It's now three months since Jordi Murphy made the move up the M1 to Ulster from Leinster, but the Ireland flanker says he's settling in very well in Belfast.
Having made his debut in the home win over Edinburgh, the 27-year old is off the mark at Kingspan Stadium and admits that the transition to a new team has been made a lot easier than he thought it would be.
"The first few weeks it was a different environment but the boys have been great and I've integrated well, so I'm definitely enjoying it," reveals Murphy.
"It's been pretty seamless. It's like anywhere I suppose, when you start a new job it takes you a while to get used to it, but the boys have been good to me."
The decision to leave Leinster was a tough one, but Murphy explains that he felt it was the right time to embrace a new challenge and that joining Ulster was always his priority.
"I came to a crossroads in my career last year, I felt like I wasn't playing enough first team rugby and I thought I needed a bit of a change," says Murphy.
"I looked around at a few options and Ulster seemed like the best fit because I wanted to stay in Ireland. From an international point of view, you get picked if you're playing in Ireland so that knocked playing abroad on the head pretty early.
"I'm extremely impressed with the squad, everyone's so ambitious. Obviously there was a lot of transition over the summer in the coaching staff and the backroom staff, but just to see such young, fresh faces not just on the playing side but also on the coaching side, everyone's very ambitious and excited to get on with work.
"There's a serious drive in this squad, I think so far you've only seen the tip of the iceberg and I'm really excited to see what lies ahead. I've made the right decision and I'm really enjoying it at the minute."An ankle injury ruled him out for a few weeks, limiting his early impact in an Ulster jersey, but Murphy made his return in last week's game against Leicester, playing a big role in the 24-10 win in Belfast. The openside flanker played 55 minutes on his return and admitted it was good to get back on the park after a frustrating stretch. "(The injury) was frustrating but it's part of the game unfortunately, I hadn't had an injury all of last year and then I come up here and got injured in my first game!" he laughs. "It's great to be back for any game, but it's not too hard to get up for a big game in Europe, especially against a team like Leicester who traditionally have a very strong front five. It was a good baptism, jumping straight into the fire, and hopefully it stands me in good stead for the next few weeks. "We were a bit frustrated in the first half that we didn't take some of our opportunities, particularly in their 22, but I thought we rectified that in the second half where we really came out firing and scored a nice early try. "The boys who came on really added as well, so it was a great all-round team performance." This week it's a trip to Paris to take on Racing 92 in the second game of Ulster's Heineken Champions Cup campaign, looking to maintain that good start against the Tigers. Murphy will be more familiar than most in the squad having faced Racing in the final of the Champions Cup last season with Leinster, and he's aware it's going to be a massive test this week. "They're a very physical, big pack and then they have some superstars out the backs, so they're really strong throughout their team, as you'd expect from a team that have been to the Champions Cup final two of the last three years," says Murphy. "It's going to be up to us to go over there and give the best account of ourselves that we can and come away with the best result possible."