Break it Down at the Tate

Today we went to the Tate Modern. Trish, my flat-mate, and I met up with some of her friends from BU and checked out some really great art for FREE. I repeat: FREE. I'm pretty sure I started levitating because finding something for free in London is about as rare as immaculate conception.

What's immediately interesting about the Tate is that it used to be a factory before it was converted to a modern art museum. The outside does not look anything like an art museum needless to say. Here's a picture to the left!

I'll have pictures of the art up later because the internet here is SUHLOW

I had my first Fish and Chips while being in London! It was good. lol kind of like in America but it was thrilling nonetheless. Here it is :D

I went to Hyde Park for the first time and let me tell you. It's huge. Not as big as Central Park, but you could probably get lost much easier. Here are some pictures :)

I'm definitely homesick. I know it's normal but I can't help but think of home at the drop of a hat if I'm not physically and mentally involved in something. Fortunately there's a lot to do here and classes start tomorrow. Four. Hour. Classes.... It's good in that I will be occupied for a third of the day but I MIGHT GO INSANE I'M JUST SAYIN, FOUR HOURS OF LECTURE IS A LITTLE INTENSE ARE ALL SUMMER CLASSES LIKE THIS WHY WEREN'T WE WARNED DAMNIT B.U. YOU WIN AGAAAIINNNNNN.

Oh also, if you spend a jillion dollars on one of the events they offer you before you A) know anyone else on the program, B) Know your schedule for class you can't get a refund if you want to reschedule or cancel. Unless of course you happen to rethink your decision to spend 150 pounds on a weekend tour of Whales and sell your ticket to some other schmuck. Design flaw? I THINK SO.

In other news, it's currently hot as balls in our kitchen and my room smells a LIL' like a hamster cage and I'm not sure why. I love a good mystery.

I found an AMERICAN CORNER IN A GROCERY STORE. I almost wept. I entered a market filled with unpreserved deli meets and olives you can pick out of a barrel, longing for a taste of home. I'll admit, it was a little discouraging to realize I was turned off by the most natural food I've ever seen.

I walked to the back and stumbled upon a small miracle... Fluff. FLUFF, PEOPLE. And JIF peanut butter (they don't really do pb in Europe. I KNOW, tragic), and American cereals like Lucky Charms, Golden Grahams, and fruit snacks galore... This is what America is to the rest of the world: We like candy, especially for breakfast. Whatever I was in hog heaven. That is until I took a big ol' gander at the price tag.

six.......... pounds...........

which is like 9 American dollars. FAGGETABOUTIT. I haven't yet mastered the art of crapping out little golden coins and the $13,000 tuition is KIIIINNNNNDDD of looming over my shoulder like the shadow of death itself. So I passed on the fluff.

Any who, we're planning a trip to Scotland which will be different because we haven't seen rural Europe yet and I'm assuming that Scotland will be a magical land of fields, plaid kilts, bagpipes and Shrek. Too crass?

Okay seriously, I'm really excited about seeing the land from which my family hypothetically originated from. There's some confusion... some think we're from England, others from Ireland and others from Scotland. I think I ended up choosing Scotland out of a hat so we'll just go with it until further notice. YAAAY SCOTLAND!! I'm not too sure what to expect to be honest. Either way, I'm eager to discover it for myself. We hope to go in a couple of weeks :)

Okay last note, we walked across the foot bridge that was in Harry Potter! We were going to cast fake spells on everyone but I think we forgot... ha. Look for the pictures on facebook!

Much love,

Sam