Here and There

I apologize for going so long in between posts, but I will make up for it with some pictures ;)

It is funny, even though I am getting much more used to the way of life here, by the end of each night I am still exhausted, in a good way though.

This past Thursday CIEE had arranged for the group to go see a concert. I had never heard of the band, Wolfmother, but that's no reason to turn down a free concert right?? Well, turns out they were kind of a 70s inspired rock band. This wouldn't have been so bad, but our group ( 5 guys, 2 girls) were about 6 people from the front of the stage (standing room only concert) and we were unknowingly right in center of the mosh pit area. As soon as the band began the people around us went CRAZY. Luckily I am strong enough that I could push the flailing men away from me, but none-the-less Cassaundra and I retreated further back A.S.A.P.! Because of the utter madness I was only able to get one picture, before the show started. In the end Cassaundra and I decided to file the concert into our interesting but once in a lifetime experinces.




I took this picture thinking it was funny that a venue would have a labeled First Aid room, now I understand....






Other than that it was a fairly uneventful week. I took a bus ride (all by myself for the first time!) to the next town, Lewisham, where they have a shopping mall and a busy street market. It was a very typical mall, and the town was a lot like New Cross. It did have some fun features though:

London's version of a dollar Store!



This is a very old church just standing in the middle of the shopping streets.






One of the funniest things here is the fast food restaurants. They are all very fancy! This is the McDonald's in Lewisham, it is one of the nicest dinning places in the area.





I have mostly spent this weekend catching up on sleep and doing homework, but I did go out to get a coffee and get out of the dorms for a bit. This was a good chance to snap a picture of something I get to see everyday.

Our dorms are right next to a small private nursery and elementary school. This is the church they are affiliated with, which is at the end of our street. I don't know how much it gets used for services anymore, it stays pretty quiet there. But even so, It is very pretty and stands out against the university.





Well, I have put my homework off for a little bit, but I had best get back to it!

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