A Bit of an Odd Day.

Well hello there!

This morning, Jill and I headed out on a bit of an adventure. A few days ago, Jill suggested that we go see American Psycho...the musical. Matt Smith is the lead so I thought it would be intersting to check out. In order to get tickets we had to wait in line, and even then we were unsure if we would get them. We got on the tube and rode for a while until we arrived in Islington. Islington is still very much in the city but has a bit of a calmer vibe than where we live. It felt more "homey," if that makes any sense. We walked from the tube station to the theatre. Judging from the line formed at the ticket booth and the fact that it was already almost sold out, we decided that it was really unlikely we were going to get tickets. So, we headed back to the tube station to go home. It seems a bit odd that we just left without trying but it was nice to walk through and explore a different part of London for a few minutes (and the tube was free so there was no consequence).

An alley in Islington.

After we got back we stopped off at Waitrose for some groceries. Then we headed back to Metrogate for lunch. Jill was amazing and made Kraft Mac and Cheese (which is kind of hard to find here in the U.K.) for both of us. We sat on the kitchen floor while we ate and did homework. We made plans for our day trip tomorrow and geeked out about what we are doing (I'm keeping this a secret, so you have to come back and read my next post).

At Waitrose, among several necessities, I bought some candy. I bought some Cadbury Crunchums and Hobnobs. Crunchums are odd. They are cereal pieces covered in chocolate. The cereal has the same texture as and tastes a bit like sweet Bugles, which is very confusing for my brain. But, they are covered in chocolate so you can't really go wrong. Hobnobs, on the other hand, are delicious. It's an oat biscuit (crunchy cookie) that has chocolate on one side. Abi has had them at school and loved them so I knew there was a strong chance that I was going to enjoy them. All of the candy I've eaten here has been amazing. It's going to be hard to choose what to bring home to share with my family.

In all of the paperwork we are given before we arrive, one of the pamphlets talks about arriving in the United Kingdom. It discusses culture shock and the fact that, even though I am in an English speaking country, I was going to go through culture shock. There are different stages and one of them is anger. It discusses how you will get angry at the things that you found charming and unique when you initially arrived. I think I've entered this stage. Don't get me wrong, I am in love with this country and all of the opportunities I've had. But this evening, the little things have been getting to me (It could also be that I was just in a bad mood). I tried to do laundry and it turned into this big ordeal that almost left me in tears. It was a major overreaction and I'm feeling much better now but for about an hour, I was in an awful mood. Luckily, I will be getting to talk to my parents tonight and I know that will make me feel even better.

On a happier note, I love Edgar Allan Poe. I just finished reading one of his detective stories for British Crime Fiction (even though he's American). I have read some of his stories before and I loved them. So, reading a detective story was really cool. We read "The Murders at the Rue Morgue" and I can't wait to discuss it on Wednesday.

Well, I'm off to sleep and hopefully I will feel better in the morning. Don't forget to come back tomorrow to hear all about my (hopefully) exciting day!!

JessLynn