January 2
After arriving the day before, I didn't set an alarm for the morning, allowing my body to catch up on sleep. I woke up around 8:00 but lounged around in bed until around 10:00. I eventually got up and took a shower and thankfully figured out how to work the water heater!
A little while later I wandered upstairs to find Andy. (Our rooms are on different floors.) We wasted a few hours in the common area watching T.V. (there are 2 English language channels) and playing cards. Eventually a student named Lucky from Australia joined us. We wandered down to the canteen on campus for lunch and then back to the lounge for some more cards. Lucky taught us "Donkey" which is pretty much another version of "P & A."
When Lucky left, Andy and I decided to try the ATM again. At first it appeared that my card still wasn't working, but thankfully there was a man working today who came to help us. Turns out that the ATM across the street is just incredibly finicky, so good news -- I HAVE MONEY!!! We ran by the store to get some water and other staples (conditioner!) and then split up for a bit for the afternoon.
That night we were on our way out to the canteen when Yoshua, a German student, invited us to join them for dinner at the Darling restaurant in town for a Punjabi food festival that they were having. We got to meet several of the other international students, and it was a really pleasant evening off campus.
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