So, I woke up on time for breakfast and for dish duty (claps). It was also the second to the last day of class! It’s crazy how quickly time flies! After classes ended I went to Hyde Park to read the letter Christian sent me. It was great and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Christian, the pokemon drawings were wonderful. However, I brought these yummy cookie type things called “Digestives” (I know it sounds gross) to the park with me to snack on, but they were all melted together, and it just didn’t work out...and that story was really pointless, and I apologize for making you waste ten seconds of your life.
After my relaxing time at Hyde Park, I went to Oxford Circus to do some window-shopping. It was basically the only time I had to do something, because I had to be back by 4PM for that wonderful thing called dish duty.
After dinner, what did I do? Yes…I went back to Oxford Circus with Lauren, because I saw the most amazing winter coat at TopShop/TopMan. I bought the coat plus a couple of shirts and well…let’s just say, I spent enough to receive a “VAT” (taxes back) form to do at the airport.
When I got home, I just relaxed and talked to everyone and enjoyed good company. Good night.
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August 7th, Tuesday:
Okay, AGAIN I woke up in time for breakfast and dish duty (AMAZING!). Today was “excursion day”. We made our way up to the Battle of Hastings area, which is where my 1st cousin 32 times removed (William the Conqueror…yes I’m related to William the Conqueror) took over England. It was really interesting walking the grounds and the abbey here, because now that I know I have ancestral roots (thank you Grandpa!) it meant a lot more to me. I swung down the spirally steps on a rope at the abbey (in case you were wondering what that picture was). Oh…also, the picture of me with the weird face with the battleground in the background is my “William the Conqueror fierce look”. It’s how I imagine him taking over England.
Then, we went up to Brighton (one of Jane Austen’s favorite places). We took a tour of George IV’s Royal Pavilion, and it was really interesting. It made me think of Vegas Casino without the cha-ching of the slots. It was actually really pretty though. The banquet hall was my favorite. The chandelier in the center of the room was something like 30 feet long. The chandelier is hanging in the claws of a fierce dragon. In the middle are Phoenix’s blowing fire from their beaks into a lotus leaf. It’s hard to explain, but it was the most beautiful chandelier ever.
When we were done with the Royal Pavilion, we walked over to the BEACH! Luckily it was a GORGEOUS day for a beach. Unfortunately the “sand” was actually rocks. The reason why half the pictures of my face at the beach are awkward are because the rocks were murdering my feet, or the water was subzero (or a combination of both). The beach was so fun though. We just all had a great time talking and playing! YAY!
I was totally not ready to leave the beach at 4PM, but alas the “dish duty crew” had to set up for dinner. After dinner, I went to my “secret spot” (aka I climb to the top of our town house and sit on the roof and think). Well, apparently it’s not that big of a secret anymore, because Spencer and Katie were up there. It was all gravy though, because Spencer, Katie, and I watched the most GORGEOUS sunsets ever and just talked and had fun. Honestly though, the sunset was one of the prettiest sunsets I’ve ever seen. It’s was that perfect sunset you picture setting along the London horizon…just gorgeous.
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August 8th, Wednesday
LAST DAY OF DISH DUTY! Our grouped really lucked out though. We only had like 3 days of dish duty when everyone else has 6 or 7 (shhh…our little secret though). It was ALSO THE LAST DAY OF CLASSES! I can’t believe how soon the study abroad is coming to a close. It’s really sad…but we don’t want to think about sad things, so we wont!
After classes, and spending forever taking our group picture in the Center, Lauren and I went to the Tate Modern Museum. I hadn’t been yet, and I’ve always been interested in modern art, because it’s just so unique, and there are so many different ways it can be interpreted. It was so funny, because we ran into about ten missionaries at the Tate Modern. Their whole zone was there. Very friendly, happy smiling people. The picture of the figure with three points coming to the center, I thought was very cool. The artist said it was a piece that created “suspense and anticipation”. Once I read this, my whole mood was changed and I got stressed out…like “Oh my gosh! What’s going to happen?” It was very interesting. The cities exhibit was also very interesting. The picture of the basketballs in the glass display was also very interesting. The artist said that people look at something in a glass display, and all the sudden it has such great importance. But no matter how you display it, it will always be a basketball. Think about it…so true.
After dinner, Katie, Spencer, Whitney, Page, Brittney, and I took out one of my professor’s kids to the Peter Pan Park in Kensington Gardens, so that my professor and his wife could have a night to themselves. We had such a great time. Katie and I were playing with Caroline, and she was SO excited! Peter Pan Park (made in honor of Princess Diana) is every kids dream. It has a humongous ship in the middle, and it’s a lot of fun. Only adults accompanied with children can get in, so it’s guarded the whole time. So, Caroline named herself Orphan Tinkerbelle, Katie: Captain Cinderella, and Me: Captain Good Guy Hook (kids say the darndest things). It was so much fun, and she would get buckets of sand and call it “luggage”, and it was our food that we had to eat. There was a point where Orphan Tinkerbelle was “sleeping”, and so Captain Cinderella and Captain Good Guy Hook tried to throw the bucket of “luggage”, but Orphan Tinkerbelle caught us. Her reaction was HILARIOUS. She was like, “WHERE DID THE LUGGAGE GO!?” We just had a great time.
After Peter Pan Park, Whitney, Page, Spencer, Katie, and I played a game of Monopoly. Okay, so it was basically the funniest and saddest game of Monopoly I’ve ever played. We had a great time just getting so frustrated. It was the most fun ever. We ended up finding a winner through “Rock, Paper, Scissors”. That’s how ridiculous this game of Monopoly was!
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August 9th, Thursday
I slept into 11:30AM, and it was very much needed. I went to Victoria, and bought my Gatwick Express ticket for next Wednesday when I fly home. I wanted to have my ticket to get to the airport, so that on the way there, I wouldn’t have to wait in a long line to get tickets or anything. On the way back, I have to go through Oxford Circus. Bad idea. I HAD to just take a quick peek at the shops. I ended up buying MORE CLOTHES. I’m sorry…it’s a weakness. Although, I did get GREAT DEALS, which is something to be very proud of/happy about!
After dinner, Whitney, Lauren, Spencer, Page, and I went BACK to TopShop/TopMan, but I didn’t buy anything this time! Be proud of me!
I got two McFlurries today…and the ones in London are very delicious as well, but I think Paris McFlurries still wins.
No pictures from today seeing as…all I did was shop.
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