Bonjour de Dijon

So this is my first post since I've arrived in Dijon. I'm actually not in Dijon at the moment but with Tamara and Eric (PhD student and husband for those who don't know) in Uxeau starting to do actual work. This might be long because I've been both internet and english deprived lately. I've been in Dijon for the past bunch of days taking care of administrative things and waiting for my luggage which was lost until today (surprise, surprise!). The day I arrived in Dijon I signed my lease, got a bank account and bought tons of stuff for my apartment! My apartment is really pretty nice but it's still a work in progress. I have a gate! It is part of the reason I didn't get my luggage until today but it is still cool!!! I'm also right near all of the awesome shopping; in the heart of the city!! By the time 7 o'clock came around nothing was open for me to get food; for those of you who know me, this was not good. Since it was holiday month and the next day was a bank holiday it was not cool. I ended up getting a free baguette from a chef at a restaurant right near my house. Anyways, for my birthday I saw a movie and visited the local lake and ate dinner at an open cafe as I had no food at my house and no way to buy it. It was anticlimatic but what birthday isn't. Well anyways, the next day I was able to acquire a cell phone using my French skills and learned that I couldn't get internet or my carte de sejour without my bankcard so I'm on hold until I receive that. I finally got my luggage today, which was a bit of a relief and exciting and I took the train out here. It is nice to be with people I know again and speak English but I know I can't take it for granted. So far, I'm having an unbelievable time, literally. I can't believe I'm finally here. It is also hard because I don't know anyone and I've already learned that I won't make friends in cafes (I'll only meet guys who are interested in other things) and that the French bureaucracy is just as people say it is. I can't wait for my life here to really start but until then I'm enjoying things and excited to start some work. I will post again soon probably since I will have internet for the next few days. Sorry this is so long.