Wednesday is the big day, so I thought I would give you an update about how everything is going. I recently received my visa in the mail, along with a few non-important things like my birth certificate and my passport. Needless to say, it was somewhat of a relief. I got some currency exchanged, so now I actually have
British pounds-exciting! I think it's going to be difficult working with a new currency along with a new scale for temperature.
My packing is going alright. I am bringing two suitcases. One is already packed (and is extremely heav
y) and the other one is mostly packed, just need to put a few more things in there. Once I get to England, I'm planning on visiting some friends for the first couple weeks before I get to Manchester.
I have orientation on the 16th of September and that's the day when I'm moving in to Ashburne Hall. It's on the Fallowfield portion of the campus, which is about 15 minutes away from the main bit of campus by bus. Fallowfield reminds me of North Campus at the University of Michigan. It's kind of further away from Central Campus, but is nice because it has more trees and the rooms in the dor
ms are a little bigger. I have a single room, which is fantastic. I've had to live with roommates since freshman year, so I'm really looking forward to having a room of my own. I will still be sharing a bathroom with some other people, but it will be so nice to have my own room. That's it for now, my next post will be written once I'm actually there!!! Yay!
