Saturday

I just finished my first paper! Now I'm just waiting for somebody to have to time to read it for me. A bunch of them just came back from a shockingly muddy football game and they are black from toe to shoulders. I'm pretty jealous of them, but I wasn't feeling well enough to play. Hopefully next week. :) I spent the time they were gone drinking tea (which is a given here...almost like breathing), writing my paper, and staring out my enormous window. I discovered that the tree outside my window is a popular spot for doves.

I also just love watching the people and hearing their accents through the drafty panes. There are also a lot of interesting dogs. The most striking thing is that none of them are on leashes, even those being taken for walks.

Yesterday, Olivia, Christine, Sheri, and I discovered a mall a few blocks away from the LICC (where our plenaries are held). It is huge and a little too cosmo (aka-cool and expensive) for us, but we had fun taking in all the fashion, and we even took some time to try on some formal dresses that we'd never in our wildest dreams be able to afford.

Grocery shopping is a pretty common occurance here because we all have to share one not-so-full-sized-fridge. It's nice chance to get out of the house for awhile...and they have a self-checkout with a british accent, so that's worth a trip any day of the week. On our last visit we found some pretty awesome granola bars, but because we really only prepared to buy store brand, I had to settle for a picture:

(if you don't understand the awesomeness, ask someone who has read/seen Lord of the Rings)

Since we had to wait in line for awhile, I had time to snap a shot of a sign that made me smile.

And you have to admit...that guy's hood is pretty sweet.

At the end of a long day, some genuine kebobs were necessary. I think these faces prove the need:

After being fed:

Tomorrow afternoon we are invited to our professors' flats after church for a Taste of Britain party. I can't wait. :)