Uni

Ok. So. hi! I've been at university now for a week, and think it may have been the longest week of my life! It feels like I've been here forever. I live in a little cottage with a garden with three other girls. We all get on which is great, and I think was one of my main worries. I'm the oldest, the other three are at least a year younger, so I like to pretend I'm the mother. Although actually I am very protective of them when guys are trying it on. They're all really sweet though, which is fabby. Everyone actually so far has been nice.
The university is really nice, I will have to post photos, but it is smack in the middle of the lake district on our biggest lake in England. Its only a small campus, only about 600 of us, which I hope means I would get to know more people than if I was at a big inner city uni. I love that people just pop round to our house to introduce themselves, and that whatever time of the day (or night) it is there are people around and more than willing to do something.
The Christian Union is pretty small I think, maybe about 20 people, but so far there have only been social things on so I've not seen everyone together. They seem friendly, although it was a little awkward at first but seems fine now. I went along to a church on sunday. I've never seen such a small church. It was a baptist and in an upstairs room. About 12 of us arrived from the CU and doubled the size of the congregation, the majority of whom were over 70. But despite that and the fact they played their songs either from a cd player or a tiny organ the teaching was good and there were uber friendly. I will try out the other churches I suppose before deciding on one which works for me or where I can be most useful, apparently they're all small, but I will possitive and do my best to serve there in term time.
In other news, the student bar is very much the hub of activity. I have been in there most evenings to join in the games and its a great place to meet people, who are friendly anyway, but extra talkive after a few (or a lot) of drinks. Also, my house only has a tiny kitchen as our common area so the bar is our chill out zone really. It is tempting to just join in and drink away your insecuirties in order to get that chilled out feeling that everyone else has which loosens your tongue and enables you to talk to any one (but also allows you to look a prat if you cross the line) but I am trying to behave myself. No one is perfect though and I have had to set myself some limits so i don't get carried away. It is fun to go along and watch people dress up in facy dress and what not.
Other than that there is tonnes going on, sports, volunteer work, social stuff, ALL the time. It is great and I think I loves it already, you'll be pleased to know. If anyone needs any more personal details than that you'll have to contact me via email or my mobile.