Great group of friends

Well it was another pretty uneventful day, but one that was very comforting and relaxing. I’m starting to feel like I have a life here, and I feel very settled. Although class schedules kind of change week to week, I can somewhat predict them and I like having a semi-regular routine. Today I had double lecture for my D&B class and practically fell asleep during the 9 am lecture. The 2:00 lecture was better since I took a nap in between the two lectures.

Meg and I have continued to go to the Pembroke café instead of the cafeteria, (our meal money works there too!) because the food is so much better. We always get paninis, so we’ll see how long it takes for us to get sick of them. The other day we ran into our art professor there, and he was having a Guinness and Panini before class! I went shopping with Ken after my second lecture, and then we met up with the gang to get dinner. It is so nice to have a fun group to get meals with and to just hang out with on the week nights and weekends. Dinner was surprisingly pretty good and we all ate the best chocolate cake for dessert. It was too rich for any of us to eat one whole piece, especially when we followed Ben’s recommendation and added cream to it.

On the way out of the dining hall, Ken and I played pool, (and I won!). I then headed back to my room to talk to my parents, and then Meg, Duc and I went to go see Eclipse, the third movie from Twilight. I don’t quite know how movie releases work here, but I think a lot of movies come out way later than in the States. The previews were for a lot of movies that are already out in theaters back home, and the theater also showed some really random independent short films. Meg and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, and after it ended, we reconvened with Ben and Ken to just hang out in King’s Bar. We sat outside because it was such a nice night for about an hour or so just chatting and it was a nice way to unwind and relax.

July 13