My First "Hurricane"

So I'm sure you're all dying to know how the hurricane was that some of you might have heard about. Well I just want to clear a few things up that the media seemed to blow out of proportion on the weather network. First off....they had reason to blow it out of proportion after hurricane Igor tore through NL last year, killing 2 people (as I was told). So dreading waking up on Friday morning and trekking out to the bus during my first hurricane I prepared my rain coat and debated on wearing rubber boots and whether or not to take an umbrella. Now I must pause here and mention how late my bus seems to always be and that's around 15-20 mins. But being hopeful I decided my rain coat would suffice and I'd leave the others behind because A. who wants to wear rubber boots all day (not that I haven't...and I'll have you know I actually wore them on the plane here), but they get hot in non-humid places...I can't imagine what they'd be like here all day. And B. an umbrella wasn't going to stand up in hurricane force winds if it can't even stand normal winds in Alberta. So I slung my (thankfully) heavy backpack onto my back and headed out the door, expecting to be greeted by pelting rain and whipping winds. However to my joy I found this not the case and headed for the bus stop, hoping that with my luck so far, the bus would arrive on time. I was getting ahead of myself. It was raining and though it wasn't as windy as I imagined a hurricane would be the rain was falling at an angle and the wind chilled you to the bone once you became wet. 20 mins later and I climbed onto a humid hot bus that was stuffy and filled with other wet people. As the day proceeded it seemed to look worse outside and I found my jeans sticking to my legs and taking forever to dry because of the excessive humidity. By lunch I was in the cafeteria staring out the panoramic view of a....street and part of the campus, watching the rain and wind bend branches. I was frequently checking my university email to see if there were any cancellations, having no idea what was going on or what to expect. And then a woman called out something in her heavy Newfie accent of which I didn't catch a single word. So I sat confused and glancing around at the other confused students who I'm sure didn't understand a word either even if they were Newfoundlanders. Asking a girl next to me, however, revealed the truth. The campus was closing down in a half hour and everyone had to go home. Panic began to set in as I climbed from my chair and headed for the bus, climbing back onto it, this time more crammed then ever and headed for home. Once again I didn't find the winds, that horrible as I walked back home from the bus stop. Arriving at home I found no one else around and thus moved to my room and bunkered down, glancing out my window once and a while. The day proceeded however without much happening besides some rain and a bit of wind, but nothing as I'd imagined. I did however notice the eye of the storm when it became oddly calm and the sun poked through the clouds for a moment or two and I completely understand why people would get stuck in the eye of a storm. It was so tempting to go outside and just take a look at why it had become so calm so fast. And then it started up again. By nightfall the hurricane had passed and the clouds were clearing, but the wind was relentless. The next morning was more windy then I'd ever experienced it here yet. So there you have it....a detailed experience of my first "hurricane". It's a joke really now, people making witty comments about "surviving" last Friday. Classes are beginning to pick up and I'm just realizing how much reading I have to do this semester and won't have much of a life besides reading. I'm very excited if the books are all as intriguing as the novel, Eugene Onegin, of which I am almost finished. Church is wonderful and I enjoy going every week and think about it all through the week. Thankfully they're starting a bible study on Thursday nights that I am gladly going to attend and enjoy (hopefully ;) )). Well that's pretty much the summary of my life the past week. The roommates are lovely, the house is working out great and I'm really getting into my studies. Making friends is slowly coming along as well, most of them being at church and with my roommates. It'll come though. :) God Bless.