so it has been little less than a week since I arrived in Glasgow. It all started in the taxi, heading to my Hotel in central Glasgow. The taxi driver was a true Glaswegian, and therefore it was pretty tough to understand the guy. Surprisingly enough, the friendly man knew Eindhoven, since he had been there to see some PSV-Rangers games. My first impression of Glasgow, is that it is a really nice city with some pretty cool architecture. Moreover the Scots are very kind and friendly.

Arrival day at Strathclyde took place last Sunday. I really looked forward to meet the people I was supposed to be living with for the next five months. My accomodation is called Birckbeck Court, and thats the place usually all the international students live. I am living with 5 other guys: An American, Canadian, Mexican, Chinese and a guy from the Tsjech republic. During your first week there are all kinds of introductions, were you will meet a lot of new people as well. As far as I can tell you now, it is awsome to live with students from all over the world! This wednesday we went to a pub called the piper. The University organizes an event called: Pub night. Every Wednesday all international students gather to a pub in Glasgow. It is a really fun way to meet new people. Pub's close at 12 already, so thereafter students usually go to the common. This is a club were all drinks are only a pound!
On Thursday I got to my first class, Financial Analysis. The class was actually not to bad, and teachers will print out the slides for you! That same afternoon I followed the Portfolio Analysis course, which was pretty easy. The classes are a bit different from Tilburg. The classes are mandatory, and you are expected to do a lot more throughout the semester, since every course has a tutorial as well. As I already told you, you are able to pass courses with only 40%. However, if you want to pass your courses, for example with 70%, they require you to read additional papers, books and make more assignments.

This weekend I am going to explore Glasgow some more with my flatmates, and we booked a tour to go see the William Wallace monument next week ( which was one of the main leaders during the wars of Scottish independence).
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