A week in retrospect

It's been awhile sorry...

This past Sunday my roommate, her boyfriend and I went on a day sightseeing trip to  Windsor Castle, Bath and Stonhenge. We started at the castle and took a tour of the state rooms and the general estate. Unfortunately we went on a Sunday so we weren't allowed inside the church (which I think would have been amazing to see).

Between Windsor Castle and Bath we had a two hour bus ride. I was very fortunate that no one on the bus was sitting next to me so needlessly to say I fell asleep immediately and slept for about an hour. Upon arriving at Bath we took a walking tour of the city with our guide. We walked through the city and saw the house in which Jane Austin grew up and did her writing. We got to walk across the Pulteney Bridge and visited the Royal Crescent and its surrounding gardens. Lastly we visited the Roman Baths. The baths use the natural resource of a hot spring from the waters of the surrounding hills and in its prime it served as a spa attraction for the aristocrats. 

After another bus ride we made our way to Stonhenge. In short Stonehenge speaks for itself. While it was a long day it was truly epic and enjoyable. Overall it was nice to see different places of Europe and I think the best part of my day was just the drive through the country. It was such a nice day (weather wise) to get out of city and see some grassy fields and rolling landscapes. 

This week at my internship I had the opportunity to spend most of it out of the office, which was quite enjoyable. On Tuesday I traveled to the Jewish Cultural Center in Golders Green. In the morning I sat in on two different presentations one on general "street safety" and the other on generational changes.  In the afternoon 3ff hosted two programs one on how to deal with dialogue and the other on Beauty, Modesty and Image. I was lucky enough to be a speaker in the secession, overall it went really well and I learned a lot throughout the entire day. On Wednesday I attended a drama workshop at George Green School in Isle of Dogs. The presenters work for a non-profit organization which used drama, improve and comedy to deal with, talk about and resolve conflict. I was there mostly as a spy for 3ff but overall really enjoyed the day and watching the different interactions between the kids. 

I had class on Thursday and today (Friday) I spent a great deal of my day on busses. The weather for this weekend is just rain but I still wanted to go and explore the city and this was the best way to do it. I really enjoy riding on busses (especially double-decker ones) because it allows you to travel and still gives you the opportunity to people watch. Right now I'm watching Big Brother, I'm a little addicted. 

Since I have arrived in London I have received a shit ton of letters and cards from my father and my grandparents, in all honesty my mailbox is rarely empty (and for this I am so grateful). But today when I went to do my laundry I also picked up my mail and was quite surprised to find a letter from my good friends white and kocher from lu. Literally it made my day because I miss my lu ladies so much and while they have both now graduated (which breaks my heart) I am fully anticipating the visit of kocher (along with my MOM) to LONDON next week. Overall I am adjusting better than suspected and enjoying some alone time this weekend (with out my roommates) and looking forward to the next two weeks here.