SO....
I will try to make this pretty short and sweet because it's 1 a.m. and that's WAY later than either of us have stayed up since our arrival. Merrie should be putting up some pictures tomorrow.
In short:
1. The flights went of without a hitch. We got through security at Dulles in.... 5 minutes?
2. Amsterdam was dirty and 80s.
3. The documentations we slaved over to get in the country weren't even really looked at.
4. Both Merrie and I live in mixed gender suites. 3 girls 2 boys each. 1 bathroom.
5. Leeds is breathtaking. It's difficult to know what to take pictures of because everything looks cooler than the U.S.
6. Cars are European, and diesel, and small, and drive on the other side of the road.
7. Leeds city centre is the mecca of shopping, (if only we had money).
8. We live about an hour away from campus when we were told it was a 25 minute walk.... (we're not complaining yet)
9. Everyone drinks. All day. All night. No RAs + no noise violations = no sleep (I'm not complaining)
10. Everyone is MUCH nicer than America... if only I knew what they were saying.
Tomorrow I have a meeting with the School of Music as well as a compulsory orientation meeting. Later, we have a "Study Abroad Social Evening" at the Student Union (it's "Fruity" on Fridays, you only have to pay admission to 1 of the 4 clubs/pubs/bars within the union).
HOPEFULLY there will be a more time for an adequate posting.
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