Seneca Sting...

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 So on January 4th it was time for me to embark on my next adventure.... back to student halls. Half of me was dreading it, the other half excited to meet lots of new faces and hopefully some life-long friendships were to be made... 

On moving in, the residence was dead, with most returning students not returning until the next day. Moving into my 'penthouse' room, I figured it could be nowhere near as bad as my room in Woolmanhill, but oh was I wrong, the cement walls and grimy carpet said it all. But after a bit of sprucing up, putting photos up and getting some colourful bedding on, the room didn't look as dreary as it did on first inspection. I later found out that my flatmate would not be moving in until the next day (like everyone else), so I had the two bedroom flat to myself.  I turned the cable TV on (to find there wasn't a remote) and settled in for the night. With no time to lose, I got the laptop on and Skyped my friends from home to get all the news that I'd missed the four days I'd been away.

On Sunday I went for a wander around campus to find EVERYTHING closed. I had been warned that the campus was big, with over 10,000 students going through its doors everyday, but to my surprise I walked through the ghost town of the Seneca corridors, only coming across a cleaner and a security guard. So I returned back to my room to consume a Subway and wonder what I'd gotten myself into. That night I met my flatmate, who seems to be really lovely and very helpful!

Today I decided it was time to find out what was happening about my classes, timetables and student ID. I wandered back across to the main building, to see hundreds of people piling down the corridors. After asking a young student helper about registering, she led me through the winding corridors of the Seneca Newnham Campus. Moving from the A zone, to B, to C, to D, I finally managed to get my student ID and online account organised. Meaning I now had access to the computers and my all important timetable. I then went to try and meet my course leader, who explained the procedures to me, and after amending my timetable I was back wandering around the campus, purposefully avoiding the tables full of 'help yourself' Timbits, knowing full well I would be struggling to leave. Going into the Seneca Store really opened my eyes to the amount of products you can get with the Seneca logo on them. Bears, Hats, USBs, Notepads... you name it, they have it! I came across this shirt and thought it was brilliant, especially when a fellow student from Aberdeen is studying at Humber College.

Back to the flat and after a food shop at the local grocery store (thanks to my flatmate and her boyfriend for the lift!), its time to settle in for the night, with the heating on full, background music and a lovely finance report waiting to be written, it's time for me to finish procrastinating and get on with my work!


Regan x