FIRST IMPRESSION

NEW SCHOOL , NEW FRIENDS AND NEW TEACHERS !!!!

           

     I thought to myself  i would be leaving my country for a long time . This was not the usual travel for holidays . This was quite different , going to a new environment, living with people from different ethnic background . Even though i had a few  relatives in London i haven’t seen them in years so i thought to myself  lets see how things go.

     On my arrival in London i was picked up by my aunt who lives in East Croydon ,on the  drive home , i couldn't help but notice that they had tiny houses and a lot of trees and parks . i though to myself was this the  London i  always heard about ,i kind of expected more.

 When i got school ,tried to settle in , got my stuff unpacked , got ready to do my registration  .. this was going 2 be a long term i thought ...tried to make friends ..get to know my flatmates .... one thing i really  noticed in our flat was the kitchen........quite a mess.

      For most people ,it was quite obvious , they just left home for the first time , some had their parents helping them to settle down .they had to adjust to the system, be independent, plan their budget , learning how to cook.etc .For me it was freedom, i had grown up in a boarding school , so being away from home was nothing new  the only thing new this time was the distance  .

          Another  thing which was quite different from my old school was the fair. We never had fairs . This was my first freshers fair and i noticed  people gave away free stuffs to kind of “bribe” you to signup for society and groups .

It took me a while to the landscape . I cant deny most times i got lost , thank God for the maps ...

      After a week or two in this technology jungle, i got use to the system . i didn’t feel lonely , felt confident and reassured that  could make it through the term .i tried to never  be late for class .the zero tolerence still got me going crazy ..with time i would adjust..........the journey has began...

Temiloluwa Salako

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