Anyways, Monday I had off and for the life of me can't remember what I did. Must not have been important. Tuesday, Erin's parents were still here so we went for dinner and drinks at the Roadhouse. It was nice to see them and Rachel, Jade and Alex joined as well. I then came back and wrote a paper.. SUPER! Wednesday, I had my class in the city. When my alarm went off I was so exhausted, looking for excuses not to go, I opened the curtains and found one. It was pouring, so I went back to sleep. Nice. Later that night I just hung out with my flatmates in the kitchen and went to bed. Before bed I checked my e-mail and my seminar Thursday morning was cancelled, so naturally, I skipped my lecture too because (and I'm not just saying this) but this lecture is 100% irrelevant to anything I have to do, really.
Thursday night was at least exciting. 
We went to a club called Amika in South Kensington. Once again it was free drinks and free entry. It was a pretty cool club too, felt really exclusive and apparently it was catered to PR firms because when we go there they asked us which PR firm we were with. Pretty cool. I was like 'is this in my future'? I suppose it would be if I could get an internship! Anyways. It was a lot of fun and for the first time no one started drama so that was cool. But then again, it was a smaller group, just me Becky, Sophia, Shontella, Febe, Lindsey and two of Shontella's friends. After the club, (with out tails between our legs) we snuck over McDonalds up the road which was pretty funny because every few minutes 2 or 3 more people that were at the club had the same idea. After that, it was time for our two hour trek back to Harrow. The first bus ride went fairly smooth but the second bus had an interesting character on it. The night bus is always hit or miss. It's filled people drunk sleeping people or drunk obnoxious people. Unfortunately, it was the latter. We finally strolled in around 4 am and I went to sleep.
We went to a club called Amika in South Kensington. Once again it was free drinks and free entry. It was a pretty cool club too, felt really exclusive and apparently it was catered to PR firms because when we go there they asked us which PR firm we were with. Pretty cool. I was like 'is this in my future'? I suppose it would be if I could get an internship! Anyways. It was a lot of fun and for the first time no one started drama so that was cool. But then again, it was a smaller group, just me Becky, Sophia, Shontella, Febe, Lindsey and two of Shontella's friends. After the club, (with out tails between our legs) we snuck over McDonalds up the road which was pretty funny because every few minutes 2 or 3 more people that were at the club had the same idea. After that, it was time for our two hour trek back to Harrow. The first bus ride went fairly smooth but the second bus had an interesting character on it. The night bus is always hit or miss. It's filled people drunk sleeping people or drunk obnoxious people. Unfortunately, it was the latter. We finally strolled in around 4 am and I went to sleep.With every intention of going to class Friday morning, I got up and went to take a shower. BUT we had no hot water! 
I knew I should go and I also knew I looked really dirty. So I attempted to take a cold shower and tried to just wash my hair.. not for me. I was literally shaking because it was so cold. So I washed out the shampoo from half of my head, wrapped it in a towel and got back into bed! But I didn't feel too bad because Lindsey left half way through class too. Friday night Kristin was finally back so Lindsey, Kristin and I went to dinner at a fantastic mexican place in Trafalger Square. Texas something. I'll have to bring my mom there. I think she'll really like it and they had delicious frozen margaritas and hot sauce. My friend Marilu's favorite hot sauce! We just came back after and did some work because we had to be up early for our trip to Stonehenge and Bath!
I knew I should go and I also knew I looked really dirty. So I attempted to take a cold shower and tried to just wash my hair.. not for me. I was literally shaking because it was so cold. So I washed out the shampoo from half of my head, wrapped it in a towel and got back into bed! But I didn't feel too bad because Lindsey left half way through class too. Friday night Kristin was finally back so Lindsey, Kristin and I went to dinner at a fantastic mexican place in Trafalger Square. Texas something. I'll have to bring my mom there. I think she'll really like it and they had delicious frozen margaritas and hot sauce. My friend Marilu's favorite hot sauce! We just came back after and did some work because we had to be up early for our trip to Stonehenge and Bath!I woke up around 7am the next day (of course I can wake up for that!) Got dressed—in rain gear—really quick and was out the door by 7:15. 
