Inside Scoop

Just as I am settling in.... We leave for Greece in a little over a WEEK! Which means mid-Term things THIS week! fun.... I actually am quite proud of myself for keeping ontop of my homework, I was the first one out of my science class to finish our Essay (a majority of them haven't even started it) and I finished it almost a week ago. So I get a gold star I think!

All my classes are going surprisingly good. The classes here are actually interesting, Who knew? and the Professors are absolutely the BEST I have ever had (and this is coming from a whole 1 year of college experience haha). The plays for english are a bit boring and dull and the professor thinks its a great idea to watch the movie of the plays we read. At 8 AM? right professor getting college students up at 8 to watch a movie we know all the words to and turn off all the lights is a GREAT idea? haha... not... Its actually quite hilarious when I look behind me and see that half the class (and occasionally the professor) has fallen asleep.Other than that, classes are lively and exciting which may have a great deal to do with the weekly museum visits.

As for adjusting to life in London, well thats an entirely different story! So I cannot count how many times I have nearly been hit by a car (sorry mom and dad)! I guess you never realize this in America, but we are trained to look to the Left when crossing a street.... this is WRONG. The cars drive on the opposite side (whoops). Also, I am an extremely LOUD and outgoing person, appearently people here are quiet and reserved (another whoops). Also, there are little differences that I cant even remember but they are very different. Its like learning a whole new way of living. The best thing is that now I dont even notice people have an accent anymore. Its like I got used to it, which in a way is sad, but now it seems quite natural to me.

Living in this house is GREAT! I love people, and the high desert generally isn't this exciting 24/7! so I am adjusting to the 6 people in my room AND the 41 in the house... I have met so many new friends and I feel like this house was so well put together. In fact the professors say that we are very different than previous groups. According to professor Hicks, "you are the most quiet, Well-behaved group we have had". Also Carolyn, the Director or "headmistress" as we like to call her, said we are the most healt conscious too. Which in my opinion is a steryotype. I mean you get 3 vegitarians, 1 vegan, and a person who ONLY EATS ORGANIC food and we are all "health conscious"? she obviously hasn't seen us eat at meals. Not to mention, when every Wed. night we get a Dessert made for us in the kitchen!

Here is the deal with equestrian. I LOVE GULLIVER! he is sweet and hasn't thrown me off once! :). which is a plus in my book. The group I go riding with consists of 6 girls and its so much fun! every week I look forward to it. I have realized that our group is BY FAR the funniest and most liveliest group. We go at 11:00 AM and we have to walk so far to the stables. First of all, I have had my horse 3 consecutive times and I have gotten quite good at trotting and I tried cantering (running?) today! Our horses and people are hysterical... My horse decides to eat trees (appearently it really likes to eat!) so when it ate a tree I was the one who got the blame! Sure lady who runs the stables I know how to stop a horse I have only been on once from eating a tree! (good job Gulliver!). Another girl had a horse that, previous to her ride, had bitten the instructor! I am glad it wasn't me and when she asked what happened to her old horse appearently it got hauled off to disability services. The girls respose to this was "well thats why I liked him so much, he was slow like me!". Another girl had a horse that was afraid of EVERYTHING. You name it bag, leaf, a statue he had never seen before. So that horse is nuts! I just pray that everythime I get Gully so I dont DIE while riding!

Future plans= Italy for fall break? only it is quite expensive so it depends if I can save up, if not I will be here at the house for a week BY MYSELF! Sad....

Likes=
The food is actually really good here
There is a Taylor swift concert Nov. 23 and I AM GOING!
Speaking as if I am British and NOT realizing it
Gulliver
the AMAZING people in the house
T.V. time

Dislikes=
Money issues
Mommy issues
Not being able to see the Jonas Brothers the night before taylor swift
NO NEW MOON PREMIERE IN LONDON (really summit entertainment really?)


Kew Gardens tomorrrow!!!