Union :)

Well, I am at Union.  :)  Today I had breakfast in the cafeteria (which I won't do normally, but it's free during orientation).  It was good.  In our focus (orientation) groups we played a couple of games with another group, and we took some pictures of the freshman class in the gym.  After lunch we took a tour of Jackson to see all the interesting things around here.  We had dinner with our academic department, and I only sat with the business people after realizing that I don't know if there is a difference between "theatre" and "communication arts"...and there were quite a few comm. arts tables, and only three for business.  We had ice cream at the Bowld Commons (it was supposed to be at the President's house, but for some reason they changed it). 

THEN...

At 8:30 we could either play capture the flag or listen/perform at the coffee shop.  I chose to play capture the flag, because I haven't in a long time and running around in the dark and being sneaky sounded fun.  :)  So.  We played two games, the first of which I got behind a row of bushes and crawled through them down the whole side of the building (and pretty much missed the whole game...my side won anyhow).  We had the "from TN" group and the "not from TN" group, which ended up being about equal.  (probably 25-35 people on each team)

For the second game, we traded sides, and mine was at the fountain (our flag was "hidden" on top of the fountain).  I got put in jail, after faking that I was on the other team while hanging out at the neutral road.  I got into their side, but I was with two other people and someone from our team busted us (can't imagine why, but that's okay).  Someone got in without actually being tagged and sent the whole team on a jailbreak, which was fabulous.  I went back to the neutral place and headed around the back of a building (which was across a big field).  Once safely on the other side, I stood near the building and pretended to be watching for other people (from that TN team!).  There were a few, and I'd act like I was going to tag them and then tell them I was on their team...I don't think they believed me, but hey.  I guess I faked good enough for no one to tag me!  I stayed there for a good long while, and then they said they were going to "change tactics" (and by this time they all thought I was on their team...besides the people guarding the jail, whom I stayed away from!).  They traded who was guarding what and I went for a "guard the flag" position (I knew roughly where it was).  I found where the flag was, and hung out there at least 10 minutes, with a few other people guarding with me.  I had a nice chat with a girl on the other team (and later apologized for lying that I was on her team!)  There was a guy trying to get at the flag (thank you!!) and they kept trying to get him, leaving me guarding the flag.  :)  About the third time no one was watching, I grabbed the flag (a t-shirt) and stuffed it in my shirt.  I stood there a minute, and then edged back around the row of bushes to where I had been "watching around the building".  I pretended to see someone coming, went over...and ran around the building, crossed the field and headed past the neutral place over to the fountain...just as someone was stealing our flag.  People started chasing him, and I said "hey, the game's over...I have their flag!!"  :) :)  I accidentally dropped it in the fountain, and then took it back to the other team.  I walked up with their wet flag and said "game over, the Tennessee girl has your flag!"  It was awesome.  I'm now the "crazy double agent girl".  Haha.  "She's a spy!"

So, that's my big exciting thing that happened today.  It's going great!  I have most of my things where they will stay.  I've talked to everyone I knew before getting here, and lots of people I didn't know beforehand. 

Well, there's another full day ahead tomorrow...