Arrived in Newcastle!

I won’t bore you with a long story but I want to share a little! On Tuesday I arrived in Manchester around 11am after a short flight from Amsterdam. There I got the train to York where the sweetest boyfriend awaited me with one of my suitcases. We got the train to Newcastle, but this train turned out be out of service due to an accident. We were kicked out of the train in York and were left to our fate. 2 hours later than planned, we finally reached Newcastle. Of course we got lost finding my accommodation but luckily the Geordies (that’s how inhabitants of Newcastle are called) are very friendly and helpful.

My accommodation

I can say one thing about my accommodation: LOTS OF STAIRS!!! It’s a 250 year old building and I’m on the top floor. This means I have to climb many stairs! There are also a gazillion doors and locks I have to open before I’m in my room. I share my kitchen (which is at the bottom floor…) and bathroom (one floor below me) with 7 people, but so far I’ve only met one guy who’s from Canada. My room is quite big in comparison to other student rooms and I have view on the park, so that makes up for all the stairs!

The university itself is great. The campus is massive, but easy to get around. It’s in the city centre and only 5 minutes from my house. Making friends is easy, because everyone is ‘lonely’. I’m mostly hanging out with a little gang of people now (from the US, Canada and Denmark), but you just keep meeting people from other nationalities.

Unfortunately I forgot to bring the cable to upload photos, but I’ll receive it Saturday!

2 days to go!

Het is bijna zover; dinsdag verlaat ik het land van kaas en koeien en verhuis ik naar Newcastle in Engeland. Ik ga daar een jaar wonen wegens een masteropleiding aan de universiteit. Nu ben ik dus druk bezig met inpakken en mijn kamer is daardoor een grote chaos! Waarom heb ik zoveel spullen?!  

It’s nearly time; Tuesday I leave the country of cheese and cows to move to Newcastle in England. I'll live there one year due to a master's program at the university. Now I’m busy packing and my room is therefore one big mess! Why do I have so much stuff?!