Sorry I haven't posted in a while. It's just been a long time since I've had the internet and the time to write something. Leeds is incredibile. The town itself is a weird cross between a small town and a big city. There are high rises and lots of shopping centers, but the town isn't geographically large.
I moved into my house just fine. When I moved in there were only 2 people moved in, Channing and (what I think her name is) Fanny. When I was leaving today, another person was moving in, but when I went to introduce myself, no one turned around for like 2 or 3 minutes. So I just decided they were busy and left. My house is Headingly, on 168 Ash Road (the corner house. Google Maps thinks its somewhere else for some reason) which is a small suburb of Leeds. It reminds me a lot of IV. It's mostly students and the town itself isn't more than a small strip on a street or two. But that is a good thing. I've been to big cities before. I want something really different. There's a grocery store about 5 minutes walk from my house. I go there to get things for dinner. At about 5:30 (17:30 English time), the place looks like Black Friday.
I figured out why people don't skate here for transportation. It's too wet.
I still have yet to get a bank account. I'm going on Tuesday at 14:00 to set one up. I was able to get a phone however. The best deals are only available to those with bank accounts, but I was about to find a pay as you go TMobile deal for £45. I'll go back when I get my account to get a better deal.
There's a lot of drinking here. I can dig it.
People's style here falls under two categories. One, they have nice style, looking slightly hispterish, but not like they're trying too hard. Two, what the heck are they wearing. People were parachute pants and sweats. People here also have some really dumb tattoos. And people here seem to have kids really young.
I'm trying out for the football club Saturday. It should be interesting. I'm not getting my hopes up as to making it. People here have been playing their whole lives. I guess all I can do is run hard and try hard. My ball handling is not superb, but I feel like I have a good idea on positioning and play making and I can run pretty fast.
I also think I'm going to go to the metal club. Just to meet people. And people tell me Bring Me the Horizon and Parkway Drive aren't the kind of metal they had in mind (what, like they're actually good?).
Classes start on the 26th. I only have one class right now. James Joyce's Ulysses. I need 2 more, I think.
I'm sorry I don't have any pictures. Haven't had anything too picture worthy. I'll get some though, I promise.
The weather here kinda sucks. It's stylish to have nice coats.
I actually didn't like Leeds much when I visited -- but then again, I was in York, which is a much smaller city.
ReplyDeleteI see you have encountered chavs (the people who dress like idiots). They are very similar to our gangstas.
The weather is not going to get much better in Yorkshire. It changes really quickly (like, it'll be sunny in the morning and then rain all afternoon and then be sunny again in the evening). It's also really, really windy so umbrellas are a bad plan. You just have to get used to it :)
Oh, and everything except for bars closes at, like, 6pm. It is EXTREMELY stupid.