I know it’s been ages since I’ve written anything, so I’m going to try to get everyone caught up with the goings on here. I‘d like to say I’ve been busy with schoolwork, but we all know that would be a lie. My term ended on Friday and I have an essay to write over Christmas, but that can wait. There are too many other fun things to do. I have blogs to write, and films to see, and boys to flirt with, and people to chat with. I can’t be bothered to actually do what it is I came here to do. Don’t be silly.
Life has been going well, other than the cold and rainy weather that has led to the skin on my toes falling off. I should probably look into that. Luckily they have a national health plan here so I can go it anytime for anything. So apart from the diseases, things are going great. I really like it here and have informed my parents that I may never come home. I’ve mixed a few new idiomatic phrases into my vocabulary and I’m using the English slang mostly correctly. There is still the occasionally ‘pants’ incident, but for the most part I’ve avoided embarrassing myself too much. I think I’m getting the hang of things over here and I’m becoming a proper Brit. I’ve made some friends in my course and they’ve even started inviting me out for drinks after class. Hooray! There are even plans in the works for next term to get together on Thursday nights for pub quiz night. I’ll keep you all posted on that, but I can’t help thinking that I would excel at it considering my competition will be drunk.
One the best things about being here, though, is the proximity of Reading to other exciting locations. I just popped over to Bath last weekend for the Christmas market and got rained on the whole time, but loved it. Bath is a beautiful town and plus, I got kissed under the mistletoe a couple times. (Just on the cheek, mom. Don’t worry.) Then on Thursday I got to go to the British National Archives in Kew. It…was…amazing. I know I’m a history nerd and everything, but still, it was cool. We got a special tour that took us into the actual archive rooms. I’m amazed at the amount of information contained there, and the interesting people that spend their days there. There were some wicked old men in really interesting clothes scattered throughout studying ancient manuscripts and maps. Next time I go, I’m planning to wear an odd hat and mismatched clothes so I’ll fit in better. After our visit, some of my classmates and I went into the city (London) for the rest of the afternoon. We walked through the Hyde Park Christmas Fair and wandered along the Thames. It still amazes me that I actually live here. I just hop on over to London every now and then like it’s nothing. Who does that? I think it’s fantastic.
Anyway, that what’s going on here. Life in England is good and getting better every day.
