London Living!

Last Wednesday: I worked from 9-5 at my internship, came home and had some wine and cake with the girls in the house and we all watched gossip girl and relaxed, it was really nice!

Thursday: I had my London class followed by lunch in the student union and then my Modern Britain class which has turned into watching BBC Andrew Marr documentaries which I enjoy haha. After I went to the gym on campus with Lauren and Emily and we took a class after running for a little called "Legs Bums and Tums"...needless to say I couldn't walk for basically tho whole weekend. I also was very weirded out by the gym because the Brits apparently don't care about changing in public and I saw way more nakedness in the locker room than necessary. They also wear the oddest clothing to the gym...girls wear leggings and rarely wear shorts and they wear basically whatever shirt they wore to class so its an interesting mix. After we came home and went out to a new bar for a little but called it an early night.

Friday: I finallyyyyy got to sleep in which was great! My roommates and I then made our way to Oxford Street for some shopping which was fun. We then got dinner at this place called Wagamamas which is an Asian chain that blows Pei Wei out of the water, it was sooo good. After we went and explored Harrods, its such a magical store! I also got a teddy bear from Harrods haha. After a bunch of us went out for drinks around the corner from our house.

The Most Magical Store Ever!

Juicy in Harrods for Ashley & Kelly

Bar 128 with our Mango-tinis

Saturday: We ventured to Portobello Market which is only a 5 minute walk from our house, we walked up and down the road and it was really nice. We got cupcakes at this place called Hummingbird that was fabulous! After we went to Kings Cross station to find Platform 9 and 3/4 from Harry Potter and took pictures. We then went back to the house and laid low for the night.

Om nom nom :)

Trying to get to Hogwarts!

Sunday: I relaxed a little in the morning and then Emily and I decided to go to the British Museum. We saw some cool stuff like the Rosetta Stone! After we went to the library at school and did research for our paper that's due this week.

"I could teach you how to speak my language, Rosetta Stone"

Monday: I had work from 9-1 and then class at the National Gallery but my teacher called class early because his wife was in the hospital. I used my free time to get a haircut. I was really nervous that I was going to come out with some freaky British hair style but I lucked out, I only got a few inches off and it looks fine haha. After I worked on my paper and called it an early night.

Tuesday: I had work from 9-5 and after got tea with my manager Molly which was nice. Then I went to the gym and then came home to work on my paper. I know, wild day.

Wednesday (Today): I had work from 9-5 again but finished all I needed to do by 3:30 so I got to leave a little early. I finished my paper and now I'm relaxing and watching Boardwalk Empire which just premiered over here with some of my housemates.

I'm looking forward to this weekend because we're staying in London and going on a day trip to Hampton Court and Windsor Castle on Saturday! I feel like this week I've really gotten into the groove of things and I'm able to balance the school work with interning and still keep in touch with everyone at home! More to come soon! :)