The First Four Days

I'm here in Providence! The job has begun!
I arrived here on Sunday around 1:30 and met my roommate, Lauren. She's great and hilarious. Soon Jackie came and she's really laid back and easy to get along with, too. Jackie and I are sharing the back bedroom, we have two twin beds and an attached bath. Lauren got a room to herself and she also has her own bathroom. The apartment is nice (and expensive! thankfully I don't have to pay for it) and since we don't have to pay for heat we keep it nice and toasty. As with any rental, there are a few little hitches. For instance, we have a very small hot water heater that does not have a thermostat on it. We can get through one hot shower and one lukewarm shower. Then we have to wait about a half hour until the hot water heater fills again. Also, our living room is drafty, but it's not like I haven't lived in cold drafty houses before (remember the Patterson house? BRR!). Lauren, Jackie, and I get along well. We're still getting used to living together and our work schedule, but I think we'll all get along throughout the training. We'll make it through 7 weeks!
Work is going well. We're learning all about auto policy right now. I'm much more knowledgeable than I was just four days ago. If you had a question about what was covered under our Part A liability, I could answer that. Sometimes the classes are repetitive, but for the most part it just helps engrave it in my brain. Our trainers are a good blend of professional, kind, encouraging, and hilarious. We laugh a lot together which I love. There are only three other girls in my training class, Lauren, Amber, and Hannah. (Jackie is in the adjuster class and so we don't' see her during the work day) It's pretty great, having a small class. I really like it. I'm glad that there aren't many of us, I don't feel bad asking a question every step of the way.
We haven't done any exploring around Providence, yet. But I'm hoping that a few people will go out with me on Saturday for my 23rd Birthday. I think I can convince a few people to go out with me. There's a great area called Federal Hill that is supposed to have amazing Italian food, so maybe we'll go there. I'll write an update when we go out and explore!
Anyway, keep praying and thinking about me! I miss everyone, but I"m loving making new friends and learning my job! Woohoo! The Ocean State is Great!