No more free meals...

We made it an entire week! And in that week it didn't rain once! Well... a little bit yesterday, and its kinda drizzling now, but technically yesterday was the one week mark so we still made it.

With everything that we've done it feels like its been so much longer than a week. We've gone so many places and done so many things that I could probably write a short novel only on what we've already done.

Here's what's happened since my last post:

• Laura and I have officially booked our train tickets and hostel for Paris with Annie and Andrew! Our train leaves at 5:45am on Friday the 8th (it was cheaper that early), and we come back around lunchtime on Sunday the 10th. It was kinda expensive, but I'm pretty sure it will  be totally worth it!
  
• The TCU group took a trip to Greenwich Village where the prime meridian is! While the prime meridian was very cool, the best part about this trip was the scenery, and unfortunately, this was the one day that I forgot to put my memory card back in my camera! So go look at Laura's facebook for pictures. I just have one picture that I took on my phone.
  
  Anyway, this place looked like it came straight out of a movie or a Jane Austin novel. The park leading up to the prime meridian was simply gorgeous, and there were people playing Frisbee in the grass, playing guitar, and just having a good time.
  
  We're planning on going back eventually because it was an easy trip (only about 20 min away from central London) and they have an outdoor market that was closed the day we went. Christmas gifts?
  
• The next day, we went on a walking tour of the Thames' South Bank, which included The National Theatre, the Tate Modern, the Millennium Bridge, and the Globe Theatre, among other things. We didn't actually get to go inside any of them (yet), but we plan on seeing shows at The National and The Globe, as well as visiting the Tate Modern very soon.
  
• This excursion was followed by a trip to Harrod's, the biggest, nicest, MOST EXPENSIVE department store in the world. This place was ridiculous, to say the least. We spent a lot of time in the toy department, the food section, and the bookstore. We saw a lighting fixture for 96,000 pounds, and a TOY CAR (the kind that kids can actually drive) for 6,500 pounds. Words really cannot describe this store. Laura forgot her camera, so I let her borrow mine, so once again, check her facebook for pictures.
  
• Last night, Westminster had a party... on a boat! for all of the international students. It was a lot of fun with really good music, and getting to meet everyone was a blast. Afterwards, my roommate and I and some of our friends went to a place call O'Neil's in Chinatown (Why this place was in Chinatown, I do no know). They charged a 3 pound cover, but this is the first place that I have found that was actually open late! This place was somewhere between a pub and a club, but the band that was playing was AWESOME. Highlight of the night: When the band played Teenage Dirtbag. So good.

And thats it for now! School starts on Monday (well, I only have class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) which should be fun!