Begginings of Classes

We started classes today, and as dorky as it is, I was so excited. The schedule here is very different than my one at Elon, though. Instead of rolling out of bed 30 minutes before class starts and wandering over slowly, we left our flat an hour before our first class this morning and only go there a few minutes early. Our GST (General Studies) Seminar was first. This class is taught by the professor that came with us from Elon and it focuses on the Thames. We’re going to be doing some walks along the Thames, taking pictures and documenting different aspects of the Thames. We’ll also be visiting Greenwich a few times and I’m excited to stand on the GMT!

Before my next class I had around a 2 hour break so we hung out in an empty classroom upstairs. It works out well because there is free internet (which we don’t have a the flats, we have a certain allotment of minutes each week). I did sort of miss the ability to go back to my room and take a quick nap or just have some time away between classes, but when the weather is nicer I’ll use this time to sit in the park outside or head down to the British Museum. The next class was London Theater, which I was the most excited about before coming here. We’re going to see 9 shows throughout the semester, tomorrow is Spring Awakening and next week is 12th Night. I haven’t heard of any of the rest of them, but I think it’s going to be so much fun to see lots of different types of plays. My final class of the day was Diversity in Action in London, a sociology class that is going to be interesting to say the least. Part of this class involves field trips where I’m pretty sure we’re going to just wander around London with some direction and watch people. I love people watching and I love London so it’ll be fun.

After class we had to take an alternate route home because the Central Line was stopped or delayed or something, so we walked a few blocks, and then a few blocks more until we found a bus to take us home. I love little adventures like this because I keep proving to myself that I can survive and adapt in a city that I just met.