We met everyone at Baker Street in front of Madame Tussaud's again and hoped on a bus for our hour and a half journey to our first stop, Stonehenge. Of course we all fell asleep about 20 minutes into the ride once the tour guide stopped talking. As annoying as she was, I really do enjoy hearing fun little facts about the things that we drive by because they're typically things we see everyday but know nothing about. Once I woke up, we were coming up to Stonehenge. It is pretty much indescribable and the pictures do it no justice. Maybe it's because I grew up in the Burlington, but something about arriving in the countryside gave me a settled feeling. The sun was peeking through the clouds and the sky was bright blue and the grass bright green.
It was nice to be out of the city. We drove by fields of sheep and pigs, it was nice to see animals haha. Once there, we were so excited to take pictures that we didn't really absorb the structure itself. And since we had an hour, I decided to go circle it one more time and really try to take it in. I don't know if I'll ever go back to Stonehenge and though it may seem like a pile of rocks—and from some angles it really did—the science and architect behind it really is incredible. Once crossing back to the other side under ground, I got the best cup of coffee I've had since being here. Yep, from Stonehenge! It was actual filter coffee, not the (in my opinion, offensive) Americano coffee I'm normally stuck with.
We met everyone at Baker Street in front of Madame Tussaud's again and hoped on a bus for our hour and a half journey to our first stop, Stonehenge. Of course we all fell asleep about 20 minutes into the ride once the tour guide stopped talking. As annoying as she was, I really do enjoy hearing fun little facts about the things that we drive by because they're typically things we see everyday but know nothing about. Once I woke up, we were coming up to Stonehenge. It is pretty much indescribable and the pictures do it no justice. Maybe it's because I grew up in the Burlington, but something about arriving in the countryside gave me a settled feeling. The sun was peeking through the clouds and the sky was bright blue and the grass bright green.
It was nice to be out of the city. We drove by fields of sheep and pigs, it was nice to see animals haha. Once there, we were so excited to take pictures that we didn't really absorb the structure itself. And since we had an hour, I decided to go circle it one more time and really try to take it in. I don't know if I'll ever go back to Stonehenge and though it may seem like a pile of rocks—and from some angles it really did—the science and architect behind it really is incredible. Once crossing back to the other side under ground, I got the best cup of coffee I've had since being here. Yep, from Stonehenge! It was actual filter coffee, not the (in my opinion, offensive) Americano coffee I'm normally stuck with.Thrilled, we got back on the bus for the second half of our trip to Bath. 
The history behind Bath is amazing as well. I'm pretty sure I stayed awake for this whole ride and I'm glad I did because it was so scenic. I even saw a rainbow because it kept switching from rain to shine. Once we actually got into Bath it started to pour and the second we actually got off the bus it stopped! So that was nice. We then went to the actual Roman baths which was again something you can't really describe. I didn't realize that it was actually naturally hot water. It was pretty cool and too bad that they are not able to be used today. It literally just looked like a big hot tub. There was so much steam coming from it and you could feel the heat as you got closer.
There were a few different baths and one of them has pretty much been turned into a wishing well—don't worry I used mine one someone special =) After that we had free time to explore the city of Bath which reminded me of a combination of York and West Hartford. If I moved to England, I think I would want to live there. Apparently a lot of American actors have lived there as well like Nicholas Cage, Harrison Ford and Johnny Depp is supposed to get a house there.
The history behind Bath is amazing as well. I'm pretty sure I stayed awake for this whole ride and I'm glad I did because it was so scenic. I even saw a rainbow because it kept switching from rain to shine. Once we actually got into Bath it started to pour and the second we actually got off the bus it stopped! So that was nice. We then went to the actual Roman baths which was again something you can't really describe. I didn't realize that it was actually naturally hot water. It was pretty cool and too bad that they are not able to be used today. It literally just looked like a big hot tub. There was so much steam coming from it and you could feel the heat as you got closer.
There were a few different baths and one of them has pretty much been turned into a wishing well—don't worry I used mine one someone special =) After that we had free time to explore the city of Bath which reminded me of a combination of York and West Hartford. If I moved to England, I think I would want to live there. Apparently a lot of American actors have lived there as well like Nicholas Cage, Harrison Ford and Johnny Depp is supposed to get a house there.So with our free time, we had lunch at a place that LOOKED good, but looks can be deceiving.
