I Live in Manchester!
Sunday, 17. September 2006, 10:44:41
Its official. I now live in Manchester. I have moved into a surprisingly comfortable, en suite room. The halls are arranged in groups of three rooms forming a flat, and sharing a kitchen/living room. So far, I have got all my stuff moved in, and most stuff unpacked. Unfortunately, I have no Internet access until Monday, so I have had to use a cafe that provides free Wi-Fi access to post this.
It was surprisingly un-stressful moving in. The university staff are obviously very experienced with moving people into halls. After parking the car, I was able to use the fast-track que to collect a chit to get the key for my room. Then I went to the reception for the halls and collected a welcome pack and my keys.
Before moving in, I was really worried that the room might be really unpleasant, but it isn't. I had to do a bit of cleaning, and my mum vacuumed the floor, but apart from that, the room has been really nice. I'm still missing the Internet though!
Unfortunately, the student area is mixed in with some not very nice council housing, and my room looks out onto a large block of flats. The area is strange. The road outside the front of the building is quite nice and civilised, but the area at the back is like something you would expect to find in Sighthill or the Inch (both unsavoury parts of Edinburgh).
Anyway, on the whole, I like my new home for the next year. I have even figured out how to use the telephone! (it has a complicated PIN system).
It was surprisingly un-stressful moving in. The university staff are obviously very experienced with moving people into halls. After parking the car, I was able to use the fast-track que to collect a chit to get the key for my room. Then I went to the reception for the halls and collected a welcome pack and my keys.
Before moving in, I was really worried that the room might be really unpleasant, but it isn't. I had to do a bit of cleaning, and my mum vacuumed the floor, but apart from that, the room has been really nice. I'm still missing the Internet though!
Unfortunately, the student area is mixed in with some not very nice council housing, and my room looks out onto a large block of flats. The area is strange. The road outside the front of the building is quite nice and civilised, but the area at the back is like something you would expect to find in Sighthill or the Inch (both unsavoury parts of Edinburgh).
Anyway, on the whole, I like my new home for the next year. I have even figured out how to use the telephone! (it has a complicated PIN system).
WIDGETIZE