Office 2007
Yesterday was my first full day here. In the morning I went to eat breakfast at McDonald’s, guided by my trusted navigation system. The first McD I went to was closed, so I went to another one which was open.
After breakfast I returned to the motel, and figured out I somehow managed to lose my room key. In any case, I decided to go on line and plan the rest of my day. It was still early to go to the International Center at Stanford, so I decided to go to see a new car for sale. I called the person I’ve been in touch with at the dealership and set an appointment for an hour later. The price he quoted at the dealership was too high for my parent’s taste, so I did not yet buy the car.
From the dealership I made my way to Stanford, ate lunch, and went on to get my temporary ATM card and visit the Int’l center for an orientation. Then, I drove to the CS faculty and met with the administrator there. I signed lots of forms to be on payroll and got signed up for an orientation meeting today. Then, I went to see Yoav — the professor I’ll be working with. Even though he was not expecting me, he took the time to give me a short tour of the faculty and have his assistant assign me an office and give me a key. Now I have an address where I can get mail! The address is:
Alon Altman
Gates Computer Science
353 Serra Mall, room 258
Stanford, CA 94305
USA
After arranging all that, I went back to the hotel room and on line. I had a chat with my friend whom I met in Hawaii and met up with her for dinner. I really enjoyed it.
Overall, I feel good and even though getting settled is hard, I think I’m doing pretty well. Today will be another day at Stanford and I hope to start looking for places to stay tomorrow.
