January 25 2013

Just like every morning I went for a run and did a workout. I actually woke up early tonight again! Maybe I'm passed sleeping in! Yay! But I started researching for my ten paged paper that's due in two weeks ....kinda nervous about that.., but then me and trilby watched this weird movie called fish tank and then cooked dinner. Dinner was a real success tonight! Grilled cheeseburgers wraps and they were delicious! We wanted to save our night out for tomorrow so earlier I decided I didn't think we should just stay in so I looked up free fun stuff to do in London at night, and I came across comedy shows which we talked about awhile ago and wanted to see one so I got directions and we were on our way after dinner and Frankie even came with us! We had the best laughs ever and we didn't even drink! Get that! But the funniest thing ever was that we had to switch trains to get to the place and as we were walking to the second train we noticed the doors were about to close. So I was like run! (Which I later found out I never said out loud...that was my first problem) so I ran onto the train and looked behind me to find the doors shut and Frankie and trilby outside the train and I was inside! I started frantically looking around for some kind of button to open the door but it was hopeless once they were closed they didn't open. So i felt like a little puppy in the window and then the train took off and I was by myself. Everyone saw what happened and I'm just hysterically laughing in the corner and then I got worried and some man told me I could get off at the next station because the next train would be coming in about four minutes. The worst part is none of us had phones so it would just be luck that I found them in the same cart on the next train! When I saw them I ran onto the train and we all started laughing hysterically. If I didn't find them I said I would just go home because there is no way I'm wandering around by myself! So we were all safe and fine and were on our way to the comedy place. It took awhile to find it and it was kind of in the slums but whatever it was something different. So we finally found it and the comedy show was in the basement if the place. The first floor was actually really nice and had a lot of old people...lol but we went in the basement and some guy says oh we have an audience tonight! Come on in! And everyone is just staring at us because clearly they don't really get audiences. And I whispered to trilby what if this Is just a comedy show for comedians!? And I was kidding when I said that but what do you know it was! It was a gig where comedians kind of test out new jokes or people who are comedians in the making. But a lot of them weren't even funny. A lot of the jokes were obviously about us being the only Americans in there and before it started they made us introduce ourselves and tell them what were studying! It was embarrassing but i didnt tell them my real name i made one up and said it was kristen! and I hated being the only audience because I felt so rude when I didn't laugh when something wasn't funny..but it was finally over and as we were walking out a guy was like you guys probably ar go tell your friends about the comedy club and how awful it was! And I was like well can you tell us where the good comedy clubs are? And one of the comedians started cracking up and gave me a high five! I felt so cool I made a comedian laugh! But afterwards we got on the wrong train of course and ended up just getting off at Piccadilly Circus and walked around. Then we took a double decker bus home! We sat on the top and the scenery was gorgeous! All the buildings were white and the architecture was amazing! But overall it was a really fun night and I'm glad we went out and did something that was free and fun! Rather than just sitting in the room!

January 24 2013

I woke up early to morning! Finally! But I went for a run and did a plank workout which I want to start doing everyday! But the run was so nice. I stopped on the bridge and just looked out into the water with all the ducks and birds. Everything is just so beautiful when you close your eyes you can hear nature the water, ducks, leaves blowing. It brings a tear to my eye every time. I had class today so I got ready and we left. It was photography class. It's not that boring its just so long! When we got back we just ate leftovers and did some homework.

January 23 2013

Today is my day where I have two classes! Ugh what a drag! 7 hours of class in one day is just dreadful! In between classes me and trilby went to Eat. To get some lunch before my next class. When I got back me and trilby started making dinner. Tonight we planned sweet and sour chicken! Everything was going well until I decided we should make the sauce I mean we had MOST of the ingredients. That was the first problem.. Tip #1 make sure you have all of the ingredients before you start making something. We had everything but the right kind of vinegar and sugar. We only had sugar cubes and I had to do the math on how much would equal 3/4 cup. I gave up. So we had this big concoction of stuff that smelled and tasted like vinegar. Needless to say we ended up dumping it and using the jar of sweet and sour sauce we bought...way better idea. Everything turned out good though...except the mixed vegetables. But the brown rice was delicious. Afterwards, Me and trilby decided to watch a movie and eat ice cream.. Which was the one and only time we were going to buy it haha. But it was sooo good. I miss junk food. Anyways, then we just went to bed.

