I've Got A Feeling

Hello, I hope Tuesday has been going well for you all!
I have some things to update, obviously! School started Monday and it's past then, so let me update you.

So I woke up Monday morning at seven, ready to start my day. Jennifer and I left at 8 so that I could go find out where my Japanese class was and she had to do some things for her schedule too, such as getting things signed and signing up for her tutorials. After checking where my Japanese classes were, I noticed a slip of paper that said this:
Language courses don't start until Monday Oct. 6th.
Turns out I didn't have class Monday! So after realizing that, I got all my things together so that I could take care of some business I needed myself. I had to check where my other classes were, get my Poetry class dropped, and turn in my module paper to the Study Abroad Adviser. Sadly, I needed something before I could turn in my module paper, but it was alright because I had awhile to do so.

After taking care of things on campus, Jennifer and I went to Soho (On Oxford street) so she could exchange some money and get lunch and school supplies. After walking miles and miles up the street (we had gotten off on the wrong tube station,) she quickly exchanged some money and we set off to find Square Pie. Jennifer had found the chain online and we had planned previously to find it. The last time we tried to find it, we were unsuccessful, but with a little online snooping, I found out it was in a little shopping center. Finally we found it, and found also, some delicious little square pies!

Jennifer had beef and mushroom, and I had chicken and mushroom. The man serving me told me that I had to have gravy on it, and I have to say, it was really yummy! It was big though. I realized that most meals I can barely finish here because they give you so much! I managed to finish it though. Mm! After we finished eating, we set out to explore the little shopping center. It was filled mostly around that area with groceries and little eating places. Further down we noticed candy, chocolates, and pastries. We ran into this counter, and it took SO much will power to walk away!

They're tarts! Don't they look AMAZING? I'll get one someday, but I was so full I probably wouldn't have been able to eat it without throwing up. Other departments had notebooks, journals, folders, make-up, lots of stuff. It seemed like a little mall, which was really nice now that I know where to buy my face wash and stuff. We also ran into this display:

Yup, that's definitely a scorpion. And you know what it's in? A toffee candy. The sign talked about going back to childhood where you could eat a bug and not feel gross about it. They had chocolate covered ants, sugar ant lollipops, and even vodka with a scorpion in it! It was so gross.. I wanted to barf.

After that, we decided to get going to find the supply store for our classes the next day. We walked to Ryman's, a stationary store and bought some notebooks and I got my own little planner. It was a 10% off student discount and the notebooks were 3 for 2, so it was a good deal! After that we decided (since it was only around 2 o'clock) to shop around a bit. We went into Benetton (which was so expensive!) and Uni Qlo (where I bought a really nice zip-up jacket). We kept passing people with these Primark bags, so we decided to head there. It's supposed to be a really inexpensive store, and guess what? It was! It was simply mental, a mad house! People were everywhere, grabbing things and putting them in baskets, and there was NO space. It was SO hot! But it was understandable because everything was so cheap. Winter coats were like, 10 to 12 pounds, shirts for 3 pounds, stockings for 1 pound, it was mental! We managed to look around and discover that they sell SHOES. And not just junk shoes, really good shoes, for like 6-8 pounds or so! Boots, flats, trainers, you name it. It was way too busy to shop, however, and Jennifer and I were getting really over-heated. We decided it was best to come another day, in the morning when it opened. So we set out to take the tube home! When we got back, it was pretty early, but we felt so tired, so we chilled out for a little bit. I looked up what books I needed and other materials and decided it was best to try and find them at the library (because I didn't want to buy any books I didn't really need..) so Jennifer and I set out to the library.

Sadly, they didn't have the book I needed, but we did manage to find the vast DVD collection the library had to offer. We picked out I <3 Huckabees and went to see if the bookshop was closed. It was, so I decided to buy the book on Tuesday after classes. We went back to our flat, ate dinner, showered, and set up the movie. I have to tell you, that movie is really really weird. So much was going on that was so random, that we decided to get to bed instead of continuing.

Today I woke up at 8:30 to get ready for my lecture and seminar at 10. I felt so nervous! I didn't really know what to expect, but I was also excited. I'm so ready to start classes, I feel like I'm so behind! The class I had today was Literature from the 8th to the 16th century, and we're starting out with Old English and its' background. It was a pretty fascinating lecture, I think, and I'm excited to keep learning. Right after was my seminar which was in a VERY small room, but my Professor is really funny and nice, so it went well. We were supposed to discuss the Medieval period and then we looked at some riddles. It's funny, because the first one we did was sort of an 'inside' joke thing, and the second was a little bit dirty. Turns out medieval writers liked dirty jokes as much we people in modern times do. Funny, huh? After the seminar I went and met up with Jennifer to go to the International Lunch (or whatever it's called,) and got some free lunch along with some other students. It's run by Reverend Jenny here, and a woman from the church we went to on Sunday named Dorothy. They're both really sweet, and it was pretty good, just not a lot of food. We ate with our flat-mate Rayna and talked a little bit about our schedules and such. When we finished, we set out to do some MORE school business. I swear, I feel like I've been doing school things in preparation since I arrived here! We went to the library to find the books Jennifer needed, then to the bookstore to buy the books we both needed (I got my HUGE Shakespeare book, 33 pounds!), then back to the flat to drop some things off, then I had to turn in my module paper and get my Henry the Vth ticket for tomorrow (it's mandatory to see it at The Globe theatre for my Shakespeare class,) annnddd then we set off to Argos to buy saucepans! I forgot just how far it is to walk, but we made it! On our way back, we were getting hungry so we decided to stop at the same place we went for dinner with Julie because they have a lunch-special; fish and chips and a cup of tea only 3.99. It was delicious as always, and the tea was just lovely. We set back to our flat and set out to watch the rest of I <3 Huckabees because it was due back at the library today. Let me tell you, that is one WEIRD movie. It was funny, but strange, mostly about existentialism and life. Crazy. We ended up getting Girl, Interrupted. It was already 6:00, and we planned to go to the church for International Tea and Coffee (for international students and such) so we just mulled around (and got ice cream!) before heading to the church. We got there early, so we started playing games like table tennis and fooseball to pass the time. Again the tea was delicious. I think I like it more here because they drink it with milk. It just tastes creamier and smoother! After we finished our tea, we came back to the flat and made a small dinner (because we were still full from our late lunch). I made breakfast, actually, scrambled eggs, toast with nutella, some more tea, and some fruit.

Wow, I feel like I'm too detailed with my blog updates.. tell me if I am! Tonight consists of watching the movie I rented and getting to bed. I don't have classes tomorrow or Thursday, but I do have the play tomorrow and I have to read Henry the V before class on Friday an Beowulf by next Tuesday, so I'll probably do that when I'm on down time!

Cheers!
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