Well... here we are. Being back in Bangor for the few extra days actually ended up being pretty good. It's nice to be home and to sleep in my own bed! And I have found that I'm a pretty terrible backpacker. I really hate living with what I can carry in my bag, but all is good. Our new dorms are pretty sweet, and I'm excited to get to spend my semester here. Our first night here was pretty chill. The ones of us on campus just cooked our own dinner and then we spent some quality time watching Little Miss Sunshine. Now cooking for myself, it's alright. I won't starve this semester. But in all honesty I did call my mom about three times. Also, someone probably should get my kitchen a working light, because cooking in the dark is a really difficult task, and I don't especially appreciate it. But first mission, accomplished!
When we got up this morning though, things had changed... and definitely changed for the better. Since we had to get here about two weeks before everyone else, campus (and really all of Bangor) has been relatively empty and quiet That all changed today though, as the students began to move back. Most of them will be arriving tomorrow though. My quiet little flat will soon be full and I will finally have flatmates! We all met up this morning (well afternoon really... seeing as we didn't get up until almost noon... but whatever). So we got up and were going to head to Bar Uno on campus for some food. We ended up running into some campus groups who were talking to students and handing out food. Yes please! So we chatted with the Christian Union for a bit, they fed us some delicious food, and we ended up making new friends. Then one of the guys we were talking to said he had Linguistic major friends and could introduce us if we wanted. So we headed to Bar Uno with him and met a few people from the Linguistics department. We talked to them for a bit over hot chocolate, tea and coffee. It's so cold here now! And rain all day. I literally may never be warm again. Ha ha. Just kidding, but quite possibly...
After a while we headed down to lower Bangor for a little bit of shopping and to run to Morrison's for groceries for dinner. We cooked some meat and veggies in aluminum foil. A wonderful, hot dinner on a cold and rainy day! This dinner went a bit better, except the knobs on the stove are not very clear, and figuring out which one actually warmed the oven was hard. Then after dinner we got ready to hit the town and see if things were different with students here. And yes, it is much different... and so much better! We went to Rascals for a bit, and then headed with some of our Welsh friends to the Octagon, where we danced. All in all, a wonderful night.
The rest of everyone will be here tomorrow, and things will really get going then. Freshers Fortnight starts tomorrow. This is pretty much Central Welcome Week. But it's two full weeks activities and things to do. We will be busy everyday, and it may be the best two weeks ever! On top of Freshers activities, we have Linguistics meetings and dinners, we told the Christian Union we would attend some of their events, and we have class registration eventually. Don't worry though, we do start class soon, and it will be good to get back in a schedule and the classroom. But until then, it's a lot of things to do, many places to go, and so much fun to be had. Also, everyone here is so wonderful. The boys are nice and respectful for the most part, and you can actually have intelligent conversation with people who can have intelligent conversation back. Wonderful! :)
Tomorrow is 11,000 new friends and Linguistics dinner. Happy heart. :)
Cheers!
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