Day 2 of Classes

The other thing I forgot to write about was that I went to the Notting Hill Carnival, which is the biggest carnival in Europe. It's like Carabaana in Toronto but way bigger. The streets were packed and the music was really loud but it was a lot of fun and the costumes in the parade were amazing. Today on my 3 hour lunch break between classes I:
1) Went to Covent Garden but was really disappointed that the entrance to the opera house was not on the actual square. So either they have changed everything or the whole set up of My Fair Lady is a lie. I wanted to find the pillar Henry Higgins sits behind but no luck. :(
2) Walked around the theatre district - it really is amazing how many big shows are right there at once. I'm definitely going to Avenue Q and I'm trying to find out if there are any crazy cheap bargains so I can go to more. Tonight is my first night at the theatre, I am going to Rafta Rafta with the program. It's at the National Theatre and it's about a comedy about a British-Indian family.
3) Did a few rooms in the Egypt and Ancient Greece collections at the British Museum. It took me an hour to do 4 small rooms, so my British museum exploration may be epic!
In other news, I have changed classes. As long as the switch goes well, I am no longer in Ethno-National Conflict and am in Travel, Writing, and English Traits taught by the head of Oberlin's English Dept and focuses on Ralph Emerson.

First few days in London

Hi! Welcome to my blog. If I do not become overwhelmed with homework and fun things to do I will update here about the things I do in London. My first day of classes was today - I had two of them and I have two more tomorrow. So far they seem interesting. The best part of today though was my trip to the British Museum. It is only a 2 minute walk away from where I have class so between class I went and saw, amongst other things, the Rosetta Stone, an Easter Island statue, a whole bunch of mummies, and a huge ancient Greek vase once owned by Napoleon! Since the museum is free, I've decided that I am going to go there everyday between classes so I can see everything in small doses. I think tomorrow might be Ancient Greece day. When I woke up early this morning (at 9:00) I went for a walk around my neighborhood and bought school supplies- it's so cool to live right downtown!
That's all for now - I'm off to bed since I have class at 8:45 tomorrow.