Uni!
Time, I think, for a long and comprehensive account of my time since leaving. Let us begin.
On Friday we set off at 12.30 to make the journey to Harrogate. Stuff had been squashed in car. Things checked and rechecked. Sweet obtained. We were ready to go. The journey started as usual but it soon became clear that the motorway gods and random-changing-of-roads-in-Leeds gods were not smiling upon us. What should have taken about 4.5 hours took 7. but eventually we arrived, ate, drank and beed merry then went to bed. The next day arrived bright and cheerful and we made good time to Durham, arriving about 9.30.
I found my room and lugged stuff up the three flights of stairs. Room is very nice, quite big and light. South facing. Lots of storage. No-one else was here yet so we went to get food and wander, Tom arrived a little later and found his sharing room which is dark and stuffy but does contain a nice rower. A small amount of introduction to people and lots of unpacking filled the afternoon. Then dinner and introductory talks from Vice-master and Dave the pres. Then to the bar to meet people but I didn't stay very long as was most tired and it was uber crowded.
Sunday contained tours of Durham and lunch with my tutor and tutor group. My tutor is a fourth year doing a masters in psychology. She seems very nice. The Freshers' formal was in the evening, it was really, really good, and I met more people from my floor who have become friends. We were all in our gowns and there were candles. Then there were drinking games which were amuing and involved german porn stars and stuff.
Monday morning was spend listening to talks from Fireman and Policeman and Dr and other ppl. Was slightly boring and I was v tired from late night. Registration began in the afternoon with a CompSci talk during which I felt most ill. Then a trip to physics to get my astronmy module then back to Grey to do medical registration.
There was a clubbing trip to Newcasle in the evening which I didn't manage to get ticket for which was ok as I don't think I would have enjoyed it much. Went to bar with Tom, Gemma, Laura and Katie for quiz which was fun.
Tuesday was boring, I had to queue forever to register for French. but managed to look round Grey and DSU freshers' fairs although I didn't get to sign up for everything I wanted to and so am now sending out emails begging to be let in:-)
Bar crawl in the evening which was great fun, were planning to go to Studio (night club) after but the queue was too long so we came home about midnight when I prudently showered because of:
Wenesday. We were woken at 6.30 by the fire alarm, luckily I had prior warning :-D so I didn't need shower and had put underwear and dressing gown in easy to get to places. After that it was down to Matriculation breakfast in gowns at 7.30. Everyone was half asleep from the night before. We then headed to cathederal in gowns for matriculation, cept Tom who was ill. It was very Harry Potter like, esp int he cloisters where they filmed HP. There was a short service thing official welcoming us into the uni then back we went. Then a big photo. Got campus card in evening. That was about all for wenesday.
Thurday was start of lectures (11.00 :-D) Quite interesting. Looks like I'll only have two 9.00 starts. Not much else happening in the day but there was kareoke in the evening which was most amusing.
Today was more lectures, my first French one, the french guy seems nice, found him a little hard to understand at first but after a few mins it was fine. Always take a bit to get used to a new person talking french. Spent £50 on course books and so am overdrawn, waiting for last wage to go in and save me from disgrace. Might go to debate thing tonight in rediculously expensive club thing, first is free though so might be fun. Then to a friends room for drinkies and general chat.
Tomorrow is army bop and on Sunday I'm going to do archery with Pete and Laura from CompSci, Pete teaches it. Also going to be doing bellydancing at some point! And astronomy and cheese and chocolate maybe. So many things. So that was my week. I hope you enjoyed it.
On Friday we set off at 12.30 to make the journey to Harrogate. Stuff had been squashed in car. Things checked and rechecked. Sweet obtained. We were ready to go. The journey started as usual but it soon became clear that the motorway gods and random-changing-of-roads-in-Leeds gods were not smiling upon us. What should have taken about 4.5 hours took 7. but eventually we arrived, ate, drank and beed merry then went to bed. The next day arrived bright and cheerful and we made good time to Durham, arriving about 9.30.
I found my room and lugged stuff up the three flights of stairs. Room is very nice, quite big and light. South facing. Lots of storage. No-one else was here yet so we went to get food and wander, Tom arrived a little later and found his sharing room which is dark and stuffy but does contain a nice rower. A small amount of introduction to people and lots of unpacking filled the afternoon. Then dinner and introductory talks from Vice-master and Dave the pres. Then to the bar to meet people but I didn't stay very long as was most tired and it was uber crowded.
Sunday contained tours of Durham and lunch with my tutor and tutor group. My tutor is a fourth year doing a masters in psychology. She seems very nice. The Freshers' formal was in the evening, it was really, really good, and I met more people from my floor who have become friends. We were all in our gowns and there were candles. Then there were drinking games which were amuing and involved german porn stars and stuff.
Monday morning was spend listening to talks from Fireman and Policeman and Dr and other ppl. Was slightly boring and I was v tired from late night. Registration began in the afternoon with a CompSci talk during which I felt most ill. Then a trip to physics to get my astronmy module then back to Grey to do medical registration.
There was a clubbing trip to Newcasle in the evening which I didn't manage to get ticket for which was ok as I don't think I would have enjoyed it much. Went to bar with Tom, Gemma, Laura and Katie for quiz which was fun.
Tuesday was boring, I had to queue forever to register for French. but managed to look round Grey and DSU freshers' fairs although I didn't get to sign up for everything I wanted to and so am now sending out emails begging to be let in:-)
Bar crawl in the evening which was great fun, were planning to go to Studio (night club) after but the queue was too long so we came home about midnight when I prudently showered because of:
Wenesday. We were woken at 6.30 by the fire alarm, luckily I had prior warning :-D so I didn't need shower and had put underwear and dressing gown in easy to get to places. After that it was down to Matriculation breakfast in gowns at 7.30. Everyone was half asleep from the night before. We then headed to cathederal in gowns for matriculation, cept Tom who was ill. It was very Harry Potter like, esp int he cloisters where they filmed HP. There was a short service thing official welcoming us into the uni then back we went. Then a big photo. Got campus card in evening. That was about all for wenesday.
Thurday was start of lectures (11.00 :-D) Quite interesting. Looks like I'll only have two 9.00 starts. Not much else happening in the day but there was kareoke in the evening which was most amusing.
Today was more lectures, my first French one, the french guy seems nice, found him a little hard to understand at first but after a few mins it was fine. Always take a bit to get used to a new person talking french. Spent £50 on course books and so am overdrawn, waiting for last wage to go in and save me from disgrace. Might go to debate thing tonight in rediculously expensive club thing, first is free though so might be fun. Then to a friends room for drinkies and general chat.
Tomorrow is army bop and on Sunday I'm going to do archery with Pete and Laura from CompSci, Pete teaches it. Also going to be doing bellydancing at some point! And astronomy and cheese and chocolate maybe. So many things. So that was my week. I hope you enjoyed it.