When Track Buddies Collide

I got an email from a friend from my track team at college and, after hearing about my hostel plans, booked at Castle Rock for the same night! I am very much relieved that my first night abroad won't be alone but not nearly as relieved as my parents are I think. This will be Jess's first time abroad as well and, as a West Coast native, it'll be fun to convene and contrast our different reactions to this new culture. She's in a dorm while I'm in a four person flat. She'll be doing science while I'll be doing anthropology and architecture. She's spending some time in Germany while I'll be in Ireland and, cross my fingers, Wales after the semester ends. It all depends when the money runs out...