Tuesday marked my 29th day in London (Wow.) It's mind-blowing that I have been here for this long already. Tuesday was also Shrove Tuesday here in the UK! Shrove Tuesday is just a nickname for... Pancake Day! So, during my class on Tuesday, we were given a break to go downstairs in the lounge and eat pancakes. I think that this might be the best holiday ever created. The pancakes weren't traditional American-style pancakes, though. They were somewhere between a crepe and an American pancake, but they were still delicious (and covered in Nutella. Yum.)
Tuesday also marked the eve of Alex's 23rd birthday. After unsuccessfully trying to attend Trivia Night at a nearby pub, we settled with going to Sports Cafe in Soho for their student night. Really good drink specials coupled with a lot of people made for a really good night. We also managed to get a booth, so we could sit and talk until midnight, when we did a round of tequila shots in Alex's honor. Overall, it was a pretty fun night.
Wednesday morning wasn't quite as fun, as I had to be up early for a meeting at 9:30 am. I was exhausted because I hadn't fallen asleep until almost 3:30 the night before, which is exactly why I never go out on weeknights. Anyways, my meeting was for a conference called Unite the Union, which I am attending next Tuesday-Thursday. I'm not totally sure what it will be about, but I know it has to do with Workers Unions in the UK, and Immigrants' Education reform. It should be really interesting, and it will give me a chance to see another part of England. The conference is in Eastbourne, which is supposed to be a pretty little seaside town. I'll also get to interact with some British people, which will be really cool, because they are surprisingly hard to find.
After my first class Wednesday I baked Alex's birthday cake, took a nap, and then went to my second class of the day. After class it was a mad dash to get everything ready in time to go out to dinner with Alex. (We had planned a surprise party for him where everyone would hang out at my apartment and then we would move to a karaoke bar from 10pm-12am.) We (Christine & I) managed to get ready just in time so that he wouldn't see anyone coming for the party, and we went out for a nice Italian dinner down the street from our flats. After dinner we brought him back to my flat, where everyone surprised him and then we hung out for a few hours.
At 9:30 we headed to the karaoke bar in Soho, where we had a private room rented out. It was called Lucky Voice, and it was the absolute GREATEST! We had a spectacular time there. They delivered drinks directly to your room, and had a HUGE song selection. We sang for the full two hours until they kicked us out, and then we moved to another bar to finish up the night. The bouncers even let us in without a cover since it was Alex's birthday! Yeehaw!
Lucky for me, my class this morning was cancelled because my professor is out-of-town in Amsterdam for the weekend, so I was able to sleep for a sufficient amount of time. Tonight we (Christine, Alex, Ramon, Dave, Dave's roommate Jake, and I) depart for Edinburgh, Scotland (pronounced "Ed-in-bra") at 11:15pm. We are taking a nine-hour bus ride there. It should prove to be interesting. What will be even more interesting is the return journey, which will get us back to London at 7:30am, just an hour and a half before we all have commitments. I'm not really sure what Edinburgh has to offer, but I'm sure it will be a fun time. More updates to come after the weekend is over!
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