The Bakerloo Line is my School Bus

Today was my first day of school!

I have been waiting months for this moment and it has finally come! I could barely sleep last night; which could be contributed to the fact that I can breathe because I have a cold. I woke up at nine this morning and sat in front of my closet for a good thirty minutes trying to figure out what I wanted to wear. I strongly believe that the first outfit sets the tone, for yourself, for the rest of the semester. I wanted to start off strong but chic. I mulled it over and finally came up with a decision that I am very proud of and am still wearing because it's about as comfortable as PJ's.

Today I wore my sleeveless black cardigan, black scarf, blue scoop necked jersey dress, black hose, and black ballet flats. Seriously, I am so comfortable right now even as I am falling asleep at my computer. All the young women in England are so well put together when it comes to their clothing. Even punk rockers, goths, and non-prep attire young women look as if they put thought into their outfits. It's so different here as opposed to America where we have come lazy in our dress, not caring, and thinking anyone put together is trying too hard. I'm absolutely enjoying being able to wear my regular autumn clothes and not stick out like a sore thumb.

Nekol and I had some morning errands to run before I left to go to school. We hit up Ryman's to buy a couple of notebooks for school, hoping to maybe be able to take notes on our laptop during class. After Ryman's we skipped over to Boots to buy some tissues and cold relief medicine for me. Now this was an interesting part for me;  I didn't recognize any of the brand names except for Sudafed which is four pounds for 16 tablets. I'm very much a proponent for off-brands that can do the same exact thing so I stood there for about twenty minutes comparing ingredients of all the cold & flu relief medicines. Finally I decided on a Boots brand Max Strength cold & flu capsules. I'm pretty sure that's what it's called too.

After that, Nekol and I came back home to find out that my camera came in. Unfortunately, I didn't have time before heading off to class to be able to work with it so I handed it over to Nekol and I headed off to my first course of the week: Renaissance Literature and Culture. This is one of two classes I have in Regent and I'm not quite sure if I'm liking the room were in today; the room is a long, narrow room with sets of tables on either side so that there is an aisle to walk up and down, and three chairs per table. I sat in the front with a girl from my University Study Abroad program, Lauren, and we waited for class to start.

Our teacher came in and introduced himself, handing out a syllabus to the entire class. Quickly, he jumped into teaching us the basics of the Renaissance just so that we had a better background for whenever we started to read our given stories. Of course, I then quickly became "that" girl. You know that girl who sits in class and answers all the questions the teacher asks when no one is answering? Yeah, that was me for half of class. It's alright though, I thoroughly enjoyed the class anyways because our teacher is really likable, personable, and tries to get class interaction when it is necessary.

Here's a confession, after two semesters of classes I was able to figure out how to take notes without -really- paying attention to the teacher. My brain has trouble focussing on two things at once when it comes to things like writing, talking, or listening. Honestly, a person shouldn't have to do more than one thing at a time like that. Unfortunately, because I'm in London, the teacher has a British accent so I have to really pay attention so I hear everything he says which slows down my note taking and takes my brain a couple of seconds to catch up. Just to demonstrate: Americans say "Ren-ah-saunce" whereas Britons say "Ren-ay-saunce." Britons sound more correct but every time I try and pronounce it like that I sound like I'm an uneducated southerner with a drawl.

After class, I headed home where I was able to mess with my camera and eat dinner with Nekol's floor. Laura cooked and we had breakfast for dinner, a very American thing we believe. We all talked and chatted, thoroughly enjoying our pancakes and eggs before going our separate ways. Several of our friends are going out tonight but Nekol and I declined because both of us are thoroughly exhausted and we have class tomorrow at ten.

I'm excited to see what all my classes are like and I will definitely keep you updated as the days go by!

<3,
Dre