Hello loves!
Another eventful day, as usual. I attempted to sleep in (and by sleep in, I mean sleep past 8 a.m.), but for some reason once the sun comes up I find it impossible to stay asleep. If anything, I wake up every hour... it always works out to be 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, etc., until I give in and get up. It could be my noisy street, it could be the sun, it could be my conscience pushing me to get up and out because I only have so much time here... I think probably a big conglomeration of the three.
Started off with work-study in Student Services... I really don't mind my job here at all. Really all I do is sit at a desk and take field trip signups when people come in and sometimes run errands for people in the office. Otherwise, I can write e-mails, do homework, read, visit with people... I can't really complain!
I had my last class today, Lawbreakers and Lawmakers and I HATED it. Maybe I was spoiled by my other classes, but this class was just too American for me which sounds so tacky but its true! I think I'm used to the British way of education already. The professor is American and the class is essentially just a lecture with some quizzes, just like at home. It's not anything I NEED to take, and it was just not interesting enough for me. So I dropped it. Meaning I only have class on Monday and Tuesday. Therefore, I have Wednesday through Sunday free in London. Ample exploring time. I can't wait.
After class, I went for a walk with some friends with Hyde Park being our intended destination. We didn't quite make it that far, but we walked by Buckingham Palace (changing of the guard is tomorrow at 11:30... maybe I could make it??) and into Trafalgar Square. I took some nice shots of this really gorgeous park nearby, I can't wait to show you all! I also attempted to start making pictures for my photo class, but I think my camera has shot the bed. I took one picture and the shutter froze and now the camera is locked up. I had to roll the film and take it out and no matter what I couldn't get the camera to work. I hope its fixable... that camera is like my baby! I'm trying to get in touch with my professor to see if he can help or if he has an extra camera I could borrow while I get mine fixed.
Anyway (I'm awfully good at going on tangents, aren't I?), we stopped at this really neat pub place for dinner... 2 dinners for 7.99, oh hey! That's a deal. There were also some drink specials for a little more than one pound, so I tried this random British ale and it was horrid and I totally let it go to waste. I also tried sausage and mash (mash is mashed potatoes)! I was not brave enough to order it myself, but one of my friends did so I mooched a little... On the way back we hit up a gelato shoppe and I tried some tiramisu gelato... delicious! One of the many beautiful things about being in Europe is being able to eat authentic European gelato.
Once I got back to the flat and was settling in, I started hearing a huge commotion outside somewhere, and I heard "Sweet Home Alabama" blaring from someone's speakers. I was assuming it was another flat, but the music was getting louder and louder, so I peeked outside and down the street were hundreds of people rollerblading! It was so random! There was a man on a bike in front of them with a huge boombox, which explains the music. I don't understand why Sweet Home Alabama though... Brits have weird tastes in music, not that there's anything wrong with Skynard, I love that song... but I mean, isn't that more of an American song? They even played it at one of the clubs I went to last week... I don't get it!
Tomorrow starts Day 1 of exploring London on my own. I'm not sure if I want to venture off somewhere and see where I end up, or start my journey at the British Museum, which is conveniently right around the corner (AND free...most of the worthwhile museums in London are). I'm excited to have so much extra time now because I'll be able to see more of London than originally planned. While I want to do a fair amount of traveling to other countries while I'm here, I really want to just soak up London and the surrounding area as much as I can. This whole country is a gem and SO interesting, it'd be a waste not to see it all. If anyone has any suggestions about places I should go (even cities in other countries), let me know! So far, I'm hoping to visit Paris, Barcelona, Dublin, and somewhere in Greece. I'd also like to visit Germany (the homeland), Prague, Vienna, and the Belgium/Netherlands area but it depends on the budget (donations to the travel fund are are welcome :-)... coughcoughmomanddadcoughcough) I know thats a bit far fetched and WAY too expensive for me, but I just want to see everything I can while I'm here! If I can't make it to all my destinations, I guess I'll just have to come back another time... oh well.... :-D
I miss you all, keep the love coming!!
Cheers!
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