First day and a bit in Egham!

Yesterday I moved in to my new house in Englefield Green, Egham. As per every girl student, I brought more stuff than I need. However, my room now looks really homely. After unpacking the car and dumping all my stuff on my bedroom floor, I made a start on the grueling task of unpacking. I had absolutely no idea where to start; thank goodness for mum's help! After getting through most of the big suitcases and bags, we decided to head in to Egham for a bite to eat at Costa, after which we came back, I said goodbye to my mum and continued to unpack. At this point I'd got to the stage where I could start to make my room look really pretty and homely. I'm really happy with the result and it's easily the nicest room (and house) I've ever lived in whilst at uni.

I also met my housemates for the first time after only ever speaking via email. It was really exciting but I was also pretty nervous! There was no need to be, however, as they are all really lovely and I think we'll all mix well together and (hopefully!) get along pretty well.

Here are some photos of my new room, followed by photos of the RHUL campus:

My bed with fairy lights hanging above it; I've never hung fairy lights up before and I like how it looks, especially in the evening when it gets darker.

One corner of the room. I hung up my homemade bunting in the top corner which I think adds a really nice touch to the space. I also love the top of the chest of draws with all the bits and bobs I've put there.

Dressing area and desk. I love having a little corner space entirely for all my cosmetics and jewelry etc. And I really like how the wall space in front of the desk has turned out. I love hanging up little keepsakes, I really think it makes a house a home (pardon the cliche!). 

Another view of the corner from the first picture.

Today, my new housemates and I wondered on to the campus of Royal Holloway. We went to complete the ID check before having a mooch around. Above is the courtyard of the big Hogwarts-y looking building, Founder's Building. The photo doesn't do it justice at all; grand, tall and elegant.

The Queen Victoria statue in the center of the Founder's Building courtyard.

Panorama of the entire courtyard. 

We also had a peak inside the chapel. This was seriously impressive. I almost felt as if I were in another country looking at a momentous chapel covered in elegant artwork and filled with the beautiful sound of the organ playing. My housemate Rachael, who has been at RHUL since her first year of undergrad, said they held her graduation ceremony here; I really hope we have ours here too! That would be such a special day in a beautiful setting.

That pretty much concludes my time here so far; I'm sure there is a lot more to come this week during induction. An update will come at the end of the week!