Day 4

Today we all went to Trafalgar Square. Yes, I rode The Tube again. The Tube is London's underground subway system. At 5 pm, you are all up close and personal with the literally hundreds of people, Londoners, as well as the massive amounts of tourists on the Tube. When I slow down enough to actually look at the Tube map, I can figure out where I am. Most of the time, however, we are in such a rush to get somewhere that I feel as if I am running through the city like a madwoman. That's one of my new phrases, as well as "sorry" (in a British accent). Jordan has been teaching me the proper way to speak the accent. I am really hoping that those of you that are reading my blog realize that there is NOT a British language; the language is primarily English, but everyone speaks in that accent. I have been practicing on it all day; hopefully, I will return with a proper accent. I am typing this in my British accent now; I hear it in my head whenever I think now.

Trafalgar Square is very nice. The walk to the main part of it had the phone booth from the Harry Potter films. Of course, I took pictures, as well as Trafalgar Studios. There is a little gift shop that sells T-shirts for like 6.99 pounds (cheap for London); I must go back and buy one for my girls. We sat as a group at the square and also, took some photos of the group. Then most of us ate at The Crypt, where dead people are buried.... I, of course, ate the fish and chips; weird, because I never eat fried food. I'll probably need to get a facial after this... Actually, it is quite different from the US fried fish. Actually, all of the food tastes different, even the water tastes dissimilar. I have started drinking Coke because they do not know what sweet tea is here, nor is there any Mt. Dew.

Tonight, I went back to my dorm. I walked back with Jordan. Ashley and Dr. Peterson bought tickets at Leicester Square for a play; I decided to stay home (did I just say home?) and work on my proposal. We walked up the street and gazed at some old bookshops; I must come back and do that!