And cue the homesickness...

The past couple days have been a bit boring with not much activity. Tuesday I got up late and didn't really do much in the morning, just prepared for the day.

We went on a tour of the BBC Television station in the afternoon. I was really excited about it b/c it sounded really interesting but honestly the visit was a bit disappointing. First of all, we waited FOREVER for our hostess to come out (probably 30-45 mins in the lobby)...which wasn't TOO bad b/c they had this British soap opera on the tv called "Doctors" which we got sucked into lol. Anyway she finally came and escorted us through but she wasn't able to secure us a tour so she basically just led us through the building to a small conference room where we had three guest speakers talk to us. The head of media relations, head of corporate affairs and a radio guy with BBC Worldservice all talked to us and answered our questions. They were very generous to take of their time and they were very interesting with some great insights, but they talked FOREVER! We ended up being there for over 2 hours listening and it was just very grading and boring after a while. I feel bad saying that cause they were top guys but it just went on WAY too long and they didn't provide SO many insights that it warranted the long time.

Then we pretty much just left, got back on the Tube and came back to the school. We were all starving and tired when we got back and I kinda felt like the day was wasted unfortunately. I just read in the evening and started to watch a movie with a few ppl but it was boring and went to bed (Exciting huh?).

Anyway today was pretty much the same though Katalyn and I got up early and headed to Starbucks and then the Post Office to exchange $. It was a lovely sunny morning and it was nice to get a coffee and sit outside for a bit but the rest of the day was kind of a bust as well. We came back and had lecture again today, which was pretty boring and we didn't even cover much of what we read. Dr. Freitag spent a while telling a story and didn't even get to what we were supposed to talk about (he worked for NATO and the Pentagon and all this cool stuff doing media relations and PR so he's got interesting stories).

Then we had a group meeting afterwards to start planning our final scrapbook project we have to produce as a group. Well, let's just say it was an interesting meeting....it was basically alot of arguing and yelling and too many people trying to say too many things at one time and take over. It wasn't very organized though we did finally get some groups split up and decided what we wanted to have done for tomorrow, which is good. I have to work with Brittney and Leora on the sightseeing section and we decided to do a website for our scrapbook, which I think is cool. We're going to have different sections for important tips and info we think those coming on the course should know, according to our own experiences.

After that meeting I needed some alone time so I walked out to the Rose Garden with my books, etc, and sat out there for a bit. It was nice to get away and to somewhere quiet by myself. However it was really uncomfortable after a bit and then a bird proceeded to poo on me! SO I headed back to get some food. However most of the group was heading out to a pub to watch a big football (aka soccer) match and I didn't really care about doing that (plus have a lot of reading) so I stayed here.

But I couldn't find anyone else to talk to or anything so it was a bit lonely. I started to miss home then but of course I can't call cause my stupid phone card I bought is a piece of crap. It was very frustrating and I really wanted to hear a familiar voice but alas, it was not meant to be. Anyway I just read my stuff for tomorrow and then Katalyn, Jessalyn and I were researching next weekend's trip. We were looking into going to Rome instead of Paris but the prices were just too high. I'd LOVE to but I think I'm just going to stick to Paris....except now they might be doing Rome which means I"ll be doing Paris alone, which sucks :(

We'll see though, it's not decided....Anyway that's all for today....the last couple days have tested my patience and have left me a bit homesick but I'm still having a good time! We're going to be in Amsterdam all weekend so I'll have lots to report on Sunday don't worry!

My bed and other homework beckons so more later....