So to make up for it, we went and got Ben's Cookies. We then just did a little shopping and exploring. We walked around for the next few hours. I tried on a bunch of dresses in search of one for my birthday but as expected found nothing. Probably shouldn't have had that cookie. We then came across a cafe called "The Boston Tea Party".. if you know anything about the history of America and England, then you'd know that that wasn't exactly an event that was favorable to the British. So we had a laugh and had to go in. Shortly after that, our time was up and we headed back in the direction of the bus, which was a good thing because apparently the second bus left two girls behind! OOPS! The ride back was nice and long. 
I don't mean that in a sarcastic way, I actually enjoy long car rides, especially when I have a good playlist going on. Plus being on the highway or motorway as they call it was comforting because I haven't been on one since the drive to airport in January. It's the little things. So by the time we got back it was a little after 8. With every intention of starting my paper, I ended up Skyping with Dad and then watching the Departed, Jarhead and then I fell asleep to Sex in the City. OOPS. In all fairness though, I did do my references and anyone who knows about that knows how tedious and time consuming it is. So at least I got that out of the way. So I told myself I could start it Sunday night.
So to make up for it, we went and got Ben's Cookies. We then just did a little shopping and exploring. We walked around for the next few hours. I tried on a bunch of dresses in search of one for my birthday but as expected found nothing. Probably shouldn't have had that cookie. We then came across a cafe called "The Boston Tea Party".. if you know anything about the history of America and England, then you'd know that that wasn't exactly an event that was favorable to the British. So we had a laugh and had to go in. Shortly after that, our time was up and we headed back in the direction of the bus, which was a good thing because apparently the second bus left two girls behind! OOPS! The ride back was nice and long. 
I don't mean that in a sarcastic way, I actually enjoy long car rides, especially when I have a good playlist going on. Plus being on the highway or motorway as they call it was comforting because I haven't been on one since the drive to airport in January. It's the little things. So by the time we got back it was a little after 8. With every intention of starting my paper, I ended up Skyping with Dad and then watching the Departed, Jarhead and then I fell asleep to Sex in the City. OOPS. In all fairness though, I did do my references and anyone who knows about that knows how tedious and time consuming it is. So at least I got that out of the way. So I told myself I could start it Sunday night.Well today now it's Sunday, 11pm and I'm still where I was last night. OOPS. But we were productive today because Kristin and I went to Erin and Natasha's to book our Scotland tickets. What a disaster that was. Figures, we left our first trip for last, we're leaving in less than 2 weeks. OOPS. So we had every intention to take the train but now we're flying in. At this point it just works out better because I really didn't want to skip my class that Friday since I did this week and I am next week cause I'll be in Spain with Mom! So now, Erin, Kristin and I are leaving at 7 on Friday night and getting there around 8:45 instead of my going by myself at 6 and getting there at 11. Natasha and Rachel are flying in a little earlier because they are coming back Sunday night while we're coming back Monday night. It's perfect timing too because I'll be flying to Barcelona Wednesday afternoon right after class to meet my Mom and we'll be staying for two nights. Friday we'll head back to London together and she'll be here until Thursday. Then the next day I have class and then we leave for Scotland. So I won't have much time to be sad about my mom leaving which is good because even Kristin felt kind of homesick when her parents left so who knows how I'll be. Then again, I didn't cry at the airport when I first left; I truly am bizarre. So as usual, this took hours. So around 6, Kristin and I headed back and made dinner together and made plans to go to the library. Well neither of us ended up at the library and I was 'busy' on Facebook, Twitter, and E-mail haha. I then of course remember I HAD to blog and now I'll probably just go look at hostels for Ireland! Remember that work ethic I was talking about, well when no one else around you has it and your professors verbally don't expect it from you, it's hard to keep it up. But I know I'll get it done. Yes, I'm just making it harder on myself but it will be done. Maybe I'll at least do an outline tonight. We'll see. Or maybe I'll just watch the Departed again; I really love that movie. Oh and I have a Skype interview at 3 tomorrow for an internship at a place in Bloomfield. So nervous and excited. Wish me luck!
All aside, I really am so excited to start traveling, no matter how lost or frustrated we get. It will be a good time all in all and when we look back it'll be an amazing memory. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALMOST MARCH!
Song of the day: Alanis Morrisette- All I Really Want
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