January 22 2013

Welp soccer was cancelled again today! I was kind if glad though because I had a lot homework. So me and trilby went to the London center and got done all of our homework and printed stuff, since we get free printing there. But it was also the first day of our online class so we just had to write a blog post. Not bad. Then we went to the grocery store and got groceries for the next three nights of dinner so we wouldn't have to go back every night. So we planned out dinners and bought all the ingredients! I forgot to mention that at the grocery stores almost everyone uses self checkout herr! I've actually gotten used to it myself! But when we got back we decided to workout and got done around 7 but we weren't as hungry so we decided to just have soup tonight and well make dinner tomorrow. But we do hate eating early here because we don't like to get hungry later because there's nothing really to eat. So normally well eat around 7. But I finished up more homework afterwards and went to bed!

January 21 2013

I woke late again ugh. I'm going to start setting my alarm clock. I'm sick of not doing anything on weekdays! I'm in London for gods sake! So me and trilby decided that were just gonna get on the tube and get off at every stop once a day (when we have off and no homework) and just explore! But when I woke up I worked out and then took a shower. Trilby has class on Mondays so I was on my own today. I made such a good lunch! We had one chicken breast left from the pasta we made so I made a grilled chicken sandwich on whole wheat with mayo lettuce and mozzarella cheese and then I made a cup of tea which I'm really starting to like now! It's so much lighter than coffee! So hopefully Ill start drinking tea instead of coffee when I get back home because its definitely better for you. But then I just did homework all day. When trilby got home made the last of our leftovers, soup, and salad. My soccer ball came in today! Yay! Ill definitely be using that a lot. Training with city university starts tomorrow if its not cancelled because of the weather again.

January 20 2013

Well I didn't feel so great this morning...rough night hahah. But I slept until one! Ah that's crazy but it's so easy to sleep in here because the curtains close and it's dark in here so no sunlight gets through! But we woke up and made some breakfast and then just layed around. I brought myself to get up and go to church but that wasn't happening for trilby so I went myself. It was snowing so hard and it was freezing but the walk was so pretty with the snow covered trees. Everything was just so white and when you looked up the snow was falling on my face in the night sky. Loved it. But church was good and then I went home and we made leftovers again. I think it will last us one more day! But then we just hung out the rest of the night. Nothing special.

January 19 2013

This morning we went to portabello market which is a two mile long market. Our RLA Phillip bought everyone a breakfast sandwich at this bakery and it was soo good. It was absolutely freezing out I couldn't even handle how cold and painful my hands felt. But I tried to suck it up for as long as I could. The market was amazing if course as is everything here. But he showed us where George Orwell, the author of 1984, lived so that was pretty cool. He also wanted us to taste London's best orange juice so he took us to this little stand where they made it right in front of you! I didn't like it that much it was really thick And they put carrots in it? That turned me off a little, maybe I would've liked it more if I didn't see them make it. Anyway then we were able to go off on our own. The first part was all antiques and really cool old fashioned stuff like cameras and sports stuff and then the other parts were food and clothes. We didn't make it very far that's how cold it was. So we turned around and headed back and said we would come when it gets a little warmer out and when we have money because we didn't have any that day. So we went home and just cuddled up all day. It's just so freezing we can't even go anywhere! I just want it to get a little warmer. Later we ate dinner, leftovers from our delicious pasta, and then around nine we started getting ready for our big night out! Haha since we narrowed it to once a week.... But we pregamed at the house and then left around eleven to go to a club called Los locos. I heard it was good and that there were actually white people there! Yay! It was only six pounds to get in and we got a voucher for a free drink! Awesome! So right when we got there we put our coats down and went right to the bar for our free drink. We got like a coke and rum kind of drink. Then we hit the dance floor where we went like the whole night. We stayed until the club closed! And then we got lost trying to find our bus stop and ended up walking around the city for like an hour and it was freezing! Good thing I brought flat shoes in the pocket of my jacket because there's no way I could have done that in heels. It was so funny there was this group of people taking a picture and I was like let's get in! So my whole group got in there picture with them! Hilarious. Then we asked a police officer and he told us how to get to the bus stop after telling someone he was going to arrest them! Ah! So we finally made it home around 430! What a nightt