[cgvince]

Right so theres plenty of threads related to peoples freshers weeks and there first days, but ive never seen a thread about what its like to wake up on your second day at uni in a new place

Was it weird to wake up in a new city ?
What did you do in the morning on day 2 ?

I along with many others are off in september and it would be cool to hear your stories

[Origami Bullets]

To be honest, I was too busy nursing a hangover to be worried about where I was! I think the first morning was spent in bed, followed by trying to ingest food without regurgitation (yummy, I know).

It wasn't strange for me to wake up in a new place at all - but then again, I'd only been back home from travelling for about 10 days, so there wasn't anywhere that felt that familiar too me in a strange sort of way!

[The Mr Z]

Waking up was fine, it was walking back to my room later in the day that I had the "I live here now" moment.

It was cool for about 10 mins and then I was over it.

It was different and new and everything, but nothing mind blowing.

Not substantially different to waking up on holiday. And then you just get used to it.

Got a "oh I'm back here" moment when I went home too

But they're only moments.

[Jeester]

I woke up at 6am and went for a run. I didn't do anything the night before and had an ultra marathon coming up.

[vandub]

It didn't really feel all that weird for me- there was less a big 'oh god I live here now' moment, rather a slow transition that just kind of happened.

Day 2, and actually most of the days in that first induction week, was spent getting up after a reasonable lie in, have some food, talk to flatmates, and then do whatever was planned that day (societies and sports fairs, introductory lectures in our department, subject meet ups etc.) before having tea and talking/pre drinking with blockmates and then heading out to the freshers' events.

[cat_in_the_hat]

It is a bit like waking up on holiday, but because you know it'll be so much longer than a holiday there's a bit of an anxious/excited feeling that I can't really explain. I definitely had an 'oh my God I live here now!' moment and it's kind of like I was expecting to wake up at home so I felt a bit disorientated for a while! Also my first night at uni was pretty horrible (not trying to scare you!) because I was the first person in my flat, so it was completely empty and I don't think I'd ever felt as lonely as I did then. BUT that only lasted for one night and you get used to living there pretty quickly, especially once you've started making friends

[Deema]

I woke up in the afternoon to a text from my neighbour asking if I wanted to go get food with her (we're now very good friends ) and because it was 6am before I went to sleep (good first night ), and it just felt really good. I don't drink, so no hangover, but my voice was gone. University is something I've worked towards for a long time and I knew I would go from when I was 5 years old. I know it sounds cliche but I woke up happy because my dreams had become reality. I was in that mood where you just want to smile constantly because life is really good.

Plus my accommodation is reeeeeeally really nice which I hadn't expected, and I had already unpacked and tidied all my stuff away so I felt very much at home.

[-aimz]

I remember for the first week it felt like I was staying in a hotel, so it felt comfortable but not yet familiar. It took a while to realise I'd be staying in the hotel for quite a long time!

[jazzykinks]

I woke up and I genuinely smiled -- complete freedom! I spent the day organising my stuff and trying to socialise with people in my block. We'd all gone out to the uni's club the night before as well, I think I was the only one without a hangover.

[Ultimate_Geek]

(Original post by Deema)
I woke up in the afternoon to a text from my neighbour asking if I wanted to go get food with her (we're now very good friends ) and because it was 6am before I went to sleep (good first night ), and it just felt really good. I don't drink, so no hangover, but my voice was gone. University is something I've worked towards for a long time and I knew I would go from when I was 5 years old. I know it sounds cliche but I woke up happy because my dreams had become reality. I was in that mood where you just want to smile constantly because life is really good.

Plus my accommodation is reeeeeeally really nice which I hadn't expected, and I had already unpacked and tidied all my stuff away so I felt very much at home.

Exactly this.

[MusicGirl93]

Mine was fine- i'd already met half of my flatmates and the rest were moving in on the second day so I was looking forward to meeting them!

It wasn't until about a week in (ie when lectures started and we actually had to do something) that I got the 'i live here now' moment! But it was fine- just get skype and you can talk to everyone back home whenever!

And everyone gets that moment at some point, so all the friends you make at uni will know what you're going through

[KillForOreos]

It really did feel weird, felt like I was on holiday for almost a whole month.
The morning of day two, went shopping with my flatmate cos she was the only one moved in apart from me, so we got outfits for our night out that night, went for dinner and I just unpacked everything else then got insanely drunk.
Freshers rules.

[AtomSmasher]

(Original post by whitestgirlalive)
It really did feel weird, felt like I was on holiday for almost a whole month.
The morning of day two, went shopping with my flatmate cos she was the only one moved in apart from me, so we got outfits for our night out that night, went for dinner and I just unpacked everything else then got insanely drunk.
Freshers rules.

I can't quite tell... Is your name meant to imply your support for white supremacy or is it just a very unfortunate coincidence?

[bishbash72]

Well, I didn't see sunlight for pretty much the entirety of my freshers' week. A combination of hangover lie-ins and overcast October.

[KillForOreos]

(Original post by AtomSmasher)
I can't quite tell... Is your name meant to imply your support for white supremacy or is it just a very unfortunate coincidence?

No, it's the fact that my friend's always comment on how pale I am. It's a running joke. I'm ghostly pale.

[StartSomething]

It's a bit of a blurred memory. It seems so long ago! But it was only three years ago.
I found it quite exciting being in a different town, miles away from my parents, family and friends. In a town I had only visited a few times where I didn't know anyone. It was just exciting!
I think I would have probably gone into the kitchen and hung out with other flatmates. Met the flatmates that arrived on the second day. Hmmm actually, thinking about it, I don't think there was really anyone around. So I unpacked the rest of my stuff and went on random internet stuff. Then I went to meet some people from my course. Went into their flat and hung out with their flatmates for a bit. Went back to my own flat where there were now people in my own flat. Went for a walk around the town with them. Made dinner with them. Then went out in the evening with my coursemates (because my flatmates were boring).

[dirtyoldriver]

Woke up irrationally hungry, ended up running to costcutter in a food deprived daze and buying about £20 of random stuff that I wasn't even sure I wanted. Discovered that I will never be buying costcutter houmous again. I think I then went on a walk to Covent Garden with some people from halls - at least I think that was day 2. Then it was the first big fresher's event in the evening. All in all a pretty average day - the real fun started about a week or so in when I made good friends with coursemates.