Week 2 at Cambridge

An update from my second week of classes:

It feels like ages since I left home to come to Cambridge when in reality it has only been two weeks. I can already tell that it is going to be hard for me to leave...but let's not talk about that now. I still have 6 weeks to have a blast! It still amazes me every time I walk in and out of Kings that I live here. I always feel so special flashing my purple card to get into the college.

I am getting more used to my living quarters. I have posters for my room, but I am not sure how exactly I can get them up. The cleaning lady gave me a piece of paper that has instructions on what I can and cannot put on my walls. I will have to ask around to see what other people are doing. The bathrooms are still a bit of a mystery. FACT: When taking a shower the bathtub will fill with the excess cold water in order to get the hot water to come out of the spout. You will be standing in COLD water up to at least your ankles, so prepare yourself. Also they shut off the warm water late at night and don't turn it back on until early in the morning so plan accordingly. 

Classes

Some updates from my classes include:

• Started a group project in Business Ethics (I also STILL don't have a course reader...google is becoming my best friend)
• We are in teams to create our own business
• I am in charge of Marketing
• We have chosen La Reine as our brand name and we are selling purses
• Help me out by taking my survey!!! Thanks :)
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEd4eXF4SV9VUHh6MzlHTTNCUFBFOWc6MQ
• Business Innovation and Creativity has been more challenging than expected
• There is a lot more theory than I had imagined
• The seminars are a lot of fun, but have gotten progressively harder
• FACT: Ask your lecturer what readings to do because in this case he only has certain ones that he cares about us reading at all

Day and Night

During the days I have found that my schedule consists of a lot of napping on my part because I wake up for 9 AM class every day and then have some giant gaps in my schedule. This week Kirsten and I watched the Bachelorette. We caught up finally! FACT: If you use your school's VPN network it believes that it is coming from the US, therefore you are able to watch shows from USA only internet sites. We also have started watching the UK Bachelor. (See video on the left.) Oh, Spencer is quite a fitty! Since we have started watching this I have decided I want to also catch up on all three seasons of Made in Chelsea. For those of you reading this back home in the States, think something along the lines of Laguna Beach or The Hills and it's very similar to that (BUT BRITISH!). I have also finally breezed through all three The Hunger Games  books. I liked them a lot because they were entertaining, but I would say that they aren't challenging or very thought provoking. If you want to take an analytical approach to the books I suppose you could view them as having a similar message to books such as "Fahrenheit 451" or "Brave New World" with their futuristic world and hopes of rebellion, etc. I must say that the books are no where near that level of intellect, but you get my point. Despite everyone telling me I would hate the last book, I actually really liked it. Of course I would say that the first book is the best, but I think the second book was my least favorite by far. Anyway,I think I will now move onto Fifty Shades of Grey once I have finished all my other reading for school. 

Megan, Christine, Kirsten and I at Lola Lo

As for the evenings, I haven't really been going out much this past week. I ate at Benets across the street from Kings which was very good if you miss the dining hall and don't want to walk all the way to Sainsbury. I also went out on Thursday to LOLA LO which was a lot of fun! The theme was "Let's Kill Disco". The club is 3 stories and tiki themed. The bottom floor is less crowded and plays decent music. The middle floor is much more crowded and had in my opinion better music. The top floor is an outdoor bar and if it hadn't been raining I think it would have been lovely. Our goal is to try to get to all the different nights at Lola Lo to see which one is the best. Finally, I went to TA BOUCHE (I always laugh because with my limited French I know this to mean "your mouth"). The atmosphere was fun and the bar tenders were friendly, but the drinks are quite expensive. If you are going to go here I would recommend going during happy hour so that they are affordable!

Happenings Around the World

• David Beckham scored two fantastic goals last night to help the Galaxy win, including a free kick and a beautiful strike from 32 M out
• Bruce Springsteen and sir Paul McCarney were cut off at their Hyde Park concert because of the noise curfew. What a bust!

Next will be a piece all about McFLY :) Also, can't wait to pick up my friend Tayla from the bus tomorrow! Going to be fun seeing another familiar face around Cambridge.