The agenda for this arranged fun was:
Considering classes started on the 8th you can see that no one expects much work to actually happen in the first few weeks. While this might be the case for PhD students (they seem to have more time on their hands than the rest of us), it certainly isn't for me. Hence, my involvement was rather scant after from the 8th.
Well, I will talk you through some of the highlights:
- The reception was in this ancient building called the School of Pythagoras which is supposed to be the oldest building in Cambridge, which is saying a lot.
- The wine reception was amusing for a few reasons:
1> Everyone's conversations is oiled by wine - sometimes good other times quite funny. Very few got out of hand though.
2> Every conversation had the same questions: Name? Where you from? What you studying? What do you think of Cambridge? .... It became quite a cliche by the end of the evening.
3> I was wearing my half life 2 shirt (well done to those who know what I am talking about) and it was cool because there were quite a few people who recognised it and thus it was a good ice breaker. I am still friends with them. Computer games bring people together I don't care what anybody says! mwhaHAHAHA! - The tour of the St John's was cool. We have our own (free) facilities for tennis, table tennis, badmington, squach, billards and a gym. The SBR also has a TV, Hi Fi , a Wii and a snooker table. The cinema outing was cool because the people were cool but the movie wasn't to my taste. Way too liberal and nothing blew up!
This post isn't finished. Yet! I hope you have enjoyed it so far!
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