As the final piece of Ulster's off-season dealings, Billy Burns had a little less time to adapt to his new surroundings than some of the other summer arrivals.
Joining from Gloucester to bolster the fly-half ranks, Burns has now been in Belfast for the past four months and so far things are going pretty well for the English-born pivot.
And he admits that the early season nerves have all but gone now, and that his concentration is solely focused towards on-field matters.
"I think that settling in period is probably done now, I know my way around the place now which is good!" laughs the 24-year old.
"I know the boys now, I know how the club runs which I really enjoy. I feel very much at home now and I'm just focusing on playing rugby week on week."
There's been no time to be eased in either. The early stages of the season have seen him play every game bar one of the campaign so far, and the games haven't exactly been easy fare either.
A two-week tour of South Africa was followed quickly by two tasty interprovincial clashes with Munster and Connacht, then by back-to-back European clashes with Leicester and Racing 92.
It's a testament to Burns that he has settled in so quickly and he's already made the out-half jersey his own in such a short space of time, forming an impressive pairing with John Cooney in the half-back slots.
Even so, the former Gloucester man is quick to point out that he still feels his game has a long way to go and that, at a still young age of 24, he's got time on his side.
"I feel like there's huge room for me to improve," insists Burns. "I probably haven't quite hit my straps since moving over here, but the more I play, the more I get out there, the more I train in the system then the better we'll get as a team and individually.
"I know that there's plenty for me to work on and I've been discussing that with the coaches and with some of the senior players, but I'm really hoping to grow a lot for the future."
Burns is at the forefront of the new-look Ulster squad and, again, at just 24 he's among those young players pushing through for the Province this season.
He may have been among one of the more experienced heads in the back-line in the recent games against Benetton and Scarlets, but the young stand-off is just as excited about the future as most.
Right now, Burns believes the future of the Province is very promising and that the style of rugby the team is trying to play is starting to come to the fore.
"We've now got a brand of rugby that we want to play, and I think we've shown that we can do that and play that way - now it's about getting that consistency and that's probably what we've lacked," claims Burns.
"There's been a lot of rotation while guys have been away, which is great for the squad, but we need to give guys time to bed into the systems. But on a whole there are a lot of positive signs, although we need to improve because this run of games is going to be tough.
"We have a young squad who are hungry to learn and we feel we're going in the right direction.
"It's a really exciting time, I feel. There are going to be ups and downs. There are a lot of inexperienced boys in the squad, but the more they get to play is only going to do them good and hopefully it'll put us in good stead for the future."
It's a testament to Burns that he has settled in so quickly and he's already made the out-half jersey his own in such a short space of time, forming an impressive pairing with John Cooney in the half-back slots.
Even so, the former Gloucester man is quick to point out that he still feels his game has a long way to go and that, at a still young age of 24, he's got time on his side.
"I feel like there's huge room for me to improve," insists Burns. "I probably haven't quite hit my straps since moving over here, but the more I play, the more I get out there, the more I train in the system then the better we'll get as a team and individually.
"I know that there's plenty for me to work on and I've been discussing that with the coaches and with some of the senior players, but I'm really hoping to grow a lot for the future."
Burns is at the forefront of the new-look Ulster squad and, again, at just 24 he's among those young players pushing through for the Province this season.
He may have been among one of the more experienced heads in the back-line in the recent games against Benetton and Scarlets, but the young stand-off is just as excited about the future as most.
Right now, Burns believes the future of the Province is very promising and that the style of rugby the team is trying to play is starting to come to the fore.
"We've now got a brand of rugby that we want to play, and I think we've shown that we can do that and play that way - now it's about getting that consistency and that's probably what we've lacked," claims Burns.
"There's been a lot of rotation while guys have been away, which is great for the squad, but we need to give guys time to bed into the systems. But on a whole there are a lot of positive signs, although we need to improve because this run of games is going to be tough.
"We have a young squad who are hungry to learn and we feel we're going in the right direction.
"It's a really exciting time, I feel. There are going to be ups and downs. There are a lot of inexperienced boys in the squad, but the more they get to play is only going to do them good and hopefully it'll put us in good stead for the future."