Hello Kansas - International Orientation Week (Day 2)

So the first day of the orientation week came and went...

The next day was made up of meetings mainly. The first one was about cultural adjustment...I didn't bother going because it was at 9am and didn't feel it was essential but those who did go said it was aimed primarily at the students from the Non-English speaking countries. Apparently American girls can flirt but it means they don't want to have sex with you. Lesson learned.

However, I did go to the meeting about paying for KU, which was pretty important as I found out how to pay for my fees online - its a really good system. You're enrollment card could pay for your food/meal plans, as well as be used as a library card and access your apartment building. Only one problem - we didn't have our cards yet!

Not much happened that was particularly exciting that day...well not from what I can remember. That's the problem with reminiscing you see.

However, that night we were given a free dinner, courtesy of Commerce Bank! Rather than have dinner in Downtown, we had food from the Kansas Union which was served to all the international students. It was served in a massive room with tons of round tables. It was a really good layout to socialise with other exchange students we hadn't met before. Although we Scottish girls stuck together, we shared a table with an Australian guy and a pair of twins - from Denmark! We had good banter and later on - we became friends with them.

After the meal, a 'Scavenger Hunt' was arranged for us. Should be fun, or so we thought...I can't even remember what we were supposed to find. I just remember being really enthusiastic at first and then being bored. However, it was a great opportunity to meet more people.

 I remember it was the first time I spoke to a couple of the English girls. Having seeing them around I kind of recognised their faces, but this time we properly introduced ourselves. One of the girls was pretty chatty and I learned that she went to the University of Kent. She was with a French girl who seemed pretty shy. They were both really nice. 

The hunt was a great way to explore the campus and meet more of the other students. After that day we began to recognise more faces and make more friends outside of the ones we already had...

Find out how the next day went tomorrow!