As for the past month, not too much has happened. I have been meeting a lot of new people thought which is nice. One of my friends who is studying here from TCU as well has a boyfriend who is studying at a different university in London (UCL) this semester, so we hung out with them some and met a lot of cool people from UCL. The university I am at in London, University of Westminster, is mostly students from abroad, and by abroad I mean America, so it's nice to meet more Americans, but I would rather meet British/European people while I'm here because I can meet Americans anytime. UCL has a lot of British/European students though so it was nice to be able to meet some of them.
A few weeks ago was our "midterm week" for the online TCU course we have to take while abroad, so one of the teachers came to London and took us to Madame Tussauds and Kensington Palace. Madame Tussauds was really fun to go to, but also super touristy. The people in there made me really angry. It was so crowded that you could barely move, and then to get pictures with some of the wax figures there would be a line (which is fine), but then some stupid people would just cut the line and walk up and take their picture. People are so clueless, I swear. I have a few pictures from Madame Tussauds, but Amanda took all the pictures on her camera and has yet to upload them...get on it Amanda...hehe :). The day after Madame Tussauds we went to Kensington Palace which was really cool to see because it had a lot of history of past kings and queens of England, and apparently William and Kate are currently living there, but I wouldn't see how because it's always so packed with people. My theory is that there is a separate hidden part of the Palace that they live in? Maybe? I don't know. We also got to have afternoon tea which was AMAZING. You really wouldn't think of having tea as amazing, but it was. Well, minus the sassy, snobby host. But we didn't have to deal with him very much. I had English Breakfast Tea, and then they bring out this three-tiered plate of little sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream, and desserts. It was pretty much a full meal even though it's supposed to be like a snack. Everything on the plate was amazing though and I ate every bite, bet y'all didn't think I could do it. So that was a really nice weekend (minus the paper I had to write for the following Monday, but that's boring).
Yesterday, Amanda and I went to this really cool market called Borough Market. It is the biggest market I have ever seen, granted I really haven't been to that many, but I have been to Fisherman's Wharf in San Fran with Lisa and Chris. But this market was so much better (sorry Lisa and Chris!!). They had a stand for literally everything, and almost all of the places had free samples. I can't tell you how many pieces of bread dipped in olive oil I had (probably like ten, but still that's a lot). They have a million and one olive oil stands, a million and two cheese stands, and then everything from meat stands to chocolate stands. They have it all. Amanda had been to the market the previous week and had had what she claimed to be the best cheese toastie (grilled cheese for all you Americans) in the world. So I was determined to try one. We got to the stand that sold these infamous cheese toasties and the line was HUGE. So we walked to the back and started waiting. We had been in line for about ten or fifteen minutes before a lady came up to us and asked what we wanted (they sell other things besides cheese toasties at this stand) and we told her we wanted a cheese toastie. She told us we were in the wrong line and escorted us to a MUCH shorter line. Needless to say we were relieved because we were STARVING. We quickly got our toasties and began to eat. Amanda was right, it was indeed the best cheese toastie in the world. We stood in complete silence until each of us had finished our toasties. When we were almost done Amanda did break the silence and said, "You know what they say, if you are eating with someone in complete silence either your food is really good or you're on an awkward first date." We both came to the conclusion that it was obviously the former because Amanda and I have been on plenty of "dates" together haha. After we ate our sandwiches we wandered around the market some more and found ourselves at a smoothie bar, I hadn't had a smoothie since I left the states so I really wanted one. I ended up getting a mixed berry smoothie that was delicious, but definitely not as good as the strawberry banana smoothies mom makes at home. After that we decided it was too cold and crowded to keep walking around so we left, but we are going back next week when it's not so crowded and hopefully not as cold!
Those are the most exciting things I have gotten up to the past month. I have mostly just been going to work, school, and going out with my friends. It's been a really cold March as well, which was a bummer, because everything there is to do in London is pretty much all outside. So hopefully April will bring better weather, and if not Spain and France should be warmer at the end of April/beginning of May when Amanda and I go there on our spring break trip. I have also recently gotten into Downton Abbey, it gives me something to do on those cold/lazy days when I just need some "me" time (for lack of a better phrase). I have finished the first season and watched one episode of the second season, and after this is posted I am watching another episode, or two...I know Beda and Judy have watched Downton, I'm not sure if anyone else has, so don't spoil it for me!! Even though I know a few things that happen. I hope everyone is doing well, and I miss y'all!! Have a great Easter Sunday. And I'm sure I will have much more exciting things to post about in the coming weeks/months. Love y'all xx! (that's what the Europeans do to show affection in text, like xoxo, in case anyone was wondering)
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