Hello all! Week 2: 6/14-6/17 It's been a while I know, but I've been burning the candle on both ends. Lots of stuff to see and do!
On Monday we had class. In the room we start every week by him answering our random tourist like questions. For example "Why does my internship offer me tea like 5 times a day?" and we talk about them in class. Then we actually get to the meat of the subject and he begins to lecture on London history. This last week we talked about medevial times and such. As usual the time went by quickly in class. After an hour lunch we meet up at a different spot in the city and start up a walking lecture around town. This week we focused on the east end of the city. We started in the banking district and saw the Royal Exchange building, the Bank of England and all the different stages of British banking history was at that point. We walked through the Royal Exchange building. It was like a fancy mall center surrounded by super expensive and fancy shops that you hear celebrities talking about, but the average person never even thinks about buying things from there....thus my Tiffany & Co. picture. Probably the closest I'm going to get to ever getting Tiffany in my life. Which was exciting! I'm girly what can I say. There was also a Cartier and Louis Vuitton. Such expensive things and only because its the name....makes one think. We just walked through this building and this is all that was going through my head. 
From there we discovered parts of London I probably never would have if it wasn't for the class...like the history of the shopwindow (all within an alleyway) and the world's oldest coffee shop in London. We ended class across the street from Tower of London and Tower Bridge. Learned alot. From there most people went home to MTH but I decided it would be wise to find my internship since I was starting the next day. So took the tube to the Notthing Hill area and successfully found my internship. However, it had been raining on and off all day and I looked like poo so I didn't go in to find them specifically/personally. I then topped up my phone and talked with the boy for an hour and a half. That was nice. I decided to get a good nights rest and went to bed "early".
From there we discovered parts of London I probably never would have if it wasn't for the class...like the history of the shopwindow (all within an alleyway) and the world's oldest coffee shop in London. We ended class across the street from Tower of London and Tower Bridge. Learned alot. From there most people went home to MTH but I decided it would be wise to find my internship since I was starting the next day. So took the tube to the Notthing Hill area and successfully found my internship. However, it had been raining on and off all day and I looked like poo so I didn't go in to find them specifically/personally. I then topped up my phone and talked with the boy for an hour and a half. That was nice. I decided to get a good nights rest and went to bed "early".The first day of work was a learning day. I have decided not to put too much detail about it in here, so here are the gerenals. I have my own mac, I'm the first station on the left (right next to the tea station), our one big window overlooks the highway since we are on the 3rd floor, and I have a skylight! I did little administrative work...my main task was revising a spread sheet of information for them. So e
veryday I came to work, did my daily taks, and then worked on other random assignments for 8 hours a day. Things that are weird, from an American perspective. I get asked for tea at least 3 times a day, usually more. I take my tea green with a little bit of sugar. Yum. I look at it as good my for immune system, it has good antioxidants and such. To our pandora is their Spotify...that really helps me jam through the day. Ok finally I have to explain the situation first. I work in an office/studio complex of about 100 offices. None of the offices are the same. So some people who may own their company...bring their dogs to work. The first day I noticed this I was eating lunch down in the main big lobby and a little dashound trotted by me. The first thing I thought was "weird" followed by "is it bring your dog to work day today?' Following up those thoughts were 3 other dogs being brought in. Not used to it. by Wednesday I knew it was not a work holiday, and that these people actually just bring their dogs into work. This brings me to a point that I need to thank the people of London about. YOUR DOGS ARE WONDERFULLY TRAINED. Working a vet clinic for 4 years....it is a nice change.
