MBA-Prep (Settling down in Cambridge)

Aidah and I reached Cambridge on the 4th of September. Since then we have been busy settling in to our new environment.

Cambridge is a wonderful city. A wonderful place to relax and study. It took us about a week to get an Internet connection. On my visit to HSBC Bank today, they completed the paper work for the student loan in 30 minutes (that was very fast by Cambridge standards).

Our one-bedroom house is on the 3rd floor. Nothing fancy, nothing great......but just a nice house to spend a year in Cambridge. It is about 1.5 miles from the business school, and there is a beautiful bi-cycle/pedestrian path leading towards the school/city.

Please find below the list of things we did to make our lives a bit more comfortable (in no particular order)

1) Took the National Express from Heathrow to Cambridge (with a lot of luggage -the direct bus was very comfortable)
2) Signed the tenancy agreement for the house/flat
3) Purchased a bi-cycle
4) Got a pay-as-you-go mobile connection from T-mobile (got myself a new phone as well)
5) Got the Internet connection (Virgin media - took us a week to get this)
6) Got ourselves registered with the GP (medical doctor/surgery service)
7) Purchased a lot of house-hold items (e.g., microwave, utensils etc.) - mostly moving sales
8) Had a wonderful lunch out with 25+ of my future classmates and their families (a great occasion to know each other)
9) Made a trip to Sheffiled to meet friends
10) Got a JUSTVOIP.COM id to make cheap phone calls to friends and family across the globe


Class begins on Monday (17th Sept) and I'm now going to do some pre-reading that was recommended earlier.