The eagle has landed
Sep. 24th, 2008 08:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
windemereOr in this case, the insane MA student. That's right folks, Amy has moved bag and baggage (and my, was there a lot of that) to Leicester. Which is about as dead centre in the middle of England as one can get. Mind, I'm only an hour and a half from London!
Mom has departed (and landed in Toronto, according to the arrivals board, early...why does that never happen to me?). It was a good visit, all told, and we talked like we really never have. I think I've reached the point in my life I'm tired of sidestepping issues and want direct answers (what a concept). We sorted some things that needed to be sorted and didn't agree on others (what a shock), but I think we've come to an understanding, of sorts. I just think I lost more than I intended in the deal. And we didn't kill each other, though I was getting rather annoyed at her by yesterday. And hey, I still have THREE WEEKS to look forward to over xmas. If my aunt doesn't kill me first.
I am all settled into my room (middingly, it is both the same size as Exeter and yet smaller). The girl across the hall is Amee and she is from Peterborough...England. BRIT! There are 3 other rooms, but I suppose no one will move in until the weekend.
I have managed to figure out campus (even if I haven't figured out the registration process) and the library is all big and shiny. And there are clubs! and bars! and restaurants! and possibly jive! If my classes don't kill me, all will be well. (Right)
Leicester is an interesting city. It's a lot like Toronto or Vancouver, actually, because there are people from pretty much every country in the world that live here (the city is more multi-cultural than the university. Still, it means there are GREAT restaurants (I've had Indian twice this week!) and lots of diversity, which I like. Also, the city centre is HUGE. There is a mall the size of the Eaton Centre. And there are two others (older and smaller) and a 700 year old outdoor market that is open 12 months of the year. I will never be bored. Except when class starts.
I have made a promise to myself to get more involved in things this year so that I don't end up spending next summer bored out of my bloody mind because no one wants to do things with me.
Well, that's enough of my rambling. Time to get back to catching up on a week of missed TV and fanfic (I really am helpless without internet). However, should I get bored, I have two shiny new seasons of TV to watch on DVD! Plus the full series of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria (Canada)! And I convinced mom that we must go see The Sound of Music in Toronto over xmas. Even if Janna didn't win...
Mom has departed (and landed in Toronto, according to the arrivals board, early...why does that never happen to me?). It was a good visit, all told, and we talked like we really never have. I think I've reached the point in my life I'm tired of sidestepping issues and want direct answers (what a concept). We sorted some things that needed to be sorted and didn't agree on others (what a shock), but I think we've come to an understanding, of sorts. I just think I lost more than I intended in the deal. And we didn't kill each other, though I was getting rather annoyed at her by yesterday. And hey, I still have THREE WEEKS to look forward to over xmas. If my aunt doesn't kill me first.
I am all settled into my room (middingly, it is both the same size as Exeter and yet smaller). The girl across the hall is Amee and she is from Peterborough...England. BRIT! There are 3 other rooms, but I suppose no one will move in until the weekend.
I have managed to figure out campus (even if I haven't figured out the registration process) and the library is all big and shiny. And there are clubs! and bars! and restaurants! and possibly jive! If my classes don't kill me, all will be well. (Right)
Leicester is an interesting city. It's a lot like Toronto or Vancouver, actually, because there are people from pretty much every country in the world that live here (the city is more multi-cultural than the university. Still, it means there are GREAT restaurants (I've had Indian twice this week!) and lots of diversity, which I like. Also, the city centre is HUGE. There is a mall the size of the Eaton Centre. And there are two others (older and smaller) and a 700 year old outdoor market that is open 12 months of the year. I will never be bored. Except when class starts.
I have made a promise to myself to get more involved in things this year so that I don't end up spending next summer bored out of my bloody mind because no one wants to do things with me.
Well, that's enough of my rambling. Time to get back to catching up on a week of missed TV and fanfic (I really am helpless without internet). However, should I get bored, I have two shiny new seasons of TV to watch on DVD! Plus the full series of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria (Canada)! And I convinced mom that we must go see The Sound of Music in Toronto over xmas. Even if Janna didn't win...