veryday I came to work, did my daily taks, and then worked on other random assignments for 8 hours a day. Things that are weird, from an American perspective. I get asked for tea at least 3 times a day, usually more. I take my tea green with a little bit of sugar. Yum. I look at it as good my for immune system, it has good antioxidants and such. To our pandora is their Spotify...that really helps me jam through the day. Ok finally I have to explain the situation first. I work in an office/studio complex of about 100 offices. None of the offices are the same. So some people who may own their company...bring their dogs to work. The first day I noticed this I was eating lunch down in the main big lobby and a little dashound trotted by me. The first thing I thought was "weird" followed by "is it bring your dog to work day today?' Following up those thoughts were 3 other dogs being brought in. Not used to it. by Wednesday I knew it was not a work holiday, and that these people actually just bring their dogs into work. This brings me to a point that I need to thank the people of London about. YOUR DOGS ARE WONDERFULLY TRAINED. Working a vet clinic for 4 years....it is a nice change. After work on Tuesday I needed a walk, and a long one. I wondered around Regents Park for about an hour and when I got back the roomies were just about to go down to Trafalgar's...another favorite place of mine, so I joined them. Lovely clear night and we walked to Big Ben. I got so excited I really wanted to run up to it and kiss it. As I looked over to plan out my attempt, their was a guard there...bugga. It was beautiful though just as the sun was setting. That to me is London. End of sentence. We walked home through Piccadilly Circus (like a mini Time Square of London) and got home and then I was exhausted. A good 3 hour outing. Off to bed I went.
On Wednesday, went to work from 9-5. Got a twing of homesickness because as I was searching for things for my spreadsheet I came across Wisconsin news stations. I never thought 
I would be happy to see WTMJ on a computer screen. My after work activities were attending Billy Elliot the musical. I took the tube to Victoria Station and there was the theater. So I look a long dinner a the Pret A Manger and people watched. I think I saw a celebrity...he may have sat next to me at Pret. Thing is I can't think of his name, so not a real big name. I cant even think of a movie he's been in, so maybe I was just wanting to see a celebrity...? Anyways, the musical was FANTASTIC! I laughed, I teared up, and it had a deep, multi-faceted plot that was interesting to anyone. Music was done by Elton John...didn't know that. The kid who played Billy....AMAZING! Holy man...words can't describe how cool it was to see such young kids be so talented. We got home around 1130 and I went straight to bed.
I would be happy to see WTMJ on a computer screen. My after work activities were attending Billy Elliot the musical. I took the tube to Victoria Station and there was the theater. So I look a long dinner a the Pret A Manger and people watched. I think I saw a celebrity...he may have sat next to me at Pret. Thing is I can't think of his name, so not a real big name. I cant even think of a movie he's been in, so maybe I was just wanting to see a celebrity...? Anyways, the musical was FANTASTIC! I laughed, I teared up, and it had a deep, multi-faceted plot that was interesting to anyone. Music was done by Elton John...didn't know that. The kid who played Billy....AMAZING! Holy man...words can't describe how cool it was to see such young kids be so talented. We got home around 1130 and I went straight to bed.Worked on Thursday from 10-6. After work we went out for drinks at the Met. It was alot of fun. It was nice to get to know the people I work with. Everyone in the office is so work orientated (which is awesome) but we don't chat that often, and if they do its work centered. Our topic of discussion was Wisconsin and drinking games. I represented Stevens Point proudly and wowed them with Ella's game of Nails. Needless to say, I now think that everyone in my office thinks we (from Wisconsin) are crazy. Also talked about the hobbies of hunting and fishing that people in Wisconsin do...they are amazed by the idea of these. Its kinda funny to see their reaction to hunting things. It was fun overall. I left there around 8 and then chilled at home for a bit and then attended kareoke. Jake, Layla, Lauren, Carrie, and Jayson and I were all hanging out and picking out our song selections. I sang a Kelly Clarkson song, it was a good time. Shortly after that I had to get back for a skype date. Was up until 130 or so. The next day I slept in until 11....I was sleepy.
On Friday I slept alot and then decided to not be a lazy pile and walked to the Victoria & Albert Museum my class assignment. It was in the Kensington area to get there I wandered through Hyde park. When I got back to the city I passed by Harrods, very ritzy. The museum was fun. They had a history of fashion part and I saw the development of women's shoes from 1720-1996. Also I saw a dress that was made for and worn by Princess Diana. It was white and full of pearls. Very pretty. On the way home I again appreciated the parks of London. It is a cool place for a person to collect their thoughts or for groups of people to hang out and play around. I am a fan. I have to go back when I get a camera to visit the Princess Diana memorial and the Peter Pan statue.
I will write about my weekend tomorrow! I'm off the bed though since my laundry got locked away, silly rules. Night all! Cheers!
Heidi
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