Saturday Jan. 8

Hello again everyone. I have some free time today so I thought I would make another entry since I want to get into the habit of writing here.
I finally was able to sleep late today--until 12! Christine and I walked down a street by our house that has a lot of stores including food shops, convenience stores, and charity shops. Charity shops are similar to consignment shops and the salvation army in that they take donated used clothes and then sell them, with some of the profit going to the specific charity that they support. We did not buy anything in these stores, however, we discovered poundland where everything is one pound. They sell just about everything; food, housewares, toys, cosmetics. It snowed quite a bit last night we were not very big fans of trudging through the slush on the street, so we headed in before exploring any other streets. Even though we're really far away from the center of town, I really like our neighborhood. There are lots of pubs, shops, and food stores. There is a lot of Chinese and Indian cuisine in the area which I have yet to try. We also found a really nice food store with beautiful desserts and cheese.
On our walk we ran into two girls that we had met a couple nights ago from a different program who we will probably hang out with tonight. I am also going to a pizza party put on by the University specifically for international students tonight, so hopefully I will start meeting a lot more people. Also, other students on my floor are starting to move back in and I hope to meet my neighbors soon.
Tomorrow I'm doing an orientation put on by the university where I will get a campus tour (I have yet to even see the campus) so I will be sure to take pictures and post them soon!
Laura