But at least I'm beginning to settle in at long last. The first week I was a walking ball of anxiety and tears and now London and I are getting on pretty well. Who knows where we'll end up. London has got excellent biscuits though (oh my GOD I'm bringing as many Hobnob packs back with me as can fit in my suitcase - and then I will make you eat some), so it's made the adjustment easier hahaha. Enough about me and my strange process of settling in.
HOW ARE YOU LOVELY PEOPLE DOING? Even though I'm really loving this city and my classes are great and my flatmates are good people, I miss you all terribly. Since everyone can speak English and England looks very similar to the bit of US we're from at certain moments, so sometimes in the early morning it's easy to forget where I am. It takes me a minute to remember I can't just drive two hours to see Amy or four hours to see Sarah and Megan, or take a jaunty walk down the street to visit Trisha, etc.
So, when you get a chance, let me know what you're all up to! Even the everyday stuff! Especially the everyday stuff! Or just music! While the UK has got wonderful, chocolate covered cookies at every turn, they don't have Pandora. I'm trying to make friends with Spotify. We'll see how it goes. I did find this, though.
You have not taken nearly enough pictures. TAKE MORE PICTURES. TAKE THEM OF EVERYTHING. Like, your flat, your buildings, all that in addition to more traditional sights. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW SCHOOLS WORK OVER THERE. Is it as confusing as it is in Australia? IS IT?
ReplyDeleteI'LL TRY TO TAKE MORE PICTURES I SWEAR. I went to IKEA today and wanted to take pictures, but it was raining and then there was stuff in my hands and ugh.
ReplyDeleteAnd my flat really isn't that interesting. But I'll see what I can do for you.
The school system is a bit confusing. It's pretty intense. They've got HUGE exams like Australia has. Like, HUGE. And you pretty much choose what you're going to go into in university when you're like 13. So, yeah. Intense.
I've heard some mean things about spotify. Mean as in good. I got invited to the beta because I was super pumped about it but then I was too lazy to play with it...
ReplyDeleteHave you tried grooveshark.com? Is that still up and running outside of the U.S.? It lets you both select songs to put into a playlist and run a radio mode like Pandora, though I find it slightly less accurate. I feel like they have more songs though.
Schooling sounds so intense... I hate huge exams! Good luck to you on those! And if they start the semester in October, do they end it in like February and then get out for summer in like July??????