But anyway, the past two weeks have flown by, and in a few days, it will be a complete three weeks living here in England. What I like: the accents. Amazing. What I don't like: the food. Not good. As I told my parents via skype, my dessert for the past two weeks has been frozen corn, which actually is not as gross as you think. It's very sweet and cold just as ice cream is, but lucky for me, even healthier. I recommend it.
Last week, there was a new addition to my room. Yes, I got a pet. A pet plant. I'm not sure what kind of plant it is, but it was the prettiest one for the best price so I decided to buy it. It is sitting by my window so it can get lots of sun light, and every day so far I have remembered to water it!! I have taken a picture of it anyway just in case if I forgot to water it, I will always have the memory of how nice and healthy it used to look.
So far I have had a full week of classes. I have had two presentations (which went well), I had a paper due yesterday, and I have another paper due on Friday. I didn't realize how much work and how much reading I would have for each class, but so far I have been enjoying the reading list which is the most important thing when taking English courses. Also today, I had my first day of SPANISH. And guess, what, I actually liked it. My Dad was shocked, but also didn't think that it was strange that I could keep up in the first day of class of Introductory Spanish since he said, "well, you have already taken two years of Spanish in High School". I corrected him. "No, Dad, it wasn't two years. It was THREE." Maybe I should have just let him think it was two years because at least that would have been more impressive when I am now taking Intro to Spanish after already having studied the language for three years. But this time, I am ready to conquer the language, one palabra at a time. In class when we were going around the room saying our names, I almost introduced myself as Lourdes, but I ultimately stuck to the birth name that my parents have given me.
Also, today I received a lot of mail from amazon. I had ordered all of my books from there along with an alarm clock (finally), and yes, a curling iron. My mom didn't think that I would need a curling iron, but I don't think she realizes how much I use it, so I am happy to say that I now have a blow dryer, flat iron, and now of course, my curling iron. I'm sure my dad is relieved by this information because I was truly freaking out about not being able to bring my hair supplies because of the different voltage system. But everything seems to have worked out fine.
This weekend the Kenyon-Exeter group leaves for London! We are doing different sightseeing and of course, going to see three different plays: Hamlet, War Horse, and Prince of Denmark. I am very excited to see Shakespeare's Hamlet perform live in England.
On another note, I have been told that I have a weird American accent. One British student asked me if I was really from America, because he said that he had never heard an American speak the way I do. I never thought my voice was strange, but apparently to the Brits, the only other American that I sound like is Katy Perry. I don't know whether to take that as a criticism or a compliment.
Other than classes, doing work, and meeting British students, there is nothing really more to report back about. I am excited for my trip to London, and I am very excited about possibly traveling to Wales the weekend after with my best friend (who is also a Kenyon student on an abroad program in England). Can't wait to post about my trip to London so keep checking my blog! And I promise, I will never again forget that I have a blog...
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