Is there a Starbucks around here?

Buying a coffee maker in the UK was probably the best decision of my trip thus far. Averaging 3 hours of sleep each night for the past week has finally taken a toll on me, but I can keep going as long as I have constant access to caffeine. Freshers Week fun keeps me out with my flatmates all night, then the Loyola group boards buses at 9am to go touring around North England.
Yesterday we went to Whitby on the coast. SO freezing and windy. I seriously don't know how people can live in this cold climate. The North sea coast is absolutely gorgeous, though. And naturally we all decided to hiking for a few miles then go climb the rock cliffs with our program coordinator. Exhausting, and totally not something I would normally do, but the view from the top was stunning. Photographic evidence to be loaded on Webshots as soon as I have a spare moment.
After hiking all day I had about 20 minutes to get ready to go to the Glow party with my flatmates. The University rented out a huge arena in town for an end-of-Freshers-week party. We all bought glow in the dark clothes and UV body paint and had a fantastic time. We must have walked 3 miles to the arena on a pub crawl, then danced all night. I'm so glad I have great flatmates. They're such a fun group of girls, and we all hang out with the other apartments in our block. Everyone has been so welcoming ... it's going to be hard to leave in a few months.
After 4 cups of coffee, the Loyola crew went to Alnwick castle today to tour the state rooms and the gardens. The Duke of Northumbria and his family still live in the castle for half of the year. Again, even with 3 shirts and a winter coat on I've never been so cold in my life. The whole wind/rain/cold weather deal just doesn't work for me.
This weekend will be the first time I have nothing planned and no meetings to run off to in the morning. I'm thinking sleeping until 3pm to just recover from Freshers Week sounds like a plan. My room still isn't completely unpacked either, and I need to do that before classes start. Only 2 more days of freedom before I actually have to start learning something. But Oktoberfest is in 1 week! So pumped!