My first day at work went quickly and slowly. It was a day filled with
waiting, calling, and greetings. The first thing in the morning was to
wait for the HR lady to get my badge and some remaining paperwork
done. Then it was the waiting at and calling the IT office to get my
account information. They gave me a new laptop. Although it is a Dell,
I am still pretty happy with its performance after the first day--it
seems to have all the necessary basic features. The only weird thing
about my computer setup was that they believed that a docking station
for the laptop and a 21inch monitor were already put on my desk last
Friday but were stolen over the weekend. So that caused some chatting
and guessing on security issues. It is probably not a nice thing to
have my arrival associated with stuff being stolen. Anyhow, by the end
of the day a new docking station and another huge monitor were on my
desk. They also remembered to give me a security cable for the laptop.

I won't have much work to do tomorrow either because my boss is busy
with some management stuff. However, I do know that the first thing I
am going to get my hands wet on will be the revision of a test on
children's basic concepts (I probably should not tell too much about
the details since I am not sure about the range of business secret,
yet). A co-worker was telling me today that the first month at work
will be like a honeymoon. I don't know how realistic it would be but
the first day was kinda boringly slow.

Another unusual circumstance at the company was the number of
co-workers who speak my native language. I felt a bit not used to this
fact since during the past six years I have tried to stay away from
close connection with Chinese communities in order to practice my
English and to learn about American culture. I have no doubt that I am
going to learn a lot from my co-workers. But I will have to look for
other means to keep up with my comprehension of American people.