Yesterday I woke up and immediately knew something was wrong
because I felt way to rested. Turns out I forgot to set my alarm which resulted
in me waking up around noon. I quickly got dressed and went to catch up with
everyone at the student union.
In the afternoon a few friends and I went walking around
Sheffield to figure our way around. We returned to Stephenson around 4:30. We
had our formal dinner later that night so I got ready then at.6:30 we loaded
the buses to go to the octagon.
The party was lovely. So much nicer then anything I ever got
at Brockport. They gave us wine! It was awesome. The lord Mayor gave a speech,
he kind of looks like James earl Jones. After dinner there was a DJ and
dancing. I hung around for a bit dancing with some friends before walking back
to Stephenson hall with a few people.
Today we finally got to move into our residence halls! Woo hoo!
I got to opal 2 with all my stuff and went to collect my key. Let me tell you,
this place is swanky. I have my own room and bathroom which is pretty sweet. I share
a kitchen and common room with 5 other people, a few of which I met. One of the
girls is even in my Human osteology program! Opal 2 also has a gym, pool, hot
tub, sauna, and a steam room. Since it’s located in my building (there are 4
buildings that make up Opal 2) I plan on using it a lot. The tram line actually
picks up and drops off right outside my building and goes right to Northgate
house where all my archaeology classes are.
After settling in and taking a much needed nap , Flor,
Natalie and I went into the city center to pick up some things. I got a few
essentials like toilet paper and a laundry hamper. We were starving so we
walked around a bit before going to a restaurant/bar in the city. We went and
sat down at the table and were waiting for someone to come over and take our
orders. After about 20 minutes of no service we asked the person behind us what
was going on. Apparently we were supposed to but our order in at the bar, pay,
then go sit down. Whoops. We hoped on
the tram back to Opal and dropped off our purchases. We didn’t know that on the
tram If you’re getting off you have to press the open door button at the stop,
otherwise the doors will stay closed. So we missed our stop and had to get off
at the next one.
We dropped off our stuff then headed to Tesco to buy some groceries.
I got my regular staples of bread, PB & J, pasta, butter, milk and cereal. I
don’t have any plates or bowls so for dinner I made myself a PB and J. Tomorrow
we are going to head to the mall to see if we can get our phones working and to
pick up the rest of the stuff we need. It's kind of annoying to have to go to several different stores to get stuff and to have to make so many trips because you can't carry it all. I'm so used to running to Walmart or target then loading up the car to bring it home. Having to buy enough food just for a few days is going to take some getting used to.
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