This has been the best month yet. And it's only been two days so far. Where do I begin?...How about with yesterday, the first day of this lovely month!
1) Well...I woke up Monday morning just in time for breakfast (my favorite part of the day) and ate about 4 bowls of cereal and a banana and oatmeal so my stomach would be happy until I was done with classes a few hours later. The darn servery is closed from 9-11am and the breaks between classes don't work with that schedule! But anyway! Classes seemed especially long today because I was anticipating my politics midterm that would commence at 10:45am on the dot! I maybe should've been a little more nervous for it than I actually was, but I studied about 10 hours for it so I figured I was as ready for it as I could be! And it wasn't as bad as I was expecting so that made me happy...it was such a relief to have it over with! Nothing in the world could stress me out after getting that out of the way! I finished the school day with a lovely discussion about John Keats' poetry and his Ode to a Nightingale. This is the good part now *get ready for it* It was incredibly sunny outside, not just sunny...but incredibly! So I walked down the block to Hyde Park with Sarah and we found a bench, put in our earbuds and started listening to Mika because we were going to the concert three hours later! It was the best moment ever. Sitting in the sun, half sleeping on a bench in the park and listening to music. I could actually feel the warmth on my face...I was hoping for some color but I guess that change doesn't come after sitting for an hour outside.
I ate dinner super fast so we could get out the door and to the venue! We got there and realized that while we were wearing our weird American concert clothes, we were in London and the people in London are sophisticated. Everyone was wearing their sleek black coats and boots...Oh well! Even though England isn't that different from America...it really is! It seems like they just have a different sense of humor here and don't laugh at the same things we do...and they always look so put together! I throw on my hoodie and keens and walk out the door looking like I should be going on a hike, not into the city.
Okay...I'll get on with it. The show was amazing. So fun, and the opening act was really good! I forgot what his name was..Eric something, look him up! I'd heard a few of Mika's songs before deciding to go to the show, but I'm a fan now. He's crazy and so dramatic and weird and his songs are so funny and impossible to not get stuck in your head. It was a party. A party with two 60 year old women with gray hair in front of us. There were a lot of older people there, it was weird. Nothing wrong with that! Just not what I expected for this weirdo concert. Everyone was really chill and just stood in one spot the whole time, and everyone was obsessed with trying to take poor quality photos of Mika. I wish people would just enjoy the moment and not worry about trying to capture every moment of it on camera!
Everything was neon and covered in sequins & so flashy. And the best part...we were SO close to the stage and Mika! He's a fruitcake. But that doesn't matter. We were 3 people away from the stage, 'twas awesome! When he sang "We Are Golden", gold confetti dumped from the sky! Then at the end of the show streamers and more confetti and balloons came down! It was such a good night. We took a balloon home with us on the tube.
2) And that was only yesterday! Today I have been so happy! March has been such a good month so far! All two days of it! I slept in until 8am and went to breakfast! (I always have to mention breakfast whenever I talk about my day because it's my favorite part. Really...every night all I can think about is the fact that I get to wake up and have cereal and bananas!)
I tried to be productive in the morning because I didn't have class until noon, but that didn't work so I decided to go to the gym! Best decision. I love endorphins, so I love the gym. I've decided that if I got to spend everyday of my life hiking or running or surfing or snowboarding or walking through the woods or the park or biking or kayaking or canoeing or rock climbing or doing anything active I would be the happiest person in the world. So I think I'll do that. I spent a while there and felt so awake and rejuvenated and alive afterwards! I ran back to the centre and went to class and then...went for a walk in the park since it was sunny again! Best news of today: It was warm enough to wear my birkenstocks!
I went to Regent Park with a few girls and it was so gorgeous! We tried to find the playground but ended up walking around the whole park instead because I guess we can't read maps! Parks are my favorite thing in the world. I think Josiah and me found all the parks in Olympia that there are (okay probably not...but close) and that will always be one of my favorite things we do!
After we had enjoyed the wonderful outdoors we went to Big Ben just to admire him. I still can't believe I can just go there whenever. It's still surreal and I'll miss it so much! This next month and a half is going to go by way too fast, I already know it!
I fell in love with London even more today. I never thought it would start to warm up, but it is and the flowers are starting to bloom and the grass is green and the birds are singing and I'm just so happy! I'm so happy I didn't choose to come to the Spring term of this program like I originally was going to, I would already be home by now! I love getting to soak in London because it is wonderful! Oh how I love it!
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