So far I have been having a blast in London, as well as keeping very busy! I have met lots of new people, while at the same time remaining close to those I came with! Last Tuesday night our directors took us bowling. I’m not the best at bowling, but I beat the boys in my group Ryan, Nic, and Tanner and I have picture proof to prove it! The bowling alley was very neat and the atmosphere was very exciting and fun. It was very similar to a lounge or pub. Our director Jen ordered us 13 pizzas. We were all pretty hungry and did not have to pay, so we did not object, but when the pizza came out they were enormous! They were also very delicious! There were 34 of us and we polished off all the pizza, but a box in a half. I think I had 2 but they seemed equivalent to the size of one whole pizza!
After bowling we all decided to check out the pub near our house called the Dukes of York. Upon entering the tube station Jacob realized that he still had his bowling shoes on, so we had to run back to exchange them for his actual shoes. The pub was a very fun place for us all to hang out and get to know one another!
On Wednesday I had my interview with my internship. This semester I will be interning at Cameron House School. It is a private school in Chelsea for students ages 4-11. Getting there Wednesday morning was quite the task. It was my first time traveling the city of London by myself, but I felt up to the task and was actually very excited. I knew the bus I needed to get on and the general area, I also had directions from our director Jen so I wasn’t too worried. Jen told me it took about 20-30 minutes to get there and my interview was at 9:30 a.m. so I woke up about 7 to get all ready and eat before I left. While getting ready I realized I had misplaced my directions and neither director was in the office yet. Fortunately I had looked them over many times I had felt confident enough to just wing it. It started off rough; I hopped on the wrong bus. Once I got off that bus, my bus never came so I just hopped on one that was traveling towards where I wanted to go. Once I got off I had no idea so I just asked people every chance I got and somehow wound up at the right spot and on time.
The school is located in a very wealthy part of London. Lindsey is also working in the same area so that will be nice to potentially have someone to journey to work with. The school is like no other school I have ever seen. It is located in a neighborhood between two houses. It is actually a house itself. It is not very big, but very tall. They make good use of the space they do have. There are very many stairs and about 5-6 floors. The students are adorable in their matching uniforms and precious accents. They each have private music lessons throughout the day along with art and French class. They are so unbelievably smart and well mannered. Here they call grades, “levels.” I will be starting out in level 3, which is equivalent to second grade, ages 7-8. I had no preference, as any age would be a wonderful experience I can’t wait to begin! I must also add a bit about the Headmistress Luci Moore. She was so sweet to me and made me feel right at home! She was very energetic and outgoing and knew all the children by heart. I’m very excited to be working for such a kind hearted woman who cares a lot about what her job.
Friday Morning we got to tour the University of London of Union. It was pretty neat there are a plethora of fun activities and clubs to take part in! I’m considering football (soccer), dance, art, or even some type of kickboxing sounds fun! There is also a really sweet workout place with fun classes that I also might consider joining once I get into a routine and figure out how to get there efficiently! After touring the University we were divided into groups for a scavenger hunt. I was paired with Nic and Alissa, both really cool people which made the hunt that much more enjoyable! We had to travel around London, purchase certain items, and take picture of specifics along the way! My group started off very well, long story short our subway broke down and we waited at least an hour so unfortunately we finished dead last, but we had a blast and got to see some really neat sites, so all in all it was well worth it!
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