First Day of Class

My day wasn't very exciting, but since it was the first day of classes I suppose I have some things to share.

On Mondays I have class at 9:30 am with our American professor, Julie Allen.  From Hamlet to Hitler is a history and literature class.  So far it seems like a good class and I really like Julie.  We discussed Beowulf today, which I read part of but couldn't understand.  It may be old but that doesn't make it good.  I'm also still very jet-lagged so I had a lot of trouble staying awake.  The best part about this class is there are no papers and field trips!

My second class on Monday is at 2:00 and is History of London.  This is the class I'm most looking forward to.  We are starting with the time when the Romans invaded Britain and going up to the 20th century.  We take field trips to the places we are learning about pretty much every other week, which will be awesome!  My professor is an older man named John who seems pretty laid back and likeable.

My roommates and I went to dinner at a small Thai restaurant a few blocks from our flat.  I had never had Thai before and I think once was enough.  I got red curry which was a sauce, chicken, peppers and some green vegetable with rice.  It was pretty good!  However, I'm beginning to notice that wait-staff at restaurants aren't very friendly.  They kind of stare you down while you decide what to order and don't really speak to you.  It's kind of annoying and I've decided to stop tipping.  The best part of the day was wandering into a small bakery/cafe that has the most amazing desserts.  I'm not sure exactly what I got but it was chocolate mousse with an almond flavored cake bottom.  It was so delicious!

Before I left my mom gave me a box of cards with 50 walking tours of London, so tonight I organized a group of a couple people who don't have class tomorrow afternoon and we are going to go on one that takes us to a couple pubs and Ben Franklin's old house! I'm very excited to be able to see new things and continue trying to navigate this huge city.