Hello everyone, I know you may think I've been neglecting my blog - but I swear I haven't! It's just that not many interesting things have been happening this term. I suppose there are some short updates, but nothing big and not many touristy-trips around London (since I saw them all last term). BUT, I did just return from an "Adventure Weekend" in Wales, so I'll have a big post - with lots of pictures and stories - very soon.
In the meantime, here are some short updates from the past month:
- Dad and Anita came to visit at the end of April. We toured a lot of the major sites in London (Westminster/Big Ben, Covent Garden, St. Paul's, etc.) went to a pub on St. George's Day, and they ran the London Marathon. It was good to see some familiar faces in the city!
- On a particularly nice day I decided to go lay in the grass in the park. However, I ended up getting a big mosquito bite on my foot! I guess I'm not used to British mosquitoes, because the bite itched and caused my whole foot to puff up in an allergic reaction. So when people tell you there are fewer insects in Britain, just remember the ones that ARE there can bite!
- I took the bus for a quick visit to the Natural History Museum for a class project. On the bus ride home we got stuck in some major traffic, but gave us a chance to see the start of the Gumball 3000. I had no idea what it was at the time, and just thought it was cool to see all sorts of fancy-looking race cars driving down the street. I looked up the info later... The Gumball 3000 is a road-rally/race which travels 3000 miles around the globe. They start and finish in a different place, but the race is always 3000 miles long. This year the race started in London and finished in New York, so we saw the cars straight out of the starting line, on their way to the Dover ferry to France. After that they'd drive to Copenhagen, take a boat to Boston, and finally drive to New York. The best thing about the race is the cars. They have race cars, sports cars, and even funny cars like the Batmobile!
Other than that things have been based around school, homework, hanging out with friends (going out to dinner/baking cookies in the room), or running around the park. I'm really excited to go home: only 18 days!.
So be on the lookout for the Wales Adventure Post, coming this week to a blog near you!
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