Week 2!

This week was a lot different than being in the hotel. We started off Monday with another orientation type meeting, this one for the University. They talked to us about a lot of the same things I heard all last week, but we also found out about the Student's Union here, which is their form of student government. The Student's Union had a number of events this week for Fresher's week and lots going on at "Intermission," the bar on campus. The Marylebone campus that I live on is very different from being at Stonehill. Because its right in the middle of the city, it is basically a cluster of a few building surrounding a small courtyard with my dorm behind it. The buildings have a lot of classrooms, lecture halls, a library, a cafe, and a small bookstore. Its neat to be in the city for a change but I do miss that homey feel that the Stonehill campus has. Tuesday we were broken off into treasure hunt groups and given a series of questions to answer based on landmarks around London. My group was myself, a girl from Virginia, a girl from Germany, a girl from Denmark, and a girl from Sweden who had lived in London for several years before moving back to Sweden for University. It was nice to have her in our group because she knows London quite well. We got a nice tour around from her and then had a big dinner at an Italian restaurant near Covent Garden. Its interesting to meet so many people from around the world and hear about the different types of schooling that we are all used to. Thursday the university organized a boat trip on the Thames for all study abroad students. It was fun to see the sights of London from the river at night and there was a DJ on board as well. I'm very excited to start classes tomorrow and finally get into a routine here. Its been tiring trying to find everything that I need as well as sightsee and make friends all at once! I've enjoyed having time off to go out but I'm ready to start schoolwork...hard to believe I havn't taken classes since May! I will update you all to let you know how it goes! ♥