Larissa's in London

I can't believe I've only been here for ten days! Last night I was talking to someone and estimated that I've been here for about three weeks...that's how long it feels like I've been here (also I'm terrible at time perception).

I took a few pictures of where I live so you can see the supreme posh-ness of the area (Orlando Bloom down my street).
My hotel-ish room and my roommate Zeny.

This doesn't look too weird at first....but I really have no idea how to get warm water from our bathroom sink.


Outside the dorm. It's so much nicer than any dorm at Boston University and.....


....it's right across the Museum of Natural History. This museum is GORGEOUS and....

....Fashion Week is going to be here next week! That's one of the buildings being set up.



Last week I went to a club for the first time ever, because that's what these Brits do on weekends. I went to a few more this weekend, but I definitely like the pubs and bars around here better. All of the venues play a lot of American music and some of it is comedically outdated (I heard "Momma Mia!" and "Drop it Like It's Hot!" within an hour at one place).

On Sunday I went to Brighton, the place where Mom stayed while she was in England. All I can say is that Dad must have been pretty swell if he got her to come back to the US after she lived there. The town is so cool...but a little weird. In one little shore town there's....



.....an Imperial Pavillion, which was a house of King George the Somethingth...



....a really cool pier with carnival rides.....

a beach with pebbles, not sand...


and a bunch of little vintage shops and mainstream stores around the town. We only had a little time to walk around, but I did find Mom's old house...



While I was there, I managed to play around with my camera enough to take some art-sy pictures, too.





Last night I went to see the Josh Hartnett play, Rain Man. I had pre-opening night tickets and the play was actually postponed until next week because it wasn't quite ready yet. So, as I had heard, Josh was terrible. He forgot his lines at least 3 times. Overall, though, it was still really fun to see him in a play.

Now I'm off to my UK/Europe Relations class, which is actually really interesting. My professor is an older Brit who frequently mentions "the Frogs," their official registry of over 300 types of cheese, and the numerous scandals of the EU members.