Day 3

Today started way too early, but GOOD news, I just found a mac charger someone left behind and it works in my laptop!!! No more stupid charger problems.

Okay so today.... 

We had orientation at 8am and learned about a lot of things I can't remember because it was 8am. We talked about travel - apparently there is a bank holiday on monday, meaning no one works, meaning no class for us, meaning 3 day weekend to travel! So we looked into traveling and came to the conclusion that Edinburgh, Scotland was the best choice for the time and money this weekend. We booked our hostel - 12 random girls per room which is not something I'm looking forward to, but at least it's all separated sexes, so no random, creepy guys will be sleeping the same place I am. Then we bought our train tickets and a student train card that gets us 30% discounts on all train tickets, pretty good deal.

After all of that we made dinner - angel hair with butter and parm cheese - it's the cheap diet I am going to become a very big fan of. Today, I ordered a chicken and bacon sandwich thinking I'd get chicken and bacon on bread. I even said, please no mayo or tomato or anything like that, and the lady said, "oh no, just chicken and bacon."  Yeah, it was a chicken, bacon and mayo soup - disgusting!!! I HATE mayo and it hurts my stomach but I didn't feel like buying something else so I had to eat it... I'll know better next time I guess.

We had our first day of class today and got our first assignment - an 18 page article. So that'll be fun to skim =)

We have to write a one page summary on the main points of the article, so I have a feeling it doesn't require in depth reading. 

I just want to say a big GOOD JOB to my parents today who both got on Skype and talked to me and realized how incredibly awesome it was! Now I just have to get my brother on there to say hi.

The travel plans for the rest of the summer include Barcelona, Dublin, maybe Berlin, Prague, a day trip to Wales, and then Paris, Venice and Nice at the end of the summer with my mom and Kaylin. I'm pretty excited about it - we just have to plan it and make sure we have the money to pay for it all.

Just a tid bit about Imperial College. This is where we're taking classes, taught by MU profs, but I guess Imperial is the host school for our study abroad program. Imperial is the second most prestigious college in the WORLD. Cambridge is first, then Imperial, then Oxford. Imperial is the MIT of Europe - but they much prefer MIT as the Imperial of the States, since Imperial was build first. That's pretty exciting, and intimidating. It is a science and medicine college. 

Also - we're staying in Earl's Court (I'm not sure if I covered this the first day) and it is, along with Chelsea, the wealthiest part of London. How we got flats here baffles me. There are more Porsches than maybe any other "nice" car here. Mercedes are everywhere too, and Mini coopers, but Porsches are EVERYWHERE. Aston Martins aren't rare in this part of London either. 

Well, that pretty much covers my day, I need to get to my homework - obviously my priorities are in line ... 

Until tomorrow - Goodnight!