5/19 First Day Of Classes

Today we had our first day of class. The first session was all about different pubs and nightclubs that are in the area. It was real hard material so I took good notes. We were also given a tour of the University after our first session. It is a pretty cool campus that offers a lot of student activities. The University is known as an international university and has about 30,000 students. Our tour ended at a cafe on campus and we were left to fend for ourselves to find food. David (my roommate) and I lucked out, our host mom made us sack lunches. So we didn't have to pay or wait for our food like everyone else.

After lunch, we had our first real class. It was about language barriers between different cultures. Our professor made us do a few weird activities. On one of them, she has us be with a partner and stand with our toes touching and talk to them. It was very awkward for all of us. In Europe they are more ok with people being in their personal space. I find it interesting that even though both the U.S. and the U.K. speak English, our languages are still very different. Overall the first day of class was really easy and I don't anticipate it getting harder.

My other 2 roommates (Harid & Lawrence), were going to go see Angels and Demons. We thought it would be a good idea to go with them to get to know them a little bit better. We invited along Stephanie, Elizabeth, and Wallet (their other roommate who eats dinner with my host family). They movie was really good and did not ruin the book. I recommend it.

I am having a great time so far. The UK is a lot more diverse than I thought it would be. I was kind of expecting a lot of pasty white people. The UK is just as diverse as back home. The other thing about the UK is that everything is smaller here. Fat Fitz would never have been able to get through a doorway here (DC hahah). The best way to describe the streets here are that they look like they are from a movie set. It is a strange feeling. I kept forgetting to look the other way first when crossing streets and have almost been hit a few times.

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