Moving in!.... Almost...

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I dag var flyttedag for alle som havde skrevet sig om til "early move-in". Så efter at have sagt farvel til Theresas familie (bror med børnebørn samt mor på billedet), fik jeg pakket mine ting sammen og klar til afgang. 

Inden vi tog afsted blev der fyldt op på danske specialiteter: rugbrød med leverpostej og choko-dækkede mandler med lakrids - begge dele blev vel modtaget, og så satte vi kursen mod Centennial Hall.

Da vi fandt værelset viste det sig desværre at tingene ikke helt var i orden. Lejligheden var super beskidt - særligt gulvtæpperne og køkkenet, så efter at have læsset af og snakket med lidt forskellige folk, blev vi enige om at det bedste nok var bare at gå i gang med rengøringen selv. Så tilbage i bilen og afsted efter rengøringsmidler og maskiner. 

Tre timer senere (Tak Jim og Theresa!!) var lejligheden rimeligt acceptabel, og vi tog ud for at få noget at spise. Skolen var i øvrigt blevet overtalt til også at rengøre tæpperne med deres prof. maskiner, så alting ser ud til at løse sig. Vi valgte dog at sove en nat hos Jim og Theresa, så tæpperne kunne tørre til i morgen :-)

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Today was move-in day for all early-move-in sign-ups! so after saying goodbye to Theresa's family (brother with grandkids and mother on the picture), I packed my things and got ready to go. 

Before leaving we all stocked up on some Danish specialities: Rye bread with liver pate and chocolate covered almonds with licorice powder - both went down very well, and then we headed to Centennial Hall. (Rye bread with liver pate is a lunch-box classic for all kids in Denmark - to be compared to pb&j.)

When we got to the room it, unfortunately, turned out that everything wasn't quite like it was supposed to be. The place was really dirty and especially the carpets and the kitchen were bad, so after unloading we agreed that it would probably be the best to just get going with the cleaning ourselves. So back to the car to get cleaning supplies. 

Three tough hours later (thank you Jim and Theresa!!), the apartment was looking pretty nice, and we went out for some dinner. Meanwhile, the school had been convinced that they should also shampoo the carpets with their pro machines, so everything looks like it will work out. However, we chose to spend the night with Jim and Theresa to leave the carpets to dry for tomorrow :-)