First day at the University of York, York

So... There's a reason why my blog's wall is black.People in the UK are obsessed with black.And winter is the month of grey and black. That was my first observation(positive observation...) Hmmm... Probably a more scientific reason would be that black absorbs light and heat and doesn't reflect it. Helps keep the warmth which is most definitely required... hehehe.... I wanted a black coat like them as well... The shade of black was so pure and dignified that I did get one the following weekend.

So the next day morning I was wondering how to reach the Computer Science department. While my coordinator suggested to follow the crowd, I was surprised to find that there wasn't a crowd of students hurrying to college. My initial thought was that students were pretty punctual and went early to their classes. Coz my aunt had warned me that people are very punctual in the UK. Later I found out that students are the same everywhere. It was just too cold to get out of bed and walk all the way to lectures. hehe... Well anyways I found the CSE department following the university map that I had printed out from India (clever!).

The best thing about UK is one can find any place by just following a map and the sign-boards on roads. There's no such thing as an out-dated map or 'things' that no longer exist. But walking with a temperature below 3 degree celcius and cold breeze blowing was definitely an ordeal. It was a very sharp and bad transition from a hot place to an extremely cold place.

I was finally relieved to reach the door of the CSE department. And to my surprise a professor who was about to enter as well held the door for me and smiled. After the ordeal the day before, I felt welcome in this foreign land! An aspect of people here that needs appreciation. A 'sorry', a 'thank you' , a 'Cheers' or just a smile... I hear one of these when I pass someone... Be it in the university or on the street.

Then I met my coordinator, Dr.Suresh Manandhar. I was then assigned the job of choosing the modules I was to study. So with an introduction to some staff in the department and a handbook, I came back to my room for lunch. I mean to cook my lunch(experiments!).