Week 4 - Week Four Already?! No way!
I can’t believe it’s already the beginning of week 4 here in England! This week I had my first quiz in British Studies, which wasn’t all that bad. I have gotten into a pretty solid routine with my classes now, which is good because taking 18 hours requires a lot of work.
It snowed for the first time earlier last week. I didn’t go out and play in it though. Mostly because it was 1am and it’s not like I have never seen snow before haha. Some people that are here with me are from Las Vegas, and they have never seen snow before! They were having a good time I gotta say.
I did not travel anywhere this weekend. Most of the students here went to Edinburgh, Scotland on a school sponsored trip. It was relaxing to stay here at the manor with most of the students gone. I got to catch up on some sleep and make some friends with people I might not have talked to if they weren’t the only other ones here with me!
Friday night I went into town and drank at a bar and then went to a couple clubs with a few friends. Saturday was much more uneventful; I just watched a movie with a few people and went to sleep.
Since I don’t have any pictures from travels, I’ll send a couple pictures of some of the nights I’ve spent in the town this college is in, Grantham.
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 Joey & Thomas
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 Joey & Kayla
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 Clubbin'
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| I also wanted to give a little insight to everyone back home about the culture here! It is definitely different than in America. There are different names for the same things. Elevators are called ‘Lifts’, French Fries are ‘Chips’, trash is called ‘Rubbish’, charter buses are called ‘Coaches’, and so on. When you are buying something at a store or bar, instead of the cashier saying ‘Have a nice day’ or something to that effect, they say ‘Cheers’. I am still getting used to that, but I think by the end of the semester I’ll get it down pat. I’ve also heard people say ‘Cheers’ at the end of mobile phone conversations…so I think that word can be used in just about any context haha. There is probably so much more I can say about the culture, but I’ll try to space it out throughout the next couple emails. Maybe next time I’ll go more in depth about the food here! |
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