First Day of Class

Just got back from my first class... and that professor is NOT messing around. In the UK learning is much more independent, so you get a reading list at the beginning of term and are instructed to do as much of it as you see fit. However he did then go on to say that if we are not prepared for class, he will, quite simply, kick us out. So I've now been scared into planning a nice afternoon of burying myself in the stacks of the library hunting down books that he recommended, for "those few of you in this class who are NOT Medieval History students" (that would be me... if only I remembered anything from my one Medieval History class from freshman year... oh dear). Luckily if Queen Mary's library doesn't have the book, I can also take out books from the University of London library, so I may have to go track down that building's whereabouts this afternoon as well.

In other news, the gym is absolutely gorgeous here and has been deserted the two times I've gone. I'm not sure whether to take this to mean that not many British people go to the gym or that not many British people go to the gym at 7 or 8 in the morning.

I also am very excited that Quaker Oatmeal in England is WAY more delicious than in the US. They have a Golden Syrup flavor that's amazing and very low calorie. The side of the box says "Wakey, wakey!" which just adds to the wonder of this new find.

Off to the library and then to a coffee shop with a friend. I get to take the Underground to get there (still one of my favorite things... I keep waiting for the novelty to rub off but it just hasn't happened!)