1 Month In

1 Month since I arrived here. I can't believe it. It seemed like yesterday that I was the stupid American foreign exchange student who didn't know anything about London--oh wait.

hehe, no but in all honesty, it seems like no time has gone by yet like I have been here for some time and settled into the groove. I guess that is a good thing. This week, if after this I am good and get schoolwork done, I'll continue to see the last few remaining parts of central London that I didn't walk the first time. Also I think definitely tomorrow or the next day I will go see Battersea Power Station of Pink Floyd fame. For all you trivia people out there it also showed up in Children of Men and the new incarnation of Doctor Who. Also Bankside Power Station (now Tate Modern) was designed by the same architect. They are trying to preserve it but it's very dilapidated, so I want to get there before they knock it down.

Back to my rant about British food. Again what do they have against calling yogurt, "yogurt"? Instead you see the very helpfully descriptive substantive "Digestive". Yeah it really helps me digest...Also they don't seem to use artificial preservatives for anything: pasta sauce, salsa, you name it. A bit of a pain as everything is perishable or if it is canned you have to eat it pretty quickly. Does it taste better without all those "bad" artificial "chemicals"? If it does, I can't tell the difference in taste. So much for green food. On an upside, I got my nectar card in the post (Britishisms woohoo!) and with it, the joys of getting free stuff once I collect enough points. I recommend getting one. They're free at www.nectar.com and you can get some cool computer games or books or discounts. Really worth it. And I made 2 points for each pound I spent. Not bad at all.

So yes, revel in the month I have spent. So I'll leave you now as Latin American economic backwardness beckons...