I arrived at Bristol on September 13th, 2007.
The flight was very smooth and I got plenty sleep on the flight. When I woke up, it was just about landing. The Bristol airport is small. There was no walkway connected from the air plane to concourse. People has to walk outside, cross the street and get to the passport service port. After I picked up my luaggage, I took a cab to the department flat, at which I would stay temporarily. The driver dropped me off at the department flat address, but, somehow, I could not find the flat. It was a building with 8 flats, numbered from 1 to 8. What was given to me was a number labeled as "a". I could not find the contact person either. What should I do? I took a cab to the department. Luckily they figured out the correct address and send me over there. Great! Eventually I had a place to stay.
Before I came to Bristol, I tried to find an apartment online. But it is quite hard, since I am not familiar with the neighbourhood and I don't actually see the condition of the apartment. But I still inquired about some apartments. There was one drew my attention. This one is on campus, but it is a room in a house. Anyway, I made an appointment before I came. The appoitment was in the afternoon on my arrival day. I came to the flat, but nobody was there. Was I messed up again? No. The time was correct and so did the address. I kept waiting for 10 more minutes. Still nobody showed up. I was kind of angry at that moment. O, Lord! There was a nice-looking girl walking by. I stopped her and asked her if she could give me a hand. She helped me to call the person who was supposed to meet me. It turned out that they messed up with the appointment. A lady came 15 minutes later and showed me the room. It is a REALLY BIG room. I like it. Hopefully I will move in sometime next week.
I met some of my colleauges in the department. They are nice and freindly. I have aleady had my office with nice view.
Friday night I went to the home meeting. " We have found that meeting with the saints is the greatest joy on earth; 'Tis by this our spirit never faints and our lives are filled with worth." Thank you Lord for your body. Thank you Lord for your universal fellowship. Thank you Lord for keeping me in the flow of life. Lord, I love you.
Moving from one continent to the other is quite an experience, not only physically but also spiritually. Lord, supply me and strengthen me.
