So today was move-in day. I am officially situated in Room 2 of Flat 9 in Block 9 of Robertson's Close.
The room is actually quite nice, and I think I might have gotten the largest of all five rooms- which is pretty sweet. Of course, it also looks out onto the Cowgate (the main clubbing street in Edinburgh) so that is gonna be pretty fun come trying to sleep. Right now I can hear a bunch of people singing, I heard some drunken shouts earlier, and there is a constant hum of laughter and chatter- though no music (thank goodness). I hope, since it is a Saturday night, that this is the worst it is going to get- but we will see. If not, I will invest into a pair of earplugs and sleep as far from the windows as I can get :)
The flat itself is on the third floor of the building, though there are several half floors- so that is probably an inaccurate estimate. I need to go up two regular flights, and three tiny flights in order to get up- which isn't that terrible. There are five rooms, a beautiful kitchen/common area (it looks like it was newly renovated) and two bathrooms (though only one shower). The entire flat is all girls. So far I have met 1.5 of my roommates.
I suppose I should explain the .5 first. Around 11 pm- two girls stumbled in after going to a pub crawl. Both of them had heavy british accents and both of them were rather drunk. From what I gleaned, one of them lives here and the other one lives in another flat in the building. I didn't catch whom was whom, but I figure I will find out in the morning.
This building is for both international students and Freshmen (called Freshers here) and each flat is a mix of both. Whoever the .5 turns out to be is a Fresher, but the other girl I met is another American in her third year. She is from California and seems rather nice. We already bonded over a misbehaving shower and discussing kitchen cabinets, so that is always good. I am excited (and a bit apprehensive) to meet the other two girls. As long as they don't shout and clean up moderately well in the common area, I think I will be happy.
Oh good. There is chanting coming from outside my window. Well, this should be an interesting night.
Just to note: I have the ugliest curtains known to man
At least I had a fun day. After lugging my suitcases up the stairs, I set up my room before going to lunch with two of the girls that I bonded with over orientation weekend. One if from Nebraska and the other is from Nevada, and both of them are really sweet and funny- and if nothing else, they seem to be amused by my antics (switching up letters in words, making up words, not being able to say words, etc.). We ended up going shopping in a store called "PoundStretcher" which is my new favorite place as they have everything I needed and it was all very cheap. I may actually go back tomorrow to get some more general stuff for the flat. Also grocery shopping! I am super excited about that.
I am getting a bit more orientated in the city. I know areas, though I am having trouble remembering where each area is in conjunction to everywhere else. I think I am going to spend an evening with google maps to see if I can help myself through that :)
Tomorrow I will be walking to where my classes are for the first time. Hopefully I won't get to lost, or fall down any hills. That would stink.
Cheers!
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