So yesterday was a blast! A huge group of us went into a small town that's about a 10 minute walk from here called Beeston to get cell phones and other things. This town reminded me a lot of Third street in McMinnville, but it definitely had many more stores. Some of us went to a pub for lunch and got a sandwich and beer deal for relatively cheap, for England! It's so weird to go into a pub and be able to order a beer, but the food is not as bad as I was told it was going to be. Then we went to our compulsory orientation for how to sign up for modules (classes) during registration on Friday. It's actually going to be a lot easier than I thought. Then last night a friend and I were exploring campus and happened to stumble upon a bar/pool hall/diner in one of the main buildings on campus, where we met some brilliant aussies and a lovely girl from Korea. We all traveled back to our temporary residence and met up with some Linfield kids, a ton of Aussies, kids from the East Coast, a kid from Zimbabwe, people from Turkey, and so much more. We all had a blast getting to know each other!
I have to admit, I was quite intimidated when I first got here. I was completely turned around and had absolutely no sense of direction, but I put faith in the people I was with and we found everything pretty easy. Everyone is so welcoming and willing to meet people, which of course, makes everything that much more exciting. It's only the beginning of day three and I can't wait to see what else is in store for me!
Today the plan is to go into the city of Nottingham to explore, and then there is a school sponsered clubbing experience in town tonight at a place called Oceana. Apparently it's the place to be on a Thursday night (according to a local I met while exploring Beeston).
ON ANOTHER NOTE:
Hopefully I will be getting a charger for my camera on Saturday and HOPEFULLY it will work so I can start posting pictures. Either that, or I'm going to have to find a super cheap camera to use! (ugh spending money).
Until next time...
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