British Museum with Adele and Sami. We got to see the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta Stone, and a ton of other cool ancient things. I took a ton of pictures, specially of swords for Ryan. We ate lunch at a pub down the street from the museum. I finally decided to try a cheese and pickle sandwich...needless to say, not my favorite.
I've decided that one of the hardest parts about being in a new place is that you never know when something is just really different or if something has gone wrong. You want to roll with the punches and try new things, but at a certain point, something is not right. I guess it will just take time to figure out which is which.
Monday, January 18th
Today was my first Architecture Field Trip and we went to visit the Houses of Parliament and the Foreign Office. Adele came with, even though she wasn't in the class...teacher never noticed. I got some great pictures and learned some pretty cool stuff in the process. My favorite tidbit was that when the Houses of Parliament burned down in 1837ish, they were rebuilt by 2 architects, one of them Catholic. They modeled Parliament after Westminster Abbey so the historical look is fake history because the buildings are really only 170 years old. The Catholic architect also designed the throne that the Queen sits on...a Catholic designed the throne that the head of the Anglican Church sits on...haha. Well, I thought it was funny...
We also saw Trafalgar Square on this trip...it really is incredible that you can make a turn and walk two blocks and be in a totally new area of town. We went from business types running around Parliament to artsy types running around the National Gallery...this whole city is just full of surprises t every turn.
Thursday, January 21st
After a lecture-filled day, we had our first IFSA get-together since orientation. Not only did I get lost but I was late. Woohoo for me. :) The first time I've ever seen mexican food in London...apparently mexican is not the thing here. It actually makes me miss El Agave. The Butler people are amazing. They are so intelligent and hospitable and helpful...if anyone is looking for a group to study abroad with, I highly recommend them.
Friday, January 22nd
Oh lord...the Cheeky Little Flat Party...what a night. Flat parties here are like house parties back home. Some IFSA friends were having a party in their flat downstairs and we were all invited. The party got crazy out of control, there was table dancing, whiskey stealing, and fights between the Germans and French (Adele and Markus). You know those nights when you tell yourself "I'm not going to drink tonight...I'm just going to go out and have a good time." and you end up getting twatted and having the best night of your life. That was this night. It wasn't supposed to be so amazing, but it was, which made it even more amazing.
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