dAY tRIPPER

Today was really marked by a number of different cultural experiences. As the weekend began yesterday, I would have loved to sleep in today but I had made an appointment to get my allergy shot. It would be nice not to have to deal with it but, nonetheless, I was psyched to ride the tube for the first time by myself. I only need to take it to South Kensington (two stops away from Earl's Court) but I was excited. Of course I got lost on the way to the doctor's office (which is called a surgery here) but I was only a few minutes late. Then, the doctor was French and incredibly hard to understand but it didn't take too long.

After lounging around for the rest of the morning, Lee; Ben; Charlie and I decided to go to the Camden Market. It really turned out to be interesting. The vendors have mostly clothes, jewelry and other trinkets. The vibe was something else, though. It was bohemian smoke shop meets punk rocker Hot Topic with Chinese food cooking in the background. I was also surprised at the manor of the vendors. They were extremely pushy and seemed to be everywhere. This made browsing extremely difficult. Plus, I don't know how I would ever buy anything without a dressing room.

Once we got back to Earl's Court, we figured it was about time to find something to do next weekend because we have four days off. After many headaches, we booked flights to PARIS. Now, we just have to find a place to stay when we get there. Luckily students can tour the Louvre for free on Friday nights because the tickets were not cheap.

Finally, we made a late night excursion to this Mediterranean dive down the street. It was delicious! I got what was essentially gyro meat in a pita topped with garlic mayo and a mixture of shredded cabbage, carrots and other similar vegetables. We were all so full walking home.

Even though today wasn't the easiest I've had thus far, I'm very happy to be living in such a diverse city.