Yeah, so I haven’t been writing so much. It’s easy to get out of the habit when you’re in a new place. There’s lots to do and lots to see. Everything is so new that writing about it seems overwhelming, but I’ll try to give it a go – just little bits at a time.
I’ve been ejoying myself so far. My friends and flatmates are great. We’ve had lots of good times already. We’ve got about 10 people on the flat – all in single rooms. Most of us are North Americans – Canada and the US, but France, Germany, and London are represented as well. The girl next to me is from Iowa which I thought was geographically aproapriate.
Life around campus is fairly simple. Go to class once in a while, read a lot, and hang out in the pub. Actually, the pub here is the center for most social life. You’ll find people going for a pint right at 11 when the pub opens and when the pub closes at 11pm, festivities continue out on the steps in the square or in the LCR (which is a sort of multi-purpose room for the student union).
Our rooms have sinks and mirrors and we have a few WCs and a shower room for the floor. We also have a floor kitchen since there’s no meal plan. We do have a cafeteria called the Zest, but the food isn’t very good. The kitchen is stuffed full of everyone’s pots and pans and food. We try to be fairly lax about sharing food and whatnot. It’s a bit hard to keep track of everyone’s stuff anyway. If I’m feeling lazy, we also have a few coffee and sandwich shops on campus: Mango and The Blend, but most of my food comes from grocery stores in town or from the UFO which is a little grocery store on campus. By the by, if you’re ever doing any grocery shopping here, you’ll be bagging your own groceries. And bring your own bags because they’ll be likely to charge you for their bags. It may sound inconvenient, but it promotes reuse which I’m all for.
Well, I’ll give it a rest for now. More stories and good times to come later. If you’d like to see more of the campus, check out my album on Picasa or the UEA sites:
