jen as we are spending four days in NYC (specifically Jamacia) with Sister Alice. On the 24th we will (please God let this be true) start our ministry with orientations and then will offically start after Labor day. More to come when this gets underway!

Sorry for the length/typos.

My love goes out to you all!

Peace,

Sarah