Just to let you all know, I arrived in Birmingham yesterday; the car made it.

Two of my housemates are here already. The other is coming next Tuesday (with her mother!)

There's a Chinese girl named Eva, in the downstairs room, she's quite friendly and her boyfriend is a nice fella too. Oddly enough, though, it seems he's staying with her in that room for the moment, for a month apparently. The other girl is French and is pleasant enough but seems quite solitary, doesn't appear to want to spend time with others, except her boyfriend who comes around most days it seems - he has a groovy French accent.

To be fair, it's been pretty boring so far. I came out for a walk last night and walked around the Students' Guild which made me feel incredibly old and a little out of place on account of not knowing anyone when everyone else was in groups.

I came again today and got my Student Card which allows me access to the library, where I sit now typing away on my blog.

I saw someone sitting in the canteen about an hour ago wearing a top, with 'Christian and Proud of it' emblazened upon it. He was alone so, after weighing up the possible consequences, I sat and talked with him for a few minutes. It turns out he's from Swindon where my friend Dave used to be a teacher, it occurred to me that he might have taught him in secondary school. That made me feel really old.

Back at the house I've left a packet of cards and my minaiture table tennis kit in the living room in the hope of enticing my housemates out of their rooms for social activities. It hasn't been very successful so far. Maybe I'll find them all there playing games when I return, just maybe.