One thing I cannot get used to is the fact that the British drive on the left side of the road! Everytime I take the mini shuttle bus into town I feel like we're going to hit someone! I'm sure I'll get used to it after a month or so here. By the time I get back to the States I'll have to get used to using the right side again. . .
You know what else is different? Their binders! I brought along 2 binders for my classes, you know, the kind with 3 holes. Well, it turns out, UK binders only have 2 holes! By the time I punch British holes into my US paper I have five paper holes down the side! :) It looks funny. I went into Grantham again yesterday to buy a British binder. I also bought Speacial K breakfast bars.. my favorite! In the States we have strawberry or blueberry. Here, they have 3 flavors: cherry, apple w/ pear, and peach w/ apricot. I'm not sure how I feel about the latter two. OH! And they have Frosted Flakes here, made by Kellogg's of course, even with Tony the Tiger on the box. The difference? They call them "FROSTIES." Maybe "flakes" or "frosted" has another meaning in Great Britain? I'm not sure why they changed the name.
I almost forgot! We had basketball practice last night, and I made the team! Woo hoo! There were originally 22 trying out. Twelve made the team: 8 guys and 4 girls. I'm excited! It only takes 2 evenings out of the week, and we get to play a bunch of British college teams. . .
Five of my friends so far have purchased cell phones here for a decent price. I can't decide if I should of not. They seem to get good reception, especially from the Carriage House, which is where I live. Maybe after this weekend I'll go into town and check the phones out again.
Speaking of this weekend... Tomorrow (9 a.m.) we're going to London!!!!!! Yippeeee! I'm excited! Can't wait! I won't be able to post a message for a few days... for obvious reasons, but when I get back I'll tell you all about my weekend in London-town!
picture of the manor! http://img151.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img151&image=manor2lx.jpg
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