Orientation

Ok it's been a few days since my last entry so I figured I'd keep you in the loop. At the moment I'm coming to terms with the result of last night's State-Carolina game but other than that everything here is fantastic. It's even been sunny and in the 40's the past couple of days.
So you're wondering what City University is like. Definitely compact. The school mainly consists of a few interconnected buildings centered around Northampton Square, in the Northeast section of London. A few are located slightly off the main campus but I don't think I'll be using any of those buildings since the journalism department is in the main college building. The neighborhood is mainly residential, but there are some restaurants and pubs around as well as shopping areas up by Angel. The is also a really nice outdoor market that sets up shop during the week about 5 minutes away. They had all kinds of ethnic food from Indian, to Mediterranean, etc... Me and my flatmate Katie went right for the corned beef (called salt beef in the UK). Nothing tasted better, even out in the cold.
Orientation went pretty smoothly. Ryan, the international programs coordinator, showed us around and after that we had a chance to bond with all the exchange students. A couple of trends stood out; the crowd seemed to be mostly female and there was only one person from the US apart from the four of us. We talked with some girls from Australia for a while. Apparently college for them, which they call "Uni," is just looked at as school as opposed to a way of life. They said it is not uncommon for students to live with their parents back home. My class schedule is crazy light. I only have classes on Tuesday and Thursday, although my Tuesday class is four hours, so it may be intense. We also don't have to take exams which is awesome.
Yesterday we ventured out into Camden Market; a bustling set of streets along Regents Canal with several touristy retailers. I bought a Bazinga hoodie in honor of the Big Bang Theory. Those things seem to be really popular in the UK. I had my first meal of fish and chips for lunch, which I enjoyed since it was fried, and being from the south I am a sucker for the fried stuff.
Not sure what I'll be doing between now and Tuesday but I'll let you know.