The Eyes of the World

One day you will wake up and find out that you are the eyes of the world!

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Location: Haslev, Denmark

Sunday, September 16, 2007

First Day

It is 5 am and I am sitting in the car ready to leave for London. I had spent the night before try to figure out how to pack for the next 3 years in one suitcase (and trying to forget that I have to bring it all home at some point). The tactic was to fill up my winter jacket with heavy stuff and then have my father to hide my second piece of heavy hand luggage before check-in.
I got off well and after two hours cramped together in an airplane I landed in Gatwick, there I went to buy my train ticket to Victoria. When I asked about the Oyster cards the man at he counter asked me where I was from, I sad Denmark and then he came back with a brochure in Dutch. Welcome to England.
I decided to be a bastard and take a taxi from Victoria to Mile End, I simply couldn’t transport my 10k of luggage that I had with me. The taxi driver was really nice talking with and gave me some advices, for example, never walk around with your mobile, camera or computer in the Mile End area. Later that day I read that the place where I live is the same area that Jack the Ripper did his killings.
Arriving on campus was a bit weird, all these happy Student Union people guiding me around and then all these small 17 years old boys and girls walking around with their parents. I think I was the only one without a parent there. My room is nice, apart from the wardrobe can’t close properly, it is on ground floor, the heater is turned on "sauna" temperature and the light is bad. The shower and toilet is nice (and I don’t have to clean it myself), the kitchen is fairly big and my neighbour, Haiko from Germany, is also very nice. A nice guy.
I have a fridge in my room and it is now stored with a cucumber, two packs of Philadelphia, some ham, water and six beers. Then I have bread, apples, oranges and pesto. What more do I need?
I am still a little confused about the whole university thing, however tonight is party time (like the rest of freshers week) and that means that I will get to meet new people. I actually have a "date" with this Norwegian/Danish/something girl who went to UWC Singapore tonight in one hour. So, au revoir!