Wrapping up my first week in London

I seem to have neglected my blog this week, so I'll try to catch you all up!

On Tuesday I went with a few people on a self-guided walking tour of St Martin-in-the-Field and Ben Franklin's London house.  We also walked through a park/garden, very popular here since I have yet to see a backyard in the city.  Ben Franklin's house was not open for tour but it was neat to see the outside and comment on all the "relations" he had with European women. (haha!)  St Martin-in-the-Field (which I will shorten to St Martin for typing sake) is a very large, very old church right in Trafalgar Square.  The actual church part is very pretty but very quiet and sort of eerie.  We went there to see the crypt in the basement.  I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was slightly disappointed to see that is was a small hallway of old gravestones and stone pieces with designs.  But they were really cool.  We also stopped at the cafe in the basement and had a delicious Italian beer.

Tuesday night a bunch of people from my flat went to a "sports bar".  Like lots of places we've been to here, they played a lot of American music.  It was "college night" so there was beer pong set up, which was funny to see.  There were a lot of Americans there as well, most on study abroad trips.  We might quite a few people from Notre Dame and a girl from New Jersey who could be a Snooki look-alike.  But we also met a lot of Brits, some surprisingly friendly and others not so much.  I tried a Belgian beer and Olympic which is a cheap British beer.  Both were good and we all had a blast!  We will definitely be going back there.

I only had one class on Wednesday called Interpreting Popular Culture, which is taught by the same professor that teaches Contemporary Britain.  Justin is very into fashion and music, and has a great sense of humor.  He is by far my favorite professor!  I was very excited to learn that we will have a unit on the Beatles.

Wednesday night some of us went to Imperial College (the college we are affiliated with but don't actually attend classes at).  Wednesday is their "club night", but it really just seemed like an awkward high school dance.  One room was where a DJ was set up and another was the bar area.  I would prefer not to go back there.