Day 7

Hey guys! Today was a fun and pretty day! I woke up about 7 am and got dressed in a white shirt and kaki linen pants and went outside and it was FREEZING. no sun. just cloudy and cool! I first went to the Charlton Football Club to visit with the directors and it was neat to see how supportive the community was for the soccer team. veryy cool! Then I went to the Prime Meridian in Greenwich! It was a mile up an incline.. it was very steep, too! I am tired! Tonight I am going to Stamford Arms for their party they are giving us tonight! Hope to be able to put up pictures soon.

good night!

-mlh

Long day of class

Did you know that sales tax in the UK is almost 20%?
Did you know that gas is about $6.18?
Did you know that everything goes back historically & in the courtroom they dress in robes and wigs?

Those are only 3 of the hundreds of facts I've learned today about how this society goes about. My favorite though was this lady named Jazz who was a British Lawyer (also known as a Barister). She was so great about comparing what they do in court here to US court system. So much different but yet a lot alike. The human rights act came out here only two years ago in 2008! Wow! I was so shocked!

Today was a very boring day bc I only went about 30 steps across the street to Kings College classrooms which were seriously maybe 60 degrees inside and I froze but I learned a lot which I am thankful for! These speakers that came were family couselors, doctors and lawyer. We got asked by the doctor to come to his flat (apt) on the 13th floor that overlooks the city for wine and dinner next week! I thought that is cool!

About to go to get dessert with friends! I had McDs for a quick dinner... Making yall proud- I know!! Lol oh and I had to ask for ice in my drink and if they had ketchup... Ketchup was tinnnnnny!!! Like two scoops full! It was awful! But anyways! I miss you guys from home!! It's weird here but SO cool.. I would advise everyone to come to London just to experience it. I want to video the city and how you all!

I hope all is well!
I leave you with this quote about England:
"Two people divided by a common language"
Mary Lois

I am sitting out in our courtyard at Kings College where I finally figured out how to get Internet on my phone. So I will not be able to Los pictures this time but I'll just tell you about my days since my last post. Sunday I went to St Pauls Cathedral which was absolutely amazing!! So different from a regular church service bc they give you a guide for what exactly they will be saying during the whole service. It even has the prayers on paper... Crazy but afterwards I went to Wimbledon!!!! Omgah I was amazed by how different it is than on tv. I would have never imagined it but it was so awesome!!!! Then I went to Texas Embassey to eat dinner and they were celebrating the 4th of July and they all wore costumes! It was fun.

Monday I went to class at 10 then ate lunch on the way to find a church where my professor asked us to watch a man play the piano.. The man plays the piano with his left hand and he played for an hour! It was really neat to watch!!! Then i went shopping and met up with friends and we went to the Welcoming Reception and had a glass of wine and finger foods! Afterwards I went with friends to eat pizza by the London Eye! It was too late to ride it but we will soon:)

Tuesday I have so far had class and had a speaker come talk about British family and the political views! It was pretty interesting.. I am
about to head back to class! Thanks for reading! I'll post more later!:)

another picture

This has the Thames River with the London Eye and Big Ben!

London is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

WOW! is all I can say.. this city is amazing!!!!

My flight was on schedule and i had NO problems getting over here. I couldn't have asked for a better 3 days. Right now it is Saturday, July 3 at 9:45p.m. and I just went to Harrods' for dinner. Pretty amazing! Harrods is the coolest place/shopping building in the world!!! Earlier I went on a walking tour and went to Buckingham Palace. It was so pretty!

So let me tell you so far what I have learned about London: the city is very populated (more than NYC), they can point out Americans better than you think (even if you are dressed like them), they are very fast-got to go people(very short convos and are always walking FAST), the "tube" is my new best friend (saves walking 10 miles), I LOVE BIG BEN's beauty and the the London Eye, padestrians do NOT have the right away and on each crosswalk at the bottom says which way to look before getting run-over... and i am serious they DO NOT STOP (VERYYY SCARRY), ummm let me see. I went to bed about 9:30pm last night and it was still day light.. then woke up at 6am and it was DAYLIGHT too.. weird. The time is on military time. like 1430 is 2:30. werid. I have two new London friends named Kane and James.. Kane works at the cellphone store called (CARPHONE WAREHOUSE) and James at the Sushi place in Harrods. OH and I ate Mexican for lunch today.. amazing.. it was a quesadilla with bbq and black beans in it!! what else can i tell you?... my teacher is GREAT his name is Dr. Clinton aka THE ROCK MAN. I call him Rock. He loves me already- he says there's always SOMEONE in the classroom who asks too many questions.. and i am that person! Wheww.. whatever. lol i'm in a foreign country where i know NOTHING.. but that sure changed fast.. i feel like i have been here at least a week. It is great!

OH for you all that are interested: My bedroom is called a flat and it is the smallest dormroom i have ever seen.. hillcrest does not compare. OH and did i mention it does not have aircondition.. nothing does here!!!! I am sweating off all my fat.. i will have a new body in no time!:) heeehee! The showers here are INSIDE the bathroom aka the shower and potty are touching each other. its kinda gross but whatever i have my own room to myself. The maids come to get everything clean once every 5 days. Okay Chow for now.. i'll update yall as soon as i can! I am a busy girl!


tomorrow: St. Paul's Cathedral and WIMBLEDON.


mary lois

ONLY SiX MORE DAYS

Can you believe it? I officially leave at 12:45p on Thurs, July 1 from New Orleans. I will arrive in Miami at 3:30p and leave for London at 5:05p and at 6:35a I will be there.. or so they say! I would like my viewers to promise me that you'll write or comment on some of my blogs so that I will be encouraged to keep this blog a-going! I want to be able to look back at this blog many years from now and remember each blog I wrote to remember the times I had during Study Abroad Program. I promise to you that I will write about everything I see and show pictures to prove the places I have been. NOW, don't be calling the police if I don't write every day or even every two-three days. I am not a missing person I just need to experience the world first before I can tell you about it. Thanks for reading and pray for a safe flight for me and my friends!

À la prochaine (until next time)!

mary lois