Well, I made it, and despite much confusion we were all picked up at the airport and eventually shown around the city a bit and even given cell phones. I feel much better about this adventure now that I have local support people (and they're actually quite nice and helpful) and a way to contact them.
The place we're staying (international student housing) is really really nice. We're in a beautiful little neighborhood and my roommate (who I haven't met yet) even get our own bathroom right off our room. We can't walk to school - it's kinda far and across a 6 lane road (and Thai's like to drive like there are way more lanes than the road has marked) but there's a shuttle van that will take us there in the mornings, and we can take a taxi or a motorcycle to get back in the afternoons.
The city is also an adventure to get to. If you take a bus it can be upwards of 2 hours to get there, but in a taxi it's under an hour, depending on where in Bangkok you want to go. We've been to the big shopping district already, and the major temples and palaces, and I'll try to get some pictures up on facebook soon. It's been a bit of a whirlwind, but tomorrow we're going to Samet Island for a few days to "get over jet lag" and hang out on the beach. Sounds pretty relaxing, and hopefully it will be. Maybe I'll even start to get a tan!
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