Day 60 - From RG2 to RG1

Today was my first day in the RG1 postcode. As sad as it is to no longer be in the Whitley postcode, I've enjoyed my first day at Windsor Hall. It's almost totally empty. Most of the other students won't move in until Sunday. So I might change my mind about it after that. From what I hear, most of them will be loud undergraduates. hmmmm

Yes, Windsor Hall is older and dirtier and not as nice as Sherfield. I don't have my own bathroom anymore, and the shared one is not terribly dirty but it's old enough that it's kinda gross even when it's clean. But I'm not complaining. I'm only here for 80 more days. And my house in Norman will definitely seem ultra-posh when I get back.

This is my first night living on a university campus. It's neat. I always enjoy walking around OU at night, and Reading is even better for walking around because it's more like a park than a school. My room has a GREAT view. I'm on the 6th (top) floor. I'm right above the tennis courts (where I plan to spend a lot of time if it's not too cold) and can see almost half of the campus out my window. I can also see a fair bit of the town centre (and town centre lights at night) which I love! I'm starting to regret not bringing my telescope.

So the postitives help cancel out the negatives. Oh, I almost forgot, the worst thing of all... this is a fully-catered hall, which means I'm stuck with the food they serve -- which may or may not be good, but knowing England I don't have very high expectations for it. But that's not the worst part yet.. dinner is only served from 5:30 to 6:15!! I thought it was a joke at first. I can't even remember the last time I ate dinner before 8:00 (average for me is about 9:30). That's definitely gonna be a big adjustment I'll have to make. But if everyone else can do it, I guess I can too.

Here's a picture of my new room:

posted by Matt @ 10:11 PM