Today was a pretty good day. I was able to navigate my way to work through the tubes without getting too lost (although I did get a little confused and had a nice worker tell me 1- how to say the name of the station I was going to correctly and 2- how to get to said station). I found my internship location pretty easily and got to jump into the mix right away. I met the other interns- one of which lives in Alexandria! They're all really nice and we eat together, which makes it easier to relax in the new environment. The office itself is amazingly decorated-- very, very posh. The people there are really nice. In addition, they really want to give me some work experience so I can just let them know if there is anything I am interested in doing and they'll try to work it out for me!
When I got home at 5:50, Jessica told me that Dr. Stewart had gotten 6 tickets for a show at the Globe Theatre and that we had to leave at 6 if I wanted to go. I was really happy that she thought of me and had a ticket reserved for me in case I wanted it. We walked over the London Bridge (not the original since it is now in Arizona) and saw a rainbow over Tower Bridge. It was beautiful. The theatre itself was awesome. The show we saw was "Love's Labour Lost." It was really amazing to be able to watch one of Shakespeare's plays in style of theater they were originally seen in. I felt kind of bad for the people who had the standing space on the floor because it was raining (the theater has an open roof over part of it), but I'm sure they were happy to be there. The play itself was a little confusing at first, but eventually it started to make more sense as we read the program. The language difference (British English is VERY hard to understand if you aren't used to it) makes it hard to understand.
I think one of the funniest things about my entire trip thus far is the fact that even though I don't talk in a British accent, I have started thinking in one. As I type things on IM and in this blog, I literally hear myself talking with a British accent. I think all of us will be able to fake one pretty well by the time that we get home from London.
Its weird...I've only been in London for four days, but I feel like I've been here for much longer than that. As I start to get into my routine, I know that my days will fly by (which is good and bad at the same time). I figure that even if the trip flies by, I will have this blog and my pictures to serve as wonderful memories until I scrapbook the trip soon after I return. =)
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