Hello everybody,
the past few days have gone by so fast. There were so many events and appointments... a big highlight was our trip to Walmart! Everybody ended up with so much stuff, that we were not sure how to get it home. I think we ended up spending two hours there and a total of $185. Therefore, big thanks to my roommate Bri who cam and picked it all up!
As the classes have not started yet the campus is still empty and the Rebel market and other places are not open as usual. All of us really enjoy going there, as its an All You can Eat and the choices they give you are awesome. Normally they offer you: Burgers, Pizza, Sushi and southern comfort food. All these choices make it hard for me to decide as everything tastes good.
On Friday night my roommate and I decided to go to the bars at the square in Oxford. I wouldn't have thought that so many people would be out there. Most girls were really dressed up and were wearing heels, so I was kinda underdressed with my sneakers and jeans. Bri said I really needed to try the slushy Daiquiri drink and I ended up getting a "Gummy Worm". Even though it gave me a big brain freeze and I couldn't really test what was in it, I finished it. As the bars close as 1 here the night ended pretty fast and we went to Cook Out to grab some food before going to sleep.
Many people are probably questioning have we get from point A to point B, as we exchange students do not own a car. Either you are lucky and know an American person who is kind enough to take you in their car or you simply have to take the bus. The third option and the one I mostly use is Uber. Till now my Uber experience was really great, the drivers were friendly and we always got to our destination safe.
On Saturday we went for a trip to Memphis. First we went to the Civil Rights Museum. The layout of it is just amazing and you could easily spent 4-5 hours in it if you want to look at every single thing they have in there. Afterwards we went to a Mall, where I found a backpack that I was desperately looking for. We also went to an International Market. I did not buy anything german there because I thought it was unnecessary. But most anion exchange students went crazy and bought a lot.
The last days were a little bit more quiet. Today we went down the Jackson Avenue to look at all the shops. We spent about 2 hours at Rebel Rags. It is crazy how many things they have there. They have everything from Ole Miss household things to clothing. It was so hard not to buy everything I saw there. In the end bought two spirit jerseys and a tshirt.
This was everything for now.
Greetings from sunny Mississippi!
