Last week, I started my first week of classes. They weren't as bad as I was expecting, and one of my professors is actually really engaging and a very curious man. He actually makes attending class pretty interesting. On the other hand, Jenn, Erica, and I dropped out of our Power and Representation class because it was quite possibly the driest class I've ever been to. That means I'm only taking 3 classes this semester, which leaves me with a lot of time to relax and enjoy myself. I hope that I can utilize my time wisely and really make the most with the time that I have here.
This weekend, I visited London for my first inter-continental trip! The 8am flight made traveling pretty tiring, but I had such a fun-filled, joyous weekend. It felt so good to see all my closest friends again, not to mention a nice return to English as the official language. London is actually very similar to New York in many ways, so even though it was my first time there, I felt very comfortable. Steve and I had planned on going to the countryside, but we ended up staying in the suburbs because getting a place in inner-city London is ridiculously expensive. We were dreading the long commute at first, but South Ealing ended up being such a lovely and quaint town. There are so many mom and pop shops around the neighborhood, and we had a very yummy and homemade Irish breakfast on Sunday morning.
I didn't end up exploring the touristy side of London as much as I thought I would've, but I was actually totally fine with just spending time with my friends and relaxing. I feel like Paris has thrown me completely out of my comfort zone, and even though I know I'll end up loving it soon enough, I think London was the perfect break for me. Also, I got to satisfy my Asian food cravings with sushi and thai thanks to my lovely boyfren.
Something happened and I ended up getting sick on my last day there as I was going to Big Ben (I was too sick to take photos of it, actually), and although the experience was terrible, it reminded me again of how blessed I am to have such caring, kind people in my life.
Being in France again got me feeling a little blue for a few hours, but I've since adjusted well! I was really hungry yesterday and ended up devouring fries, gelato, and an entire box of chips within a few hours. I was also very dizzy, but I think my body was tired from the traveling. I also realized that part of the reason why I have no energy these days might be because I haven't been eating much protein. While ham is a staple part of the diet here, it's not as easy to come across chicken or red meat in simple, cheap dishes. I bought some chicken, and hopefully I'll start making other meat-related foods soon instead of stuffing carbs down my throat all the time.
Today, we didn't have global media seminar so I basically had a free day after 10:30am. I was planning on going out and exploring, but I have a lot of plans in the coming weekends, so I thought it would be a good idea to sit down and get some solid work done for once. Everyone left school early, but I ended up staying till about 6pm. It was grueling, but I managed to get a little ahead in my studies, so hopefully it'll pay off. I'm going to Barcelona this weekend, so time to finish the week strong! One more day :)
I will leave you with a random assortment of photos from the last 10 days~
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| so thankful for this guy |
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| so so happy to see them :) |
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| mf hell yea |
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| the big black thing is pigs blood. it was kinda good actually |
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