Ok Month 1 Update

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I'm completely junk about updating, I've just been really really busy with everything and hanging out and meeting people, so it's tough to find the time and motivation to actually write and update here!

Been here for one month now, and I must say, I am having the time of my life. I think co-op is the best thing that has ever happened to me, I just love having a job. This is so much more valuable than anything my classes have taught me so far, and I just really need this supplement to my coursework. Real life experience is the only thing that's really going to show me what I want to do with my life. I couldn't have found a better job, I'm still not sure how I landed this one. I feel like a real and contributing member of this research project, where I actually get to process samples and do the techniques and stuff. Just check me out, I feel AMAZING, I just couldn't ask for a better life right now.

Let's see what I did this past week. Alex and I went out for burgers on Monday for 30 quid! which is like 45 bucks, and they weren't even that good. INSANITY right? haha I don't get it at all. Not going back there again...

Then later in the week my new flatmate, Rachel, and I went out for dinner, and she is just super nice. She is 21! HAHA people my own age in my flat? It's unbelievable! So yeah, we did dinner and tea, lovely stuff. I'm such a real person actually craving tea, it's so strange. Haha.

Thursday night Drexel had a banquet event in London which was pretty crazy, kind of hilarious too, to go to a Drexel event in London at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, yes, I am THAT sophistocated. So I got to dress up and curl my hair and burn my neck in the process, it was fun! The event wasn't too bad, there were maybe 8 or so current students at the event which was pretty nice, just meeting other Drexel students who are hanging out in London. It's funny to think there's actually a little gang of Philadelphians in this city 3000 miles away haha. Drexel, of course, felt that potato chips were an adequate h'our derve (yeahhh sorry French was a while ago) for us American kids...even though we were expecting dinner. Didn't happen. But of course, there were free drinks, none of which were non-alcoholic. Haha. But we got to meet the new president firsthand and she shook all of our hands and stuff, it was really nice. He seems like a good guy who has a good idea about the realistic flaws of our uni and has decent plans to make changes. All in all, very fun.

But I think my favorite part of this reception, and meeting all of these people, was that they were impressed when I told them where I worked. Just being able to say I work at the best children's hospital in the country just makes people really impressed, and makes me feel really important. It's excellent, I just feel like I've really accomplished something, even though I'm not getting paid a penny haha.

Then Friday night I went out with Rachel and explored the city and walked around which was good. I still find it hard to believe that I can actually walk down to the river and explore LONDON. I love it. Had some hot chocolate too. Which I have discovered, if you ask for your coffee to NOT be a million degrees, then it's actually drinkable as soon as you get it! What a novel concept!

Anyway, so Friday night was fun.

Then Saturday I woke up early and went with some of the Drexel girls from the banquet to Brighton for the day which was just amazing. Got to see the ocean for a bit, had breakfast in a French patisserie, saw the pier, went to the Royal Pavilion, and went shopping in the Lanes. I fell in love with this Royal Pavilion, it literally looks like the Taj Mahal, just so beautiful, it was like taking a trip to India for a couple of hours! Just excellent. After having pasties for lunch, then it started raining despite the weather forecast. Also note that my phone at this point told me it was party sunny in Brighton. haha. YEAH. So caught the train back.

Then came back and had a nap for an hour, had some dinner and went out with Rachel and some other nurses, a good portion of which were Scottish, oh yes. Very exciting. Had some vodka + cokes at their place and then went out to a pub in Camden for some dancing and loud music. And a Jagerbomb, which is delicious. HAHA and hilarious.

Fun night all in all though! LATE night too...

Then today Rachel and I went out to petticoat lane market to look around and I got some very stereotypical London posters to put on my wall so it looks less like I'm living in a prison cell. haha, it's important! Then had dinner with family which is always nice.

Off to another day of work tomorrow! With more delicious Italian food for lunch... can't wait!

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