Week 3

Third week already! Everything really got into full swing this week- all my classes starting, the internship kinda getting used to me, me finally feeling confident about getting around London (somewhat)- it was a good week!

Plus, I got to see my first London snow! It was crazy- all these kids from the Midwest studying abroad with me thought I was being the biggest wimp, but I'm from Texas! We barely even know what snow looks like, and there I was, trudging to work in a blizzard. But work was pretty cool this week- they send me hunting through all these old legal documents- I felt like a little detective.

I really like my LMU class- Media, Society and Culture. The way English people do school is completely different from America- everything here is very self-structured, and if the only homework you ever have is just reading. Assessments only come once or twice a semester, and are usually a presentation or paper, or both. I like it, and I think this will be a really good class. The first day we were already in a heated discussion about how much media affects us, so it should be a fun debate-y class.

Interesting little anecdote about LMU- I got COMPLETELY lost going to class, and started praying that I would run into someone, anyone who knew where they were going. And what do you know- I practically ran smack into a girl who's been going to LMU for three years. She led me practically to the door, and was so nice, and was studying law like me! It was crazy! Thank God for little everyday miracles!

It was so cool- this weekend, we took a day trip to Stonehenge and Bath. Stonehenge was kinda boring- but it's something you have to see or you feel like you didn't have the whole English experience. Another cool God thing- it was a rainy, dreary day, but for the hour we were at Stonehenge, it cleared up and the sun was shining!

Then we went to Bath- I loved it there. I could totally see myself living there. it's this very chic, small town right outside of "Jane Austen country"- where she grew up, and with all the cool houses and countrysides she wrote about in her stories. It was so beautiful! And the whole town was this very neat mix of new, ultra-fashionable stores and gorgeous old Roman architecture.

The tour was such a good buy- we drove probably six hours that day, but it was on this warm, cozy coach with rain pouring down outside, so I slept like a baby! I loved it!

I think I finally got most of my travel plans ironed out (except Stace and I may go to Paris and Nice some weekend, as yet unknown)

So far:

March 1-4- Frankfurt, Germany
March 22-25- Dublin, Ireland
April 5-15- Italy and Switzerland
May 4-7- Greece

I'm so excited!