Sleep Deprived but Having Fun

The first morning I was here I woke up at 4am. Yesterday morning I woke up at 3am!! I thought maybe it was because I had fallen asleep to early the night before so I tried staying up late last night to see if I could sleep in - I woke up at 6:30 and since I went to bed at 1:30am that was no better!!

Oh well, I haven't been feeling too bad during the day even if I'm running on only 5 hours sleep a night.

I've been so busy ever since I got here going on tours around the uni and the city (this uni is a maze and I still get a little lost at times - there are about 5 ways to get to one place and its like rabbit warren in some buildings!), opening my bank account, sorting out my permanent accomodation and most of all meeting lots of people. Burning through my money a bit faster than I'd like but I think that will settle down once I've sorted out pots and pans and start cooking my own food.

Today it's raining for the first time since I got here so its looking thoroughly like English weather now. It's actually quite beautiful because my residence, Lupton, is in an area with all old buildings and tree lined streets and the rain just completes the English picture! (luckily I remembered to buy an umbrella the other day.)

Last night there were salsa dancing lessons at the uni but I unfortunately my shoes have given me a blister on the bottom of my foot from the miles and miles of walking I've been doing since I got here, so I could hardly walk let alone salsa dance! But it was funnier to watch everybody else trying anyway

Well got to go and find something to eat for breakfast, then go shopping for food, pots and pans, phone credit, new shoes (so I can actually walk), bus tickets........ and right now I can't remember what else but so much to do!

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These are two friends I was out with last night - Quentin from France (who has the best hair :p) and Maisie from the US