I'M HERE!!....

I am here in St. Petersberg. I have no idea how to express all the sensations and feelings I have been experiencing. I mean, the fights were okay...but even being here for one day, I am feeling so overwhelmed. Just using a computer is a comfort because since I am not talking in English, it is great to be able to type it and read it and think it for once. ahh, it's been so crazy!
We got here yesterday (monday) around 3 and then we waited at the airport for the rest of the group to get in. I made it through customs alright, and then I had everything I needed with me...but my luggage didn't arrive. haha, something had to go wrong, right? well, the girl who was ont he same flight as me didn't receive her luggage either. But they said that it'll come, so I"m hoping for today. I ve been borrowing things from my roommate, Aubree Johnson. So, my host lady, Zxanna Iorcirogvha (?), is so onderful! she is so patient with our languag ein abilities and wants to just show us everything. Chelita (the progrma director from BYU) told us that we are very lucky!! it's so great! I can't believe that I am here. it istll hasn't quite hit me. we went and saw the grocery store, the bank, pharmacy, the metro, the city..the park across the street. we have 3 keys to get into our apartment! a very long one, two smaller ones...5 doors!! haha. it's so so inrecible. I am in awe. and my head hurts immensely. what time is it there? i ahve no idea. i slept for 11 hours. just listening to Russian (zxana) speaks to us all the time, which will be great, but I am in awe right now. How am I going to understand this language? i cannot wait until I go to church, to the mission office, etc. it's going to be so great. it's raining right now: its humid here like in arkansas! and quite cool. it's so nice. and there is no sun: white nights! I can't think, it's so crazy!! lol but I wanted to let you know that I am safe here and I am happy...I have money...it costs 40 rubles for an hour on this computer..haha it took us like 30 mins to find an internet cafe! lol and Zxanna left us and was like, you wont'g et lost will you? lol no we won't. Um, so 40 rubles is about 2 dollars...for one hours..not too bed. I need to exchange more money, but I want to get an idea of prices so I know how much I"ll need for say, a week, or something.
Anyway, I am lucky this keyboard is in English...lol otherwise this would take a really long time...
I don't know what else to say. Wait, my phone number is 726-98-71...with the country code and everything. One other girl in the program said that you can buy phone cards online for cheaper than I can buy them here...and then you can call me. See, our home phone has limited mins when we call out, but anyone can call it. right now it's 12:23 pm...and I think it's like 2 a.m there. it's Tuesday. is it Monday ther? lol I'm so disoriented. my address is...how in English??\

Mockovoe Shocce
dom 6 kvatira 46
st petersburg, Russia

that's the street (a highway), that buliding, and which apartment. we dont' start classes until tomorrow or Thursday, I'm not sure when. I'm so much in a dream...I feel like I want to just sit and wait until I"m ready, but I"ll only get mor ready if I get out there and do something...

i'll probably be on here once a week or so...and somehow I'll figure out how to do pictures...hope everyone is great in America!! I love you all!! :-D