Saturday: New to the Dorms?

So, I have successfully moved in to my dorm room.

I left the B&B at 5 minutes to 10, and grabbed a taxi to the dorms; pretty simple drive, cost very little, for which I was/am glad. Got my key, and had a student guide me to the room in question. It's a 45 second walk from the bus that will run me from here to the uni campus, should I ever feel too lazy to walk the 10 or so blocks.

My room is small; a little bigger than a solitary cell in prison would be. There is a desk, a chair, a single bed, and a cheapy 'armoire' (It's really a bunch of 1x8 planks screwed together and into the wall; I could dismantle it in 3 minutes if I had the right screwdriver. There is no back to it, so that makes it even less structurally sound. Oh well, I can deal with it until February). The walls are this horrid off-white that hasn't been painted in years; there are all manner of things attached to the walls, and I quite happily remain ignorant to what they are. The amount of natural light I get in my room is insane. I am, apparently, facing the rising sun, but even now, at 3:15 PM, am still getting blasted by the sunlight.

The suite itself isn't too bad either. There is a corridor from the front door to the end of the place. The first three doors on either side of the hall are the bedroom cells. Mine is the last one on the right side of the hall. After the last bedroom on the left is the kitchen. In it there is a sink, a fridge (which I had to connect, as it was left open and off), a mini table, some plastic chairs (like you see in schools), two mini overs with two burners each, a mini microwave, a kettle, and some decent shelving.

At the end of my side (the right one), there is a mini bathroom (yay, I only share with the other mates in the suite, not the whole floor!). In said bathroom is three sinks, and a curtained shower stall. The stall is completely disgusting. Utterly. The mildew in it has slowly taken over about half the wall, and a quarter of the floor (of which is only about 3 feet square). I predict there will be no long, relaxing showers in this dorm.

As an attentive reader may have noticed, I did not mention any toilet in the bathroom; that's because there isn't. There are two little closets with nothing but toilets in them (I guess those are what water closets really are, huh?)

Once here, I slowly began exploring the suite, and my room, and discovered that my bedroom itself has a light fixture but no light bulb. So, off to the porters station to collect one of those, and after, to set up my wireless internet connection to enjoy chatting with you all through here!

I cannot tell you anything about my suite mates yet, because, quite simply, I don't seem to have any. Yet. I am the only one who has moved in and this is a little disconcerting. I was expecting (hoping) to have some people to talk to, if only in passing. Thus far, nada. I do have a meet and greet info session this evening at 6, which I plan to attend, so mayhaps I'll meet people there. I did bump into this young guy waiting in line for the keys to our rooms earlier, and he was adorable. It's his first time in a dorm/suite/whatever, and his first time away from home. He was so nervous it was kinda endearing. If I'd have thought of it, I'd have tried to get his digits so I'd have someone to hang out and explore with. Oh well, maybe I'll bump into him at the meeting.

I did some shopping at the little depanneur type shop just in front of my building (also right by the bus stop - I foresee it being quite useful in the future when we need ingredients, etc). I got bedding (pillow and case, duvet and cover, and a fitted sheet), I also got cutlery, a cutting board, a baking sheet, some basic food items and a mug - all for about 45 pounds. This I consider a sweet deal. If you disagree, please don't tell me that; I've been unable to find stores selling sets of the stuff for cheaper anywhere nearby.

That is all I can think of for now, but I may have more to post later today/tonight, once I've been to the meeting, and/or my roommates arrive.

...The silence is kinda freaking me out.....