More Eventful Monday...

So another day has come and gone, and this one was quite good. So Fresher’s Week is in full force but seeing as how I’m not the biggest fan of hip hop I decided to give up my tickets to Sunday night’s bash as well as Monday’s. Both nights a few of us ended up staying in and drinking wine in the kitchen whilst talking about this, that, and the other. Sunday night was pretty chill, we ended up talking about nothing really in particular, and seeing as it was all girls, much of it was riddled by comments about this boyfriend or that boyfriend and whatnot.

However, Monday proved slightly more eventful. Seeing as how I had basically wasted my Sunday (besides getting to talk to my mom and dad on the internet which was quite nice), I decided to make a bit more use out of my Monday. So after sleeping in WAY too late I decided to venture out and see if I could find this secondhand shop that was supposed to be within walking distance of my flat. It turned out to be a bit of a letdown so I made my way into Norwich via the bus system that I still don’t really understand.

First, I stopped a small do-it-yourself type store where I was able to buy some pans and utensils that I had needed. Well upon paying for my stuff and leaving the store I realized that I had lost my bus ticket! I freaked out looking for it and finally resolved myself to the fact that I was going to have to buy another one (4 more freaking pounds!! The busses are so ridiculously expensive here….) Anyway, I decided that I should have one last look into my bag and there it was, wrapped in a towel I had bought. I still don’t have any idea how that happened, but long story short, I didn’t have to buy another ticket.

So I made it into Norwich, finally, and walked around by myself jamming to my ipod and forgetting to walk on the left side of the walkway (haha.. .weird) and I bought all kinds of weird stuff from these little shops. I also got a cellphone today too. And my number is nine digits long! Haha, its weird. But I got to call a few people including my mom which was AWESOME. Hearing familiar voices was a great thing, and it really is amazing how much easier traveling and studying abroad is made solely by technology.

Anyway, after that little escapade I came back to my dorm and was able to make my own food (finally!), and that sandwich could not have tasted better! Anyway, like I said, I decided not to go out again tonight so a few of us ended up staying in. What started out as just mindless conversation, somehow turned into awkward confessions of very odd things, and that eventually morphed into a religious debate, if you will. We ended up sitting at the kitchen table arguing/discussing religion, Christianity, atheism, creation, and all KINDS of related material. It was so amazing! And fortunately it stayed simply a discussion and no one got offended or pissed off. I have learned, however, that there is another girl in my flat who is a Christian! And talking about stuff like that with people who don’t believe what you believe forces you to reexamine any faith that you did or didn’t have. It forces you to find out why you believe what you believe and whether or not you should keep believing it. I honestly am thoroughly thankful to God that we had that conversation. I’m not entirely sure that we got anywhere but it was good nonetheless.

Anyway, that was the exciting part of the night. Tomorrow I’ve got just a few more things to sort out and then classes start on Wednesday. Pray for me and wish me luck!

Oh, and I really have started talking like them! I said that something was rubbish the other day and I can hear myself wanting to say “properly”! Haha… not that you care, of course. OH, and I tried a pickled onion sort of chip thing. It was like Funions, but with a pickled flavor. They were weird….