Week Two - Thursday, September 15th

Last weekend I traveled to Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare.  I took a tour of the town and saw all there was to see but the whole tourist thing isn't my cup of tea.  I explored the streets and found a delicious candy shop called Mr. Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe.  If you ever get the chance go there!  But beware you will become addicted.  I also found a club called Maizons.  For a small town it was a lot of fun, but I learned the British don't know how to dance when they told me, the small town white girl from Iowa, that I had moves.

Although I had a lot of fun in Stratford we went a lot of other places too...  a small town called Bourton-on-the-Water which was beautiful, Oxford the center for a ton of prestigious universities, and Buckingham Palace.  The palace was beautiful, especially the intricate gardens.  Oxford was also a wonderful place to visit but once again my favorite part was off the beaten path in a little market off one of the side streets.  I'm starting to learn to get lost in cities because that's when you find the best places.  My favorite place of the weekend was Burton-on-the-Water.  There were so many little shops and the stream run ran through the entire town.  I sat by the water and tried my first cream tea and I am hooked.

This trip made me realise how in love I am with London.  Although I had a good weekend I was so ready to get back to the big city.  I don't know if it's just because London is so different from my hometown or what but I love it here.  I have everything I need within half an hour, I don't have to drive anywhere, I can go and do my own thing, I can get lost, and I can find something new everyday.  I'm buying my own groceries and cooking my own meals, which was a little imtimidating at first but now I'm like Suzie homemaker.

I started classes this week.  Only having them two days a week seemed like a pretts sweet deal at first but then I figured out there are three hours long.  My attention span can't handle that!  Haha just kidding it's not too bad.  It's totally worth having four day weekends.  Next week I interview for my internship and I can't wait!  I will finally get to work in a hospital, and it's in London so that makes it ten times more amazing.  So this weekend I get to go even further and explore the streets of zone 3.  Hopefully I make it back to write more next week!