matthew 28:20

'...And look, I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.'

university days

I'm feeling a little isolated. after being assaulted at leamington I guess I've been a little more wary of the people around me. or maybe it just made me withdrawn. I've been less interactive with the hall people since then anyway.

but it's starting to make me feel restless. I need to talk to someone. and I can't keep being withdrawn or my hall people are going to think I'm a vampire. I really can't wait to get through this week. there will be more things to do and hopefully more people to speak to and meet.

maybe I am a little afraid of them now. I wouldn't be surprised if they thought I was another bookish vtech. that would be sad.

I miss being myself.

excitement

I got so many things done today. I feel so happy.

I registered for french lessons this morning. It took a long time, but I felt really accomplished when I was done. after leaving the language center I went down to the societies fair and signed up with the law society and the symphony orchestra.

I ran into Lynn at the christian union booth. funniest thing EVER. Lynn was speaking very normally until some random person came along to ask her a question. she started answering in a pure british accent. It was the funniest thing EVERRRRR!!!!!! I was so distracted that I couldn't pay attention to the catholic guy. although I did catch the part when he said it's what everyone does that because the brits can't understand them otherwise.

anyway I went down to coventry to get some warm clothing and, teehee, some accessories which are so cheap I might as well have run out of the store with them. of course I wouldn't. while I was there, I ate at nandos! for lunch.

anyway while I was looking through my business induction folder I suddenly found an assignment to which no one was given a heads up. thank God I was looking for my book list[which I never found] or I would have gone to class next monday with no group and no presentation. so I managed to find a few people to group up. I feel so clever.

observe the scar on my hand in the post below. fascinating. I can't get over it.

behold. my burned right hand.

and

thanks to everyone who came to send me off. I really really truly appreciate it. even though your efforts were not rewarded with any tears[in your face], I know that you all had school and your exams and what not coming up and that you came anyway. I really miss you people.

I love you all. I'll see you in december!

update

well this is the first time I've not been too tired or overwhelmed to write something since I arrived. well, evidently, I arrived safely.

I was a little worried about being stuck in customs for a ridiculous amount of time. but in the end I was only there for 15 minutes tops. I managed to find my way around heathrow with no problem, and met the university about an hour after I touched down. I was a little thirsty though, because I barely drank anything on the plane since I had a window seat. I was hoping I could boil some water once i got to my hall, but the kettle had a lot of gunk in it. I nearly died of dehydration during the first few days.

I was really excited when I got on the coach taking us to school. especially after we left london and were in the country. the country really is very beautiful. there is just so much space. you can see green stretching out infront of you in every direction with some trees dotting the landscape. no high rise buildings. lots of sheep and cows and horses. I fell asleep after a while.

there's a party at the union this evening. I think it's a party anyway. I can't be bothered to go. I've been going for event after event every evening and while some were fun, some were drop dead boring. and now since all the british students have arrived, it gets so crowded.

since mum and dad didn't arrive until yesterday evening, I had to do everything myself. grocery shopping, setting up bank accounts, figuring out the internet, and a lot of other things. and it was all great so i felt invincible. I managed to make a good group of friends from south east asia. It's really interesting; meeting all these people from all over the world. walking home last night I met a german guy who lives in the same group of blocks as me. and in the breakfast line on the second day, I met a chinese girl from hungary.

well I went to stratford with a few girls on wednesday. stratford is awesome. some of the streets are still cobbled and some of the buildings are very old. of course the house in which shakespeare was born in is one of those. I wasn't able to visit his grave, because my friends and I were trying to figure out where to eat. In the end we had a really nice meal at an old english tea house. It was really warm and homey and comforting.

I managed to burn my hand with scalding hot tea during dinner at the union. I have a scar that looks like a contagious disease, but I don't think it has really put anyone off yet. I'm waiting for the kitchen to empty up a bit so I can go in and cook a little. I wouldn't want strangers to watch me cook. it'd make me nervous.

there's a lot more that's been happening. but maybe I'll write about it later. school is starting tomorrow. I discovered that during my first five weeks I'll have like five hours of lectures. that is the epitome of relaxation.