This is so bad I don't even know where to begin...

I know, I know. Horrible. It's been practically 20 days since my last post. Pathetic! But, you know, last week I was horribly sick and then this week I had a paper to write and extra school work. Finally get a breather this week. It's something called reading week, and we get the whole week off.

So lets do a brief summary, shall we?

Friday 2/4: Flat party in flat 4. A mix of brits and Americans and we ended up playing kings...

Saturday 2/5: Started off the day by myself at the Tate Britain. Fell in love with Turner and his painting "The Parting of Hero and Leander." Walked around, cleared out my brain basically. London is wonderful for long walks and thinking. Then Charity Salsa dance partay. Got some lessons, and some dances in me and watched Arsh do his own Salsa moves...fun indeed, minus the pricey and lacking-of-much alcohol drinks.

Sunday: Just being lame and studying/being all homesicky

Monday - Friday: Sick, sick, sick! Could barely get out of bed it was horrid.

Saturday: Gloucester Cathedral (an old Cathedral with that dates back to 678! And parts of Harry Potter were filmed here...), Symonds Yat Rock which offered a lovely view of Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean (yes, the forest where Hermione, Ron and Harry run from death eaters!), then off to the ruins of the monastery Tintern Abbey which was breathtaking. I understand why Romantics such as Wordsworth and Turner found such beauty in it. With the sun shining behind it and the soft English landscape contrasting with the dramatic sharpness of the ruins, it was completely breathtaking. Then went to a Flat parts to meet up with Arsh with Eissell and Gabriel, but a group of people ended up going to the club so it ended up being an early night.

Sunday(2/13): Not worth noting, honestly

Monday: Valentines day walk with Eissell and Lakshman through Victoria park and an East End neighborhood with loads of graffiti. Valentines date with Laskhman at Nandos and free screening of The Apartment with Eissell and Elaine. Then virtual date with the far away man.

Tuesday - Thursday: Being a good student and working on my paper

Friday: Girl day shopping on Oxford st. First stop Primark which is essentially like the Target of London just with more clothes. I bought three dresses, but only one of them fits so I'll return the others. The one that does fit me...well...I'm having some issues with how my womanly bits look in it. Then went to Topshop but luckily didn't purchase anything. Also went to Dorothy Perkins and bought a BEAUTIFUL white short dress with a peter pan collar and tiny black hearts on it. Also stopped by boots, etc...

Saturday: On my way to the Museum of London got lost and stumbled upon the poet William Blake's grave in a hidden graveyard. Then finally found my way to the Museum of London and had an excellent time. History of London from pre-roman to current times? I definitely hit the jackpot. Then girl night with Elaine and lots of chit chat and chocolate

Sunday(today, 2/20): Petticoat Lane market and tons of cheap clothes (even topshop! oh my...) and bought a book bag for my travels for 13 pounds (Elaine helped me haggle hehe). Then I FINALLY went to Brick Lane and saw all the amazing vintage stops and saw loads of girls dressed all hipstery and loved it. Also got cheap filling food at the markets. I need to hit up one of those legit Indian places though. Award winning curry? yum. Then later on a failed attempt to do yoga with Elaine, Eissell and Ilka. We gave up when Janki came home and we decided to drink some rum and wine and dance a little Batchata (well how could we not Eissell and Elaine were there after all!) and a bit of Indian dance with Janki. And learned the German toast from Ilka: Prost!

All in all, definitely loving London. Homesickness comes and goes. But I'm here, I need to embrace it, and I absolutely adore London.

Also, heading to Amsterdam on Tuesday! Cannot wait. The Anne Frank museum is one of my first stops.

And this is completely my new favorite British song it's getting played everywhere:

Bruh

Well. I feel guilty for not constantly writing in my blog. Every time I finally log on and check up on it, I get this sudden pang of guilt. But then I think, well I'm in London and it's really all about the experiences right?

The only thing is, I can barely recall what happened a week ago so how on EARTH will I be able to remember my experiences years from now?

Friday night essentially an epic fail. I got all dressed up and headed to New Globe with Eissell to meet up with Lakshman who had plans to meet up with a group of people at a club in London. Well, apparetly Lakshman's 30 min nap turned into hours of sleeping so Eissell and I ended up just getting a drink and going home.

Saturday I went to Barclay's one last time to find out my visa looks like I'm a regular visitor and not a tourist. Ugh. Then went into central London with Lakshman to the student protest taking place against the tuition increases, funding cuts and to bring back EMA which gives money to college students. Funny, the chants are the same in London as they are in the United States. What was amazing though was marching up to Parliament and thinking wow, how incredible to be fighting for something right in front of such a beautiful and powerful landmark. Lakshman and I then headed over to the Egyptian embassy with some other protestors, but when the cops came with helmets we decided to leave.

We embarked on a journey that took us to the lovely London markets. I absolutely had the best time and bought the most delicious Dutch cheese and cheap fruits. I also had one of the most amazing slices of Pizza in my life. Woops, did I just say that? Sorry NY but this pizza almost came close to Di Faro's (I'm a little ashamed to admit that, but oh well)

Then fun, laid back night at New Globe. Again.

Sunday boring...studying.

Monday night, after running into Gabriel when I went downstairs to get Lakshman we all went up to Eissell's room and listened to music. We eventually decided to go to Drapers, the bar on campus and met up with the lovely Elaine and Janki. Lots of Brits yes!

Tuesday night is when things get interesting. Decided to go to a Student night out for all London Uni students. The club was somewhere in London by Tower Bridge and inside this magnificently old, glorious building. I had a very fun time dancing, I needed it. Also had an adventure trying to find the night bus that goes back to Queen Mary(because the tube shuts down after 12 ugh lame). Thank God I was with some Brits who knew where they were going!

Wednesday just school and more boringness. Today I went for a walk in Victoria park with is about 5 min away from me. Discovered a really awesome (but pricey) hipster-ish cafe in a hipster-ish neighborhood. I stole Lakshmans yummy eggs and had a brownie and tea yum!