Pray to the powers of the blog, and yee shall be granted your wish. Apparently, posting all the things that were getting me down about my semester in London so far on my blog fixed them all! Let's start from the first one.
I'm adjusting to the weather; you have to quickly around here. I bought an umbrella, but I might invest in a more decent one so that I don't look so...shaggy all the time. The tube is back to somewhat normal service. I gave myself PLENTY of time this morning, with "lost American" time scheduled in to make sure that I wasn't late. And sure enough, I get lost around a strange block I had never seen before. But it was cute; I saw children being walked to school by their nannies & saw some more of the people that live near me, so I enjoyed the walk. I got to my first class on time, and it's actually a class that I'm on the waiting list for and just hoping to get in. It's a political science class called "Islam and the West" and the professor is really intense, and I think I would really like this class. The three hours went by pretty quickly, and I made every effort I could to secure a spot in the class, so I just have to hope he lets me. If I don't get into it, it's not the end of the world, but it would help me out a lot. As I was in class I got a voicemail about scheduling an interview for a potential internship. It sounds like something that I would enjoy, and hopefully I'll be able to post more about it in the future - interview is Monday, wish me luck!
I'm already starting to feel better, perhaps it is because I unpacked my vitamins and started taking them...hope I'm over the worst of it. I looked into the bikes, I think I'm going to try it in a week, and maybe just for a week, and maybe I'll stick to Hyde park. It just looks like a cool London experience, since they JUST put the program into place. Anyway, I had a solid five hours before my next class, and I wanted to really go explore a new part of London. I Googled some places near the school building that had gluten free lunch options and found a few just a few tube stops away. I got to Leicester Square pretty quickly, and I was proud that I had been pronouncing it right. I wandered the square finding a few places with gluten free food, most of them more out of my price range, but it was nice to see it was there. I finally found an outlet of a chain that I had heard about before on my Twitter, wagamama. They had an allergy-awareness book, just like a lot of chains I visit frequently, and I picked out a rice-noodle based dish. It was really good, but HUGE! I ate about half, and caught a quick tube ride home to put the rest in the fridge. From there it was off to the V&A Museum. I got off the tube, and decided to go to the Natural History museum instead since it was closer. I managed to get through about a third of the permanent exhibit before I had to go to class. Unfortunately my camera was dead, so I couldn't take any pictures, but I have a feeling I will be back at that museum VERY soon. I went to my "Contemporary British Theatre" class, which is a drama class for non-drama majors who just want to go watch shows and talk/write about them: PERFECT for me! My professor told us that she won't be taking us to the big commercial stuff as often, but to brand new plays in smaller & more diverse venues. It sounds good to me because I've seen the same productions of many current West End shows before on Broadway (a lot of shows that closed on Broadway and transfered to London.)
Came home, re-heated my Wagamama, blogged/twittered/facebooked, and now I'm going to research the company I am interviewing with. London felt a lot more like home today.
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