Sunday was a pretty boring lazy day. We had nothing to do, so we hung out and got food several times. We went to our favorite little neighborhood pub and had a few pints of beer. Have yet to try all of the varieties, but it is interesting that Stella Artois is essentially the Natural Light beer of the UK. They make fun of it, people in Arizona are classy when they drink that. Interesting the difference.
Today was the first day of class, and not much was going on. We learned everyones names and then went through a game on the cultural experience and differences between countries.
Off to Oxford Circus right now to find an APPLE store.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Sunday, May 27, 2007
First Few Days
WOW!!
That is all that I can say. I don't even know where to start, so I will do everything in the order that it happened, and see where to really journey off to. The plain over to London went very smooth, minus some small bumps along the road. As I got on my first plain to Philli from Phoenix, there were 3 seats left (I am in the second to last row of seats). One of the seats happened to be next to me. This massive gentleman boards, and yes of course plops right next to me...ohh great. Now I am halfway into the isle!! The rest of the flights were relatively boring, but as decided I took some tylenol pm to fight against the evil that is jet lag. IT WORKED. When I arrived I trecked through Gatwick airport to wait in line for customs for over an hour...no fun. Grabbed my 800000 lb bag, changed some pounds and hopped on the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station.
Here, instead of spending £4 on a one way zone 1 pass in the tube, I should have spent the extra £6 for a taxi. I treck the tube, get to my station (by this time sweat is starting to run down my back), and head to the Atlantic House to find out where I live. Leave my bag and walk to my pad. It is awesome. We have so much room, the beds are small, but I still am blown away by our accomidations. I will try to post some pictures when I get a chance if possible. From there it was off to grab a few pints and the first meal I had since breakfast the day before. We had a breif computer orientation at the Atlantic House, and then started bonding as a group. James, one of our instructors who lives on Cottingham with us, took us to a local booser. Here we started chatting with the local crowd and ended up with some locals at a nice loungy bar called ArchAngel where the people we met new some employees. That is Friday.
Saturday, we wake up at 10 am for orientation. Here we had a real life Bobby (policeman with the funny looking hat) talk to us about safety in London. He was hillarious and told us all about london, dos and donts. From here we went and picked out some mobile phones, got lunch, and came back for a guided tour of the city. We went around the whole city, stopping a various spots for pictures and the such. Came back and then went to Picadilly Circus for dinner and drinks. We went to a huge irish pub for the night. Maloney's North times 100. It was awesome. Crazy fun.
That is all that I can say. I don't even know where to start, so I will do everything in the order that it happened, and see where to really journey off to. The plain over to London went very smooth, minus some small bumps along the road. As I got on my first plain to Philli from Phoenix, there were 3 seats left (I am in the second to last row of seats). One of the seats happened to be next to me. This massive gentleman boards, and yes of course plops right next to me...ohh great. Now I am halfway into the isle!! The rest of the flights were relatively boring, but as decided I took some tylenol pm to fight against the evil that is jet lag. IT WORKED. When I arrived I trecked through Gatwick airport to wait in line for customs for over an hour...no fun. Grabbed my 800000 lb bag, changed some pounds and hopped on the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station.
Here, instead of spending £4 on a one way zone 1 pass in the tube, I should have spent the extra £6 for a taxi. I treck the tube, get to my station (by this time sweat is starting to run down my back), and head to the Atlantic House to find out where I live. Leave my bag and walk to my pad. It is awesome. We have so much room, the beds are small, but I still am blown away by our accomidations. I will try to post some pictures when I get a chance if possible. From there it was off to grab a few pints and the first meal I had since breakfast the day before. We had a breif computer orientation at the Atlantic House, and then started bonding as a group. James, one of our instructors who lives on Cottingham with us, took us to a local booser. Here we started chatting with the local crowd and ended up with some locals at a nice loungy bar called ArchAngel where the people we met new some employees. That is Friday.
Saturday, we wake up at 10 am for orientation. Here we had a real life Bobby (policeman with the funny looking hat) talk to us about safety in London. He was hillarious and told us all about london, dos and donts. From here we went and picked out some mobile phones, got lunch, and came back for a guided tour of the city. We went around the whole city, stopping a various spots for pictures and the such. Came back and then went to Picadilly Circus for dinner and drinks. We went to a huge irish pub for the night. Maloney's North times 100. It was awesome. Crazy fun.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Hello Everyone
Hi,
Just wanted to start of with a brief introduction of what I will be doing on this blog. I am going to attempt to inform everyone of my experiences during my trip to London this summer. I will try to get as many pictures up as possible, and talk about all of my experiences. I hope that everyone enjoys what I post. I take off in a little over a week. Flying through Philli and into London.
Kalen
Just wanted to start of with a brief introduction of what I will be doing on this blog. I am going to attempt to inform everyone of my experiences during my trip to London this summer. I will try to get as many pictures up as possible, and talk about all of my experiences. I hope that everyone enjoys what I post. I take off in a little over a week. Flying through Philli and into London.
Kalen
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