20th September to the 23rd 2013 :

20th September to the 23rd 2013 : The First day in the new world.

Ok. Yet again it has been a while since I have written anything. I must admit that I haven't had a personal drive to post anything. I have successfully landed in the UK and it has been a busy week at Uni.

Coming off the flight I was exhausted. The maximum I slept on the flight was probably 2 hours out of a total 12 hour flight. The seating was ok wasn't the best as I was on the aisle people were constantly asking me to move so they could go to the bathroom. It was irritating but what can I say. The food was surprisingly good. 40 minutes into the flight they gave you dinner, I had mashed potatoes, veggies and pork. It came with bread an ice-cream! Yum!
The food was a plus because it gave me something to look forward to in comparison to the woman on my left who was practically sleeping on my shoulder.  Cathay Pacific had quite the range of movies but I found that the touch screen was harder to use that I had expected and I must have annoyed the person in front. In total I watched 2 movies: Epic and Monsters University.
When arriving I thought ok I can do this but my suitcase weighed 35kg. Ridiculous I know but there really wasn't a lot in there ;p. Got onto the buses which was a hassle as one of the bus drivers refused to help me with my suitcase. So me, and 18 year old had to haul my 35 kg suitcase onto the bus. I was really annoyed.
Getting to the university took me about 3 hours by bus. And I managed to get there at 3 (UK time). It was a smooth process to my room except the 2 flights of stairs I had to drag my suitcase up. But luckily there was an elevator at the top of the stairs. Why? Don't even ask.

First thing I did when I got to my room was let things settle. My brain my heart and just sat on what was going to be my bed. I would be lying if I said that I didn't cry. Pathetic I know! But what can I say I'm a HK girl :)

After settling in my rooms now finally seems familiar. Still miss Hong Kong though. Even now the culture shock is pretty impactful, I have no idea how things work and the people here are very independent. At convenience stores like tescos and sainsburys they do not pack your plastic bags for you and you can self check out as well ?? What is this sorcery? haha!

Will post another post on things I have done at the uni and how to get settled in your room!