A Snowy Day in London

Monday, February 8, 2010

Today was another relaxing day. I got up at around eleven after an intense night of doing laundry. I had decided yesterday afternoon that I really needed to do laundry. In reality, I probably could’ve waited, but when I think I need to do something, I will do it. Anyway, I started my first load, all colors, at 10:30 pm. It finished its first cycle at around midnight, and I put the dryer part (It’s a two in one machine) on 30 minutes. I checked it, and the clothes were not dry. I did this two more times, and after 1.5 hours , my clothes were finally dry. With my them in hand, I went to bed.
After waking up and getting ready, my flat-mate Taylor invited me along to some walking around London with some people. The first place we went to was Primark. Then, we decided to go to a market place that we saw on one of our tours. I don’t remember the name at the moment, but the walk there was interesting. We had gotten off at a tube station that was a long walk from the place. Apparently, one of the people saw some information on how to get there, and after about fifteen minutes of walking and looking at a map, we got there. We walked around the market for a bit, trying to find somewhere to eat. We checked a couple of places, but they were kind of expensive. Then, towards the exit of the place, we found a little café that had somewhat cheap food. There, I got an excellent hot chocolate and a delicious mozzarella/tomato Panini.
Towards the end of the day, my fellow teaching fellows and I had an orientation class concerning our practicum here in London. Basically, as part of our Teaching Fellows program, we have the opportunity to sit in a British classroom and observe the educational system here. Today, we just received the ins and outs of our practicum and the class that goes along with it. We also received our placements, and mine is at City of London Academy, which is on the other side of the city from me. I’m excited and I will definitely devote some of my blog to my practicum experience.
The best part of the day, besides getting my placement, was the fact that it snowed. It wasn’t a huge snow storm like some of the US has had, but there were just gentle flurries. It was a very beautiful sight to walk around London and see the snow. It’s supposed to happen a lot this week and I am excited. Along with the snow, I was also able to visit King's Cross station and take a picture at the entrance of platform 9 and 3/4. It does exist apparently. That’s it for now.
Until Next Time,
Jefe