It didn't rain today, except on me

So, do to a bit of a mix up, I have even more free time on my hands. I thought classes were to begin on September 29th with a week of orientation fanfare beforehand. Turn out, Orientation week starts on the 29th and classes don't begin till October 6th!

So I've been planning a trip for a while, in my head of course. It involves Mont St-Michel, Bayeux Tapestry, and Ferry rides. Seeing as it will only be getting colder, I'm seeing this as my opportunity to take the trip before it becomes too cold to think of a Ferry ride as entertaining. But more on that when I've really committed to anything (ie bought tickets).

Other stuff I did today included applying for membership to the International Student House which looks cool. Also, my dorm had a Hall Meeting, which was a bit of a bust. Everyone in my dorm is a first year and so they have the attitude of a first year. We were given a presentation during which pretty much everyone was talking, many were rolling cigarettes, and it was just generally angsty. As soon as the meeting broke and the "social hour" was set to begin, nearly everyone walked outside for a cigarette break. I hung around with the few left in the room and gave up after I found their accents really hard to understand. Real country kids have this accent that I just haven't heard before and so I really have no idea what they are saying. Also, the few times I have understood a conversation, I'm totally at a loss at what to say. I was briefly involved in a conversation with three kids from various parts of countryside, UK who had NEVER been to London! They live at max 5 hours away! I just don't know what I could ever talk about with these kids. I know things might change, but it was just way discouraging I guess.

Also, just before going to the International Student House, I sat at a bench to eat my Lunch. It was pretty brisk outside, but all the sudden, it felt really cold, and there was some guy SCREAMING at a car load of gardeners. Turns out they had splashed me with what must have been a bucket load of water. My whole back side was wet including my hair and the street behind me! Well, good thing Mr. Passerby was there to properly chew out the scum who did it, because he gave them a good thrashing.