Arriving in the uk

My first step on the Island of Great Britain; I was left at the Coach Station on Portland Street, Manchester, 26^st of September 2009, coming from Luton, where I arrived with the 407 flight from Budapest. My originally starting point was Romania, which was warm and sunny when I left it. The endless showers welcoming me on the new island, where annoying, but I was determined to have an adventure. I was living in room 444, Cavendish Halls of residence and my kitchen was lively and friendly from the moment I stepped in. Everybody wanted to meet you, having their party hats on ready for some good banter.

I had a check list for my first year at Manchester Met: work hard, party hard ... emphasizing on the latter one, at least for freshers week. In this respect Manchester is an abundance of parties, pubs, clubs, raves, music festivals, art openings, live performers, nice vibes, positive energy around many people from all around the world. The city had everything for anybody. Oxford road in Manchester can be described as the biggest cluster of students in Europe, thus I was bound to find alike people.

On the other hand, the curricular perspective seemed promising. Manchester Metropolitan University has a good academic standard, intertwined around a multicultural diversity of students and staff. The Philosophy course I was taking had a very welcoming and exciting appearance. Each induction lecture was having a certain magic around it making me and my class mates more and more enthusiastic. The tutors were promising to take us on a journey through the history of knowledge, describing places like ancient Greece. I felt ready to jump on the challenge of knowing everything about everything. Furthermore, the Humanities Department has a wide range of events and projects, encouraging students to get involved and be creative in order to help build a better future. The networking opportunities are amazing and I could not wait to relish each and every one of them. First aims were to become a student ambassador, join the philosophy society and I wanted to be a student representative for my course. I was promised a busy schedule and that is what I came for.

If this was not enough to fill up my time, I was introduced to fresher`s fair. The societies advertised were promising a good time, while engaging with fellow students that are interested in the same topic. I picked from the vast list the water polo team and the theatre society. Both are extremely well organized and will give me the opportunity to enjoy two hobbies that I appreciate a lot.

 I will never forget my arrival in the UK, it represent a mile stone in my past. Since that first impulse it was hard, even if on tried, to lose enthusiasm. I made best friends, I met the most awesome people, in one of the biggest cities in the world and this is something that I will tell my grandchildren.