Ohhhhhh, School.

First day of classes! We start at 9 am with British Literature from the Romantic Period with Professor Waitinas from Cal Poly, then World Drama with Josh from 10:40 to 12, and lastly History of London with Professor Makey (from London!) at 1 pm. It went by really quickly, but I already feel like I have a lot of homework! Only six weeks though, and then I'm officially done with college and out in the real world (aka traveling around Europe...?).Max, Natalie, Jill, Tia and I ate lunch at this amazing deliciously cheap cafe near school, where I got a mozzarella, tomato, and basil sandwich on a baguette with chips (or "crisps") for less than 3 GBP. After school we walked to Sainbury's to get some groceries and the like, then headed back to the flat for a moment or two of relaxation.

That didn't last long, because Natalie, Jill and I decided to talk a walk! And by walk I mean we were walking fro 2 and a half hours. After passing the cutest cafes and vintage shops carrying secondhand Manolos, Jimmy Choo's, Guiseppe Zanottis, and Alexander McQueens (which I was still FAR from being able to afford), the three of us found ourselves on Portabello Road in Notting Hill! Check out the gorgeous bright blue house we passed. We had some delicious gelato! We all got something deliciously European, and I chose Stracciatella, which I can never pass up. It's like American chocolate chip ice cream, except the chocolate is broken into the smallest of pieces and mixed all the way in so it's still smooth. Add some shell chocolate on top, and voila, amazing. Portabello Road is famous for its street market, which happens on Sundays, so we will be back. On the way home we decided to go a different way than we came. Exploring in London is great fun! We found an old church called Saint Matthew's (and old in Europe means REALLY old) and a really cool synagogue in Westminster. (Pictures) We cut through Hyde Park on the way back, where we stopped at a small lake to feed the swans! All we had was a PB & J sandwich that I was randomly carrying in my purse, but apparently swans and pigeons love 'em. Natalie had never had a wild bird eat from her hand (although I would hardly call these "wild") so she was really excited, and Natalie excited means Jill and Ashleigh are excited too! We frolicked through the park on the way home, and here we are. Time fro some homework and a shower because tomorrow is a long, exciting day: classes, field trip (!), and Macbeth AT THE GLOBE!!! I can barely control myself.
























P.S. Here's a picture of where I live!