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It's
Freshers' Week, the first week of your University career, the first
week of a new way of life.
You
get to your room, unpack your stuff, meet the Computer Science student
from next door, bypass the Computer Science student from next door,
see whose in the kitchen, return for back up from the Computer Science
student from next door, and head for the bar in search of like minded
folk.
That's
all well and good on night one when your stomach is saturated with
that farewell lunch your parents treated you to and your excited
little mind hasn't noticed you forgot to bring underwear, but what
of the future?!
A good
selection of sensible food is vital. Anything you want really, but
the most important thing to note is whether the items go together
to make meals- e.g. cereal is no good without milk, sandwich fillings
pointless without bread.
It
is a bit frustrating being able to nearly make something to eat.
Aside from edibles, you're hardly going to forget your HiFi or your
clothes- but a bed side lamp, a laundry basket and an iron? These
may not be on your list.
The
curtains at Uni don't tend to keep much light out, and seeing as
campus is variously lit 24hrs (as you would expect) you may wish
to bring a large, thick blanket of some sort that can augment the
curtain and keep you in the dark as to why the curtains are so thin…
It
might also be good idea, particularly if you have a lot of stuff,
to bring blu-tack, gaffa tape, string etc that will help you route
wires, modify furniture etc and allow you to fit your whole life
into one, possibly quite small, room.
A couple
of unattached shelves can also be useful; prop them with a few books
and you have easy, extra storage without fuss.
Oh
and unless you're Amish you'll never have enough plug sockets in
your room, so bring some 4-way adaptors, although some busy-body
Admin type will probably tell you that's dangerous.
Back
to the Freshers' Week Survival Pack
If
you've been inspired by Robbie's
words of wisdom and think you could hack it as a student diarist,
find out more
here.
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