Daily life in London

This week went by really quickly. Time flies here. Well... except for during British politics.

Life here is starting to become more routine in certain ways. I've become really use to walking along Tottenham Court, the street parallel to the one we live on. It's about a 5 to 10 minute walk to the grocery store. If you go to Sainsbury there is a chance the creepy Scientologists may try and stop you to get a stress test... lol... I'm not even kidding. I'm going to take a picture of the center, but I'm afraid they might kill me or something so I'm going to wait until later in the trip, lol.

The school week goes like this:

Tuesdays are pretty relaxed - we have our music course from 11 until around 2, usually after going to see a concert. Chris and I typically play for the class. I am a bit worried about this class, because there are expectations that we begin reviewing performances in an appropriate manner... lol, but it's worth the work.

Wednesdays are long now... this one I basically woke up and read Shakespeare until class started. Our Shakespeare teacher is rather hilarious, a bit flighty, and usually class involves a great deal of talk about sex. Lots of sex. From 6 until around 9ish we have our WWII class now that our professor has decided to start showing up. He's so sarcastic and quick he actually makes war interesting.

Thursdays are special because we have British Politics from 2 to 5, but... well... just ask me about it. I go to class, but exam time is going to be really stressful because I'm going to have to learn it all in a day or two.

Before classes I intend to practice flute. Unfortunately I've caught a terrible cold and that has basically ruined that for the week. Oh well.

Last night was ridiculous... it's a long story. Lesson learned. Feel free to ask me about it, lol.

Overall things are really going great. I really love this group, and that's without exaggeration. I love the boyfriends and their room is always a nice place to hang out. The girls are such sweethearts and I always feel like there is someone I can talk to. Also I was able to see Jiwon this week which was fabulous, of course.

It's the little things that matter here. Walking around the neighborhood to find a place to study alone. Walking around Oxford Street and watching the busy shoppers. Getting to know someone more at unexpected times. Trying not to burst out laughing in class. Random documentary on penis size. Always being late to everything. My newfound obsession with dry cereal. Walking everywhere. Egg noodles. A hugging contest. Knowing the main shopping street is only a 15 minute walk away. The BBC news. The crazy Scientologists. Hoegaarden. Being mama cat. It taking an hour to buy a pair of sneakers. Finding a secret little park to read for a while. Sitting in the Student Union.

And most of all I love that when I come home I'm still going to get to take a huge part of this with me - the amazing friends that I've found.

Wow... sorry about the sappiness... lol - I love you London bunnies



P.S. - to my UNC people: I still freaking miss you and our sketchy adventures ;-)