It's now the second week of classes here at UIUC and so far everything seems to be going quite well. Making a Google Calendar for classes and other important events was a very good idea - I couldn't possibly remember all the places I need to be and the times I need to be there at without some organization. Even with slow-moving crowds of people on the quad, 10 minutes is enough to get from one class to the next, and I have been on time for every class. For getting from the dorm to the quad, the buses are great. Each evening, I prepare the Google Maps directions page for the first building I'll be going to so that in the morning I know when to go down to the bus stop. I've gained a decent sense of direction, enough that I don't need to constantly check Google Maps for which direction to walk, but there are a couple classes for which I needed to double-check with it today.
To manage assignments, I have a simple text file with dates and brief descriptions of the things that I have yet to do. That's doing the job so far, but if it gets too clunky, I might have to look for a more sophisticated system.
Ten dining hall meals per week worked out fine for the first week. I always eat breakfast in my room, and I went to the grocery-store-like facility in the neighboring residence hall to get some individual food items using café credits. Occasional free pizza from various campus events helps too.
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