Sunday

It's really hard to believe that it's been over a week since my last post. Time is really starting to pick up speed.

The British food party was really fun! My favorite items were the Cadberry bars and cream crackers. Least favorite: mint and ham crisps - they really are just too creative sometimes. This flavor wasn't beyond belief either. The crisps here all come in really bizarre flavors, including: roast beef and onion, fried chicken, prawn and sea salt, and chive and vinegar.

The academic highlight of my week was the British Library. It was a nasty day, weather-wise, and we go lost a few times coming out of the tube station, but once we reached the library, it was worth it. We got to see the Magna Carta, originals of Beowulf, Jane Eyre, Handel's Messiah, and the Aeneid, handwritten Beatles' lyrics, Capt. James Cook's diary, and Beethoven's tuning fork...all in the same gallery! The British Museum is also a fantastic resource. As far as I know, we'll be visiting at least once a week. I'll add pictures from the British Museum to the album.

Here is our paper topic for this week, AKA- my life for the past 72 hours:

As far as fun goes, it was great to get out and play Ultimate on Wednesday afternoon and then football yesterday evening. Amy dyed Cecily's hair black. We hid Christine's key in her breakfast roll and Bethany's in her shampoo. Storytime each night is getting more and more elaborate, and I have a feeling the fairytales will soon become full-stage productions. A few of us found a mall and tried on £400 formals and leather jackets. But my favorite "funtivity" thus far is just the time that I get to spend with my friends late at night when our brains have exploded and we go through therapy together using the necessary recovery tools: Cadberry Eggs, card games, and low-budget British VHS tapes.

(I've added pictures of the hair dying, museum excursions, and storytime to the album)

Tomorrow we're going on an overnight trip to Bath. I know I should be excited about the Abbey, or Jane Eyre's house, or you know..the baths, but all I can think about is the hotel. :)

Oh, looks like it's time for the paper-editing party! To this our social life has been reduced...