The Cheers to Tube Strikes and Dances

I will just do a quick recap of life from Friday to Monday and expound where needed.

Friday
Homework at the National Gallery
YSA Dance. Party Like a Rockstar
Lost girls at the dance, Jani and I searching for an hour. Almost heart attack.
Walk home from nice English lads

Saturday
Portabello Road (1,500 antique shops. Saturday only- OVERWHELMING)
Les Miserables
Italian Restaurant
Haagen Daz (Carmel Biscuit. Europe only. AMAZING)


Sunday
Church at Hyde Park- Hyde Park Ward
Slovenian man asking Brother Seely for all of our addresses- he is determined to marry one of us.
Called to the London North Ward
3 hour nap
Fireside with President and Sister Maythem (He is from S. Africa, she is from Scotland. HILARIOUS couple)

Monday
Classes
Ben's Cookies
Big Ben
Asian couple wedding pictures
V&A Museum Homework (Grace Kelly Exhibit)
Tube Strike
Dessert at the Waffle House (Best Ice Cream waffle in the world. Really.)


As for the tube strike- Becca, Lauren, Jani and I were rushing home from the V&A at 5:10 so we could make it to dinner, and briefly remembering our professors talking about tube strike starting at 5 may or may have not had something to do with our rush. (yes, they may have more than just briefly talked about it, maybe every night for a few days, telling us to not get caught in it, and not to be on the tube at 5.) In the long run, who knew the rush could be so exciting. So we only had three tube stops to go, and we made it to Notting Hill! It was a miracle. When we got off they started saying over intercom that the strike was beginning and everyone needed to get off at the next tube stop. The church is true, we got to dinner on time!

Living and going to school in London is more difficult than one would actually think. As Lauren would say, considering the term "Study Abroad", we have got the whole Abroad thing down, it's just studying we need to learn to conquer. We have class Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from roughly 9-12. Tuesdays I only have The Great War and so I have class from 10:35- 12:10 and Mondays/Thursdays I have three classes, from 9-12:40. After class we usually go out and do stuff, and we generally have "field assignments" for class and need to go to various museums. Dinner is promptly at 5:20 and then we usually go out again, or do homework, usually the first, of course.

Living with your professors is just a whole other world. This morning I was doing my hair in soccer shorts and a tank top when all the professors waddled on by, and Sister Bird complimenting me on my hair. It was just odd. Oh so odd. They also know who is up till 3 am finishing their homework and just our daily patterns of life. It is fun, but I am still getting used to the idea, especially them seeing me fold my underwear. Two words. AWK WARD

That is all for now, homework and a nap are calling my name!