Well, I survived the plane flight and my first night here. Getting over the jet lag is going to be interesting. It feels like 2am the night before a big paper is due, except all the time - I've been feeling like that for about 8 hours now.
Last night, I asked the girl at my hotel's reception for a dinner recommendation. She seemed reluctant, until I explained that I didn't want anything fancy, something like pizza would do just fine. I only slept a few hours on the plane, to make going to bed at an odd time easier, so I was pretty tired and not really up for real Scottish food (I'll be having that tonight with the EAP orientation people). On my way to the Papa John's she gave me directions to, I spotted a Subway and got myself dinner. I ate, watched LOTR: Two Towers, took a shower, and went to bed.
This morning it was really hard to get up. 8am here is 12midnight, according to my body. Growl growl. Then I had the breakfast provided by the hotel. Apparently beans and mushrooms are breakfast foods here (Lisa is skeptical). Shame on me, but I didn't have any. Eggs, yogurt, grapefruit, a roll, and juice kept me happy. I sat next to a girl studying here in Edinburgh for the year - she's from South Africa. We had a nice chat.
After breakfast, I hauled my luggage back down the stairs - I'm changing rooms today, but for the rest of my time here I'll be in the same one. Then I went to a small shop and got Band-Aids, except they don't have that brand here. I cut my thumb on the zippers to my bags while I was packing and it was getting annoying.
Then I came to the study center for internet usage... yay being connected again! I registered with Manchester (whew! good to know I'm actually a student there) and set up my Manchester email. I'm not sure if I like it yet.
So, my thinking is a little fuzzy, but I'm doing alright. Our Orientation starts in about 30 minutes, so I'd better head back to the hotel and move my luggage and start trying to get hungry. We're going to a cafe called Monster Mash for dinner. Bangers and mash, apparently. And I get to meet the other people going to Manchester - I'm excited!
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This is the first time I remembered to come here. I'm glad you ate dinner. Do you have my teal blue v-neck sweater? I got it at the same time as the brown lomg sleeve. I can't find it. I got your call today (tuesday) but I was at lunch with dad. I hope you stayed awake. I love you.
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