I
arrived around 3 p.m., checked in, and found my room. The director, Judi, said
I was lucky to be in the house known as the Guest House, because the rooms are
larger, and I have a single room. I do share a bathroom with the fellow in the
next room. I have not met him yet.
The
facility is beautiful. There seem to be about six or eight large buildings,
scattered around the top of the mountain. There is a thick forest of pine and
oak with a lot of rhododendron. Most of the attendees are staying in one of two
large lodges. I do feel lucky to be a little farther down the mountain in the
Guest House.
There
was a little mixer at 5:30. It was supposed to be on the patio of the lodge,
but we moved to the porch of the canteen when it started to rain. I met a lot
of nice people. Several mentioned that most folks devote themselves to writing
in the morning. Some begin socializing in the afternoon, and some keep writing
until evening. Apparently nothing is mandatory, so we have plenty of time to
write. I will start tomorrow morning. I think I will try to knock out the
English textbook quickly.
At
6:30 we all went to the dining hall for dinner. It was pretty good. The woman
next to me started talking about teaching writing—she teaches at Appalachian
State University in Boone. It was very nice to talk with another writing
teacher. They put serving dishes of food on each of the eight-person tables,
and we ate family-style. I am going to like this place.
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