dis ain't wyomin

yesterday as i browsed through the store in basement of the student union building i stopped at a stand full of umbrellas and contemplated if 6 pounds was a reasonable price for rain protection. i decided to search elsewhere, being it was only cloudy out and if anything it would only drizzle. i payed for my coffee and outlet adapter before heading up the stairs to find, in a beautiful twist of irony that only real life can provide, heavy drops, nay bombs of rain racing through the sky towards earth. for reasons of pride and simple disregard that only some will understand i didn't turn around to buy the umbrella but walked home through the downpour.
so england. the milk is either whole, slightly skimmed, or skim, none of that % crap and they drive on the wrong side of the road. i may get used to everything else, but in the end their driving will still scare me. i'm sure of it.
i'm living in leeds and the city is gigantic. even bigger than coopersburg. i know. nearly every afternoon for the past week i've set out for a walk and when i become disoriented or tired i wander back towards campus. although i've spent countless hours walking, and today taking the newly discovered free bus, i have yet to explore everything. i live in an apartment with 7 other students, only three and a boyfriend of whom i have met. its a general consensus that not everyone has moved in. my flat mate across the hall is a grad student from spain studying philosophy. it made my day when i found out. my room is the corner of the attic and bit cozy but will do just fine. the skylight, or slanted window, the roof being the only wall open to the outside provides hours of rain watching enjoyment.
Classes don't begin until the 25th so i'm not entirely sure what i'm supposed to do until then, but i'm exploring and attempting to converse with the many other internationals as well as the few english students who are already in leeds. it should prove to be an interesting year. i'll send my address to anyone interested, i may even get a mobile phone, going against all principle, but a necessity if i wish to exist. and i do. Cheers.