Such a Quick Week!

Sunday was an incredible day! Sam, Natalie, and I went to Hampstead Heath to see the city from a park on the hill. It was about a 20 minute bus ride from our flat, so it was conveniently close to be such a beautiful area. It took us a while to find the right place, but once we did, it was breathtaking. On the way to find the hill, we walked through the great park. There were several ponds that people are able to go fishing and swimming in, which was really neat to see. It was such a gorgeous place for just being right outside the city and it helped that it was a perfect day. I could not believe the view that we had from Hampstead. You could really see the entire city from Kite Hill. I saw Parliament, the London Eye, Canary Wharf, St. Pauls, and just everything along the Thames - it was incredible!

Monday was a very relaxing day. I woke up really early to get some work done, but ended up watching a movie and going to sit in a park for a couple hours. I think that I made the better decision in that situation by taking advantage of the pretty day. We had our last Education Seminar, which is crazy! I can't believe that the semester is coming to a close so quickly. I went running with Zane, and it was so great to get out and get some endorphins flowing!

Tuesday was a pretty average day. I had my GST and Theatre class and then came back to the flats to do some work. I went running with Zane again today, which was excellent. There really wasn't much to the day, but I think it is just fine to have some of those!

Wednesday was really nice because we had a neat art class. We went to this sketchy road called Vyner Street which is lined with contemporary art galleries, but the average person would never know it because they don't really advertise themselves. We went through 5 different galleries, which all held some quite interesting and odd pieces in them. I've really gotten used to the work that makes my forehead scrunch up and makes me wonder what this artist was thinking while creating the piece. I really enjoyed it though because it was so different and unique. After art, we went to Angel to get ready to go to the theatre. We stopped into this mexican restaurant, which was the closest to a Moe's as it could possibly get in London. We were beyond excited, especially because they had free soda refills!! We went to the theatre and saw Parlour Song. It was pretty different to say the least, but there were a lot of really funny parts. I couldn't believe that Andrew Lincoln, from Love Actually, was in it!! It was so cool to see him so close because his story in the movie is one of the most touching to me. After the show, we came back to the flats and settled in for the night.

Today was not too exciting, but it was a really pretty day. We had GST today until 12:30 and then Natalie, Sam, and I went to the Swan to have lunch because we had a craving for pub food. They were going to work on their Sociology project, so I tagged along with them for a bit. We went to the park in Waterloo so that they could sit and watch people, so I just listened to music and hung out. Afterwards, I came back to the flat and just enjoyed the rest of the evening.