For me, the hardest part about moving to a new town is not knowing where to buy the basics - without, that is, having to pay in limbs. For reasons of survival, food is a top priority. The canteen doesn't resume here for another week, so I've been reduced to eating an *awful lot* of sandwiches. One lady took pity on me last night and upgraded my sorry-looking BLT to a deluxe (a brazen abuse of the word, as it turned out). Surely I can't look so emaciated after two days as to be labeled the New Haven basket case!
Today I set out on the winding road to the Dixwell shopping mall to pick up t-shirts. People dress more casually around campus stateside; wearing dress shirts each day isn't the done thing. Although what *is* the done thing - donning clothes with YALE emblazoned on every single item, and you should probably accept that as literal - doesn't really appeal either. I'm opting for the middle ground.
In other news, I've figured out how to use my coffee machine, following a protracted battle. Met up with several great classmates to-be yesterday, and seeing another bunch of newbies later on. Exciting times! The octane levels are expected to rise further as more grads land on Connecticut's sunny shores.
For the meanwhile, can someone please point me to the laundry :P
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