Academics

Classes began this past week, and luckily all of my classes fall on Tuesday. Creative Writing from 10-1 and then Creative Research (don't be fooled its still just as torturous as regular research) from 6-9. My third class won't begin until April, and then things are going to get a little hectic.

I love nearly everything about being here. My classes, my professors, interesting people, a bar inside the building where I have class...the only thing I am not enjoying is trying to find my classes. Evidently some genius thought it would be a great idea to connect three (or four, I'm really not sure) of North Campus' buildings through enclosed hallways and walkways. All this managed to do is make a labyrinth of corridors that never lead to where the maps promise they will. I am fairly convinced that hallways move themselves and reattach to different buildings, much like the staircases in HP. I have found my way successfully to class once, and by successfully I mean it took me less than 15 minutes of aimless walking to locate my room. The green zone, the red zone, the piazza, the courtyard, I mainly just walk around looking panicked until someone offers to help. I keep being told that soon enough I will know my way around, but I am starting to think it's all a lie.

I found the only Chipotle in London this week. Its located on Charring Cross Road, easy enough to get to, or so I thought. The internet failed to mention the street construction that blocked me from walking the five minutes from the tube stop to Mecca, so instead I wandered around downtown London for a solid half an hour, retracing my steps several times until a very lovely woman finally informed me it was located on the other side of construction. She then told me she had no idea how to get around said construction. Add into the mix a horrible choice of shoes, and 45 minutes later I found myself sitting back on campus, my feet bloodied and blistered, eating Chipotle that in many ways didn't seem worth it.

Note to self: buy new shoes. also, look up construction.

That's about eventful as my week has been. I received six lovely roses in a vase, compliments of my amazing Dad today. they are lovely and blooming and sitting in my front window.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone I love...er scratch that. I'm not a Valentine's person and believe that love should be shown everyday...so Happy Day to those I love. Hopefully my next post will be less fragmented and random.