Yesterday was my first whole day in Swansea. I woke up early and called my new Canadian friend Rebecca, she couldn't sleep either. We needed to get some stuff from the store and while we were waiting for the bus saw Leah who rode the bus with us to Swansea. She is the sweetest girl! She has beautiful red hair and has the greatest accent. She also needed to get some stuff so we were going to go together and then met Pille who is from Finland and she joined us.
City Centre which is the downtown of Swansea is only ten minutes on the bus and maybe a 30 min walk. The walk is well worth it, you walk right along the bay and its just beautiful.
After we bought what we needed we rode the bus back to campus and Rebecca and I hung out until 6:30 p.m. when we had to go the a big student international dinner. There are 2000 international students here! From over 100 different countries. It is amazing. There was traditional dances from Wales and they even let the students try to dance. Yes I tried :)
And then afterwards they gave us shirts depending on what dorm you live in and there was a huge party! It was like nothing I have ever been to before. Alcohol is sold everywhere, the campus sells it at every one of its gift shops. I couldn't believe that the school had organized such a huge party and knew that people were drinking. They had a free photobooth and the music ranged from "La Macarena" to the popular songs I listen to back home. It was really fun! I danced and I tried Cider Beer (delicious) hahaha and I hate beer.
That was yesterday (the days kinda mesh together when you haven't slept much) today I woke up early to go to another orientation and then went to the library. Two of my friends and I walked alongside the bay to get to the city centre again just to explore. There is something quite amazing about going somewhere and not knowing what you will find. Swansea is beautiful. We found a castle in the middle of the city! And there was a harbor and the buildings are just so beautiful.We were there for awhile, found a little cafe and had some lunch and then rode the bus back because we got tired :)
The sun does come out, but most of time its cloudy. The weather in the first half of the day is nice then it gets cold around six. It rains off and on throughout the day as well. The people here, I love them! They are so friendly. The city is small so you find students everywhere. It's weird depending on the bus or walking, but I think it is a really good experience.
p.s. I chose this title because when I was coming back to my dorm one of my housemates asked me if I wanted some "Dippy Egg". He thought it was weird that I had never heard of it so him and a girl made some and I tried it. Its just toast cut the long way and you dip it into the egg. hahaha. oooh and the English accent is EVERYWHERE.
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