Not even a week after finishing up finals at Drexel, I have once again begun classes...only this time in a new country, in a new continent with new british professors. For the next 7 weeks I am taking 3 classes- international marketing, shakespeare and elizabethean england and contemporary british theatre. The 4 weeks after that I will be taking a British Culture and Visual Media class. Since Drexel is on the quarter system, the schedule over here is a little wacky! So far, I have had international marketing and shakespeare. Both of the professors are engaging and very knowledgable, so I anticipate that they will be good classes. However, there is still work involved including multiple writing assignments, a presentation, and a marketing plan...which I'm not too thrilled about. All of the classes are 3 hours long, and I have each 2 times a week. The classrooms are pretty small and in one class I have 23 people so we're all crammed in to a space about double the size of my bedroom, but it isn't that bad. For my shakespeare class we're going to the Globe Theatre 3 different times to see plays, and in marketing we're going to the Chelsea Football Club, Tower of London, Camden Market, Piccadilly Circus, and one other place too. I really like how they are incorporating field trips into our classes and I'm really looking forward to it!
Last night after class, I went out to Imperial College again for another snake bite with Cassie, Anna and Amy, which was a lot of fun. I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard. We were only there for about an hour but we had a fun time talking. I also bought a Cadbury chocolate bar from the vending machine which was DELICIOUS!!
Today since I only had one 3 hour class (shakespeare) from 9-12, I had the rest of the day to myself. Jess and I decided to go to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, just a few minutes walk away. We spent almost 4 hours there- the place was huge! There was so much to see including scuplture, British art, Asian art, Medieval art, fashion, glass, photography...everything really. We were exhausted by the end, and we had to take multiple bench breaks to try and refresh ourselves. But we made it into most if not every single gallery so we were happy about that.
Afterwards, we went on an adventure trying to find our required shakespeare books- The Twelfth Night, As You Like It, and Macbeth. We went to Waterstone's Books on High Street Kensington but were only able to find 2 so we took the tube to Piccadilly Circus to their other location and couldn't find the bookstore for a while. It was a mess and we probably took the tube about 5 different times trying to find them! But we now each have brand spanking new copies of all 3 and we're still alive, so life is good.
For dinner I had leftover soup, two clementines and a bowl of corn flakes. Everyone's diets have been off horribly so far. One of my friends has been living off Nutella and toast the last few days. Another friend eats bagels and cream cheese at almost every meal. I'm trying to eat healthy but I have a feeling I'm going to lose a few pounds while I'm over here! I haven't been snacking like I am used to doing back home.
Well contrary to this long post, I am exhausted. It's almost 11 pm here and I need a nice, relaxing night of sleep. Cheers!
P.S. FIE is sponsoring a FREE trip to Stonehenge and Bath next Friday so I signed up today. I'm really excited!! :-)
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