Registration

[Student village of my school, I live in the brown building in the center of the picture]

So one thing I've begun to realize is that there are many things I take forgranted at the University of Minnesota, for example class registration. No longer can I rely on signing up for my courses online, rather I have to wait in a long line to receive my student ID and enrollment form and then go department to department and convince the reception desk that I deserve to be in my preferred module. From there I receive an email the night before my class indicating when and where lecture will take place.

My first class was supposed to be yesterday however upon arrival I was told lecture was cancelled due to construction. On the bright side I did finally manage to get the classes I wanted, and (cross my fingers) hopefully I will have lecture tomorrow.

Now thats enough complaining for me. Aside from the registration frustrations, everything here is wonderful. My flatmates have been helpful beyond expectation, I have established some new friendships and oriented myself quite well to the city.

So far I have visited my cousin Andrew Gruen who is studying in Cambridge (about 1 hour north of London) and today I toured some parts of the city including Tate Britain museum (really boring) and the Oxford-Circus area where all the trendy shops and bars are located.

Tonight I am joining the study abroad department for a river cruise on the Thames river.