Saturday, September 28, 2013
Alvin, Wong Lung Yong, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Wednesday
After a long-haul
flight from Hong Kong for nearly 20 hours, I have finally stepped on Scotland,
which is the northernmost
place I have ever travelled to! Though it’s exciting, I can foresee that
settling down in an unfamiliar city is by no means easy. I have to finish
course registration which has yet to be confirmed, to make friends with my new people,
to get used to the new environment here and to buy a lot of stuff, say, kitchen
utensils, cutlery, bedding, stationery and many others.
Thursday
Today is my first
day having lessons at University of Strathclyde. For this semester, I can only
register 4 courses due to the university’s restriction but I’m supposed to take
more under our course structure. Nevertheless, I have successfully chosen the
classes I love the most. It helps comfort me a bit.
As a responsible student, I have
read the course outlines for each class and printed them out. I have also
borrowed the required textbooks from the library. Hope I’ll be able to enjoy them
and handle them at ease, since understanding the Scottish accent is just one
and only one of the many concerns I am facing to.
Friday
After a week of
intensive studying, this Saturday was a big day for many international students
as the university’s international society organized a field trip for us. They arranged
a coach and their senior members acted as our tour guides.
It’s a great chance to meet other
exchange students from around the globe. In the coach, we chatted and played
games together. They’re from Germany, France, Iceland, Spain and etc. We first
had a stop over in a cottage to take a break after a two-hour drive. Then we
walked uphill to the castle, at the same time, tasting the wonderful
countryside and the panoramic view at the sea from the coastline. Then we headed
back to the coach via a big garden and a farm full of lovely animals. It’s just
an amazing and unforgettable day that we not only took away photos but also the
treasurable friendship!
Saturday
If we talk about
supermarkets in the UK, “Sainsbury’s” and “Tesco ” are the first two names most
likely to pop up in our mind simply because they are having the largest number
of branches. Today I discovered another supermarket, which is definitely
unmissable for students, called ‘Al-di’, a discounter selling a wide variety of
food at a price about one-third lower than the other popular supermarkets. It
best fits the tight budget we have as a student and it largely cuts our money
spent on ingredients we buy for cooking. Indeed, sometimes it could be very
expensive.
Labels: 2012/2013 Semester B
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