My first day:

- The caretaker of the dorms decided to go on holiday exactly the week when all the exchange students arrive to Bochum. There is no one at the office where I am supposed to get the keys to my room. (There is a note in German ...in comic sans... on the door)

- When trying to pay for my groceries, I am informed that my credit card isn't accepted at most places in Bochum. When I try to pay with my German credit card (which I was not supposed to use), I manage to get it blocked because my PIN code doesn't work for some reason.

- I need to contact my bank but all my paperwork is left at my room.

- I try to look for some information online and I find out my SIM card I bought this morning hasn't got activated and I can't use my Internet data.

- The guy at the store can only help me if it still doesn't work 24 hours later. 

- I won't have any Internet access at my dorms until I register at the university. The soonest when I can do that is in three days. Besides, I don't know where to register since I don't have access to my email. 

- People either don't understand English or they don't understand my German or they don't know where a library / place with wifi (NOWHERE) is.

- I realise that basically, I can't do anything until I register as a RUB student. Like, travelling at a reasonable price, going to a library, finding any information online or paying for the dorms.

- At 5pm I finally get back to the dorms and sit down to eat my lunch, only to find out that there are TENS OF LITTLE SPIDERS CRAWLING ALL OVER MY SALAD.

On the plus side, I bought Nutella, which is nice.