We Made It!

Hello everyone!  We have officially made it to Wales and are starting to settle in.  The traveling went really well.  When we arrived at Heathrow airport in London, we grabbed our bags and there just happened to be a very kind woman who was a volunteer.  Her job specifically was to greet international students and help them get to where they need to be.  She showed us to the bus/train station at the airport and helped us get bus tickets to Swansea.  It was just that easy!  So after the seven and a half hour plane ride, we spent only one hour grabbing bags, getting through customs, and hopped on a bus for another four hour long ride.  Upon arrival at the bus stop, we took a cab right to the student village and got our keys to move in.  Needless to say, it was quite a day of traveling.

The village is really neat.  There are a large number of "houses" throughout.  The house I am in has ten bedrooms and then a kitchen and dining space.  There is no living room, but one of my roommates has a big tv in his room where everyone hangs out.  I have four girl roommates and five guy roommates, and so far they are very nice and helpful!  They are all students from Wales or England in my house, I think, other than one other girl from America. 

This morning, my roommate Lorn (pronounced "lawn"... He says "you know, like the grass!"), took us to town on the bus to buy some groceries and other things like clothes hangers and towels.  My room came with bedding, so that was nice.  The bus on the ride home took us past the beach and through campus.  It is absolutely beautiful!!  I am pretty much settled in now, just working on arranging things how I like them!

The only hang up so far has been connecting to the internet.  We got it figured out on our computers, but the wifi on my kindle or phone is not working yet.  Also, I can't get signed in to my Email account here at Swansea University.  We haven't had to use them for anything yet, so I don't know my password.  My roommates say to go to the IT desk at "uni" (campus or university) and they will help get it figured out. 

The first night here was a lot of fun!  Tomorrow we start our orientation and will be traveling to The Gower Peninsula.  Lorn said it's amazing and we will want to have a camera for sure.  I can't wait for the rest of the semester.  I have a feeling I'm not going to want to leave!! 

Cheers!