Well, okay, so technically, it's only one roommate, so far, but still...
Roomie #1 arrived last night at about 10:45 PM. Seemed nice enough, but we didn't really chat much.
This morning we both got up, (me from sleeping, him from killing time) and I finally learned his name. It's Zax (pronounced Zecks) and he's from southern China. Really nice guy, he's here for his MBA. I know, smart cookie, like, scary smart.
As the one who was here longer, I showed him the little of the res layout that I knew, and then we undertook the trek to Aberdeen (I'm way up in Old Aberdeen - the trek to Aberdeen from here is longer than the trek from my B&B to the uni). In town we were in time to catch a parade - we *think* it was Olympians on a victory tour (they had the proper track uniforms and were carrying torches). We spent a few hours hanging out and he's a really cool guy. A little quiet, but very open to friendship. Apparently, he did his last year of his BA in Manchester England as his school in China has some partnership thing going on. Either way, I totally see us getting along.
We've got a deal: I'll teach him some French (and work on the English if it needs tweaking) and he's teaching me Mandarin. Nothing terribly complex yet, but it's fun. I've got another language of curses to add to my repertoire. We both bought some more essentials for the kitchen: crockery, some cooking knives, etc.
I have a really good feeling about him; I think he'll be a friend I can - and will - keep after I leave U of A.
Other than that, I didn't do much - too tired from the 3 hours of walking in the morning (the return trip was worse, it was uphill). We may have to consider taxis for when we do our groceries, as the grocer is about 4 clicks from the dorms. And when pricing the differences between the local store and the ones in town, the inflation is even more ridiculous than I'd anticipated.- I'd expected 1.75 to 2 times the price, not 5 times! The lesson then: don't shop at the local place unless desperate... or something is on sale.
....My poor wallet......
YAY I think things will go much better once you have friends and people to be around... you'll see the year zip by then :P
ReplyDeleteWhen Cloe and I were in college we'd do a big food run once a month via cab and then just get the few fresh things like milk and eggs that don't last that long nearby or at the dep or via bus.
You could rally all your suite mates and do a communal cab run every few weeks and split the bill.
That seems to be the consensus. I'm actually looking forward to having pots and pans, a pie plate, food....
DeleteZax bought eggs, milk and rice today, so we're in good shape to start....