'Ello loves!
Since my last post, I've been pretty busy. My sleep cycle has been pretty off on the weekends and because I've been so bust. I'll go to bed after 4 AM and wake up at 1 PM. But I've been going out and having lots of fun so I don't regret not having as much sleep as I should.
The week before my classes started, I got to do more things around London. I got dinner at an American style diner that plays American music and the food was pretty decent for what is was. Here they use less salt and sugar in everything so the mix of ingredients in the food make it taste ultimately different. The Saturday before class, I went to Borough Market with Meagan and Abby. This place is nestled is Southwark and is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, and sells a multitude of different desserts, cheeses, meats, produce, and beverages from all over the world. The chorizo roll I got there was just short of heavenly. It's not a far tube ride from where I live so I'm going to try and visit the market as much as I can. Not far from the market is the Thames River, and on the other side is Big Ben and Parliament, which I want to actually visit sometime soon.The next day, I visited Liz Helenek at Queen Mary and we made dinner and dessert together. Queen Mary has a campus, which I miss having. However, being surrounded by a lot of cool places makes up for not having a Westminster campus.
This octopus just chillin' on a stick
Macaroons!
The sign above the market
I've had 6 days of school so far. I have one class a day with Wednesdays off. My Exploring Mind and Body Through Yoga class is Monday, Sexualities is Tuesday, Nutrition and Exercise Studies is Thursday, and History and Crime is Friday. They all start at 2 PM except for my Friday class, which meets at 10 AM. The classes here have a lecture portion that is followed by a seminar. I like them so far, and there isn't any busywork in my classes like I've had in some classes at QU.
Even though I have been in London for only 19 days, I have already planned two trips. February 9th I'm going to see Windsor Castle, Bath, and Stonehenge and on Valentine's Day weekend, Jordan and I will be going to Edinburgh, Scotland for the weekend. I'm hoping to see some friends at St. Andrew's while I'm there.
This past weekend, I went with some friends to M&M World, which is almost exactly like the M&M store in NYC. A lot of the lines on the tube were closed for maintenance so we had to take a circuitous route to get there but it was worth the effort. We have also been frequenting this place called Mother, a bar that's within walking distance of our flats and they play throwback American music on the weekends. I think it will be our regular weekend spot. We had Sunday dinner at Pizza East and the food was insanely good. It is usually so well visited that you need to call in for a reservation days in advance.
My alter ego
Copying the Beatles
Pizza East
Tomorrow I have no class so I'm going to journey to the LUSH store and get school supplies from Poundland (the UK version of the Dollar Store, Marissa keeps calling it Poundtown though haha). And perhaps do some sightseeing too.
Sorry I didn't do smaller updates like I promised!
XX,Vicky J
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