It is so nice not to have to have to get into my car to get anywhere! Everything is within walking distance.
We have a great flat, really big and in a really nice area of town. Newnham to be precise. We are walking everywhere, for supplies for our flat (we now have plates, a toaster, etc.) Susanne and I chiselled 10 years off the stove, and it gleams now. There are victuals in our little fridge and cupboards. We are (virtually) unpacked.
We arrived and found our flat key waiting for us (along with some mail in my "Pidgeon Hole" as they call it here) at the College porter's office, while the taxi was waiting. We aslo relished a couple pints of English ale, seeing Susanne's school's Open House, and most importantly, a taste of the ancient traditions - I picked out my master's level gown at a 300 year old store called "Ede and Ravenscliffe". Unbelievable experience, and very Potteresque. The first formal dinner is next Wednesday, where I will try it out officially for the first time. Staring tomorrow, we begin Freshers' Week, which seems to be a lot of drinking events, with a bit of other stuff thrown in to make it look like it is not just drinking events. Of course, being a senior student, I won't be partaking at all.
More later...
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