@Newcastle <初報到>

I would like to appreciate many people who helped me a lot in past three weeks. Without them, my journey could not have finished so smoothly. It’s my second time to Newcastle, just like last time I carried my luggage to Mr. Lin’s house. It rained again. What a lovely day, isn’t it?



The bus arrived  the Newcastle Central Station at 1: 30 pm, and it was earlier than I expected. Therefore, I had to change the location where I made a date with a never met friend. I tried to walk to the busiest street in the city center to meet the friend whom we only chatted on line. With her great help, I found the LT where I am going to live for more than one year. The first obstacle I encountered was that I forgot to print the accommodation paper  the manger of LT could not let me in at once. She took my passport and the receipt I had already paid via internet months ago. Luckily, I got the permission to get into LT. My room is on the second floor. Yet, I have to pass plenty of doors to get there. LT is really nice because they arrange a helper to help me get used to it.  He explained everything about LT and he also answered the questions I mentioned. He was a good model for me to practice listening comprehesion as well. God. He spoke with strong accent that I could not fully understand.



The service of LT is totally different from last year. When I entered the room, I was really surprised by its size. It’s bigger than I had expected and I was fond of everything that is free they provided inside the room such as pillows, quilts, utensils, lamp…etc. It is really sweet because those items really save my money. My friend was really surprised because she said the university she studies now does not provide so sweet service. I said I paid a lot of money on LT and I think I really deserved it. 49 weeks cost me almost 4500 pounds.



Another good luck I got was four boxes from another friend. She left UK in June but she thought she might come back to UK soon. Life always changes. She changed her mind in August so I got a lot of things she left in Newcastle. I am a lucky girl, aint’t I?



As I said, life always changes. Things usually could not go so well. I bought two boxes of ice cream in Marks& Spencer this afternoon. One for my friend who treated me a nice dinner so I think I had better buy something for the dinner. The other one I put in the fridge in the kitchen. After I carried the last luggage from Mr. Lin’s house, I wanted to make a cup of milk tea for myself. As I opened the fridge, the milk bottle was there but the ice cream was gone. I tried to search another fridge, but it vanished from the kitchen. I even tried to open the trash can but I just could not find it. Losing a box of ice cream made me sort of sad, but I comfort myself optimistically because I got too many things from others’ without paying any penny.