Internship and China Town

The last couple of days have been really great. I have spent a lot of them on my own, actually. That is when I feel the most like a Londoner. I love all the people I am here with but when we walk around we are loud and attract so much attention. I love standing at the crosswalks alongside other Londoners and reading the newspaper on the tube next to them. Yesterday after class I spent time wandering around London in what I call my “bus crawl” I began by walking from the top, all the way to the bottom of oxford street. I went to a lot of stores, including Primark, which is a zoo. I got some really cheap socks and a 2 pound scarf. If you know me well, you know I am normally not a fast walker. I seem to be adapting to London well because I walk fast and I get asked for directions quite a bit. I never thought I would adjust to London so well. I have never lived in the heart of the city but London and I are meant to be. I jumped on a bus and just headed to wherever.
Before anyone in my family freaks out on me, I just want to say that I know the bus map really well. Sometimes I just sit and stare at it. As a result, I know where the buses I need stop in almost all of the communities in our zones. So no worries, mom and dad. I actually ended up in China Town and I love it there! I bought a hat and scarf for 5 pounds. You can also get a really cheap meal for 3 pounds. My favorite thing was the “chicken bun” which sounds strange but is REALLY GOOD. It is only 1.30. All of the shops have so many different things in them and it is almost a little bizarre. I also walked down a street full of book stores and I got one of the books we needed for theater class. Speaking of theater class, tonight we went to see our first play, spring awakening. It was really good, I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. It wasn’t like anything I had ever seen and the music was fantastic. A lot of my flatmates stayed afterwards to talk to the characters but I knew that sitting in a big room with lots of girls fawning over singing theater boys was not a situation I wanted to be in.

I am going to try to make it to a market tomorrow after class and take some pictures. I haven’t had my camera with me as much as I thought I would. I am too afraid it will get stolen and it doesn’t fit in my little bag that fits under my jacket. I am hoping to do a lot this weekend.

Miss everyone!

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