This morning I woke up early and was exhausted and definitely wanted to skip class. I had promised myself that I'd wake up early and get a headstart reading the Shakespeare play Henry IV Part 1 so I'd be prepared for discussion today in class. Needless to say I was a bit unprepared and didn't make it up in time to read. Thankfully my flatmates were loud this morning and woke me up before they headed off to their fieldtrip or I may have not made it to class at all. I have an impressive talent of sleeping through all alarms and/or turning them off without knowing. During morning session we just reviewed and discussed the play 'As You Like It' that we saw at the Old Vic last week. We had a break where I went downstairs with some of the girls to the school's cafeteria and grabbed a snack before we headed back up to class early. Afternoon session started at 2:30. We discussed the new play and acted out some of the scenes. Some of the girls in my class are much more enthusiastic about Shakespeare than I am and really get into the roles. I prefer to read aloud what I've been assigned and leave it at that. Class dragged on until a little after 4 and we all left and went to the grocery store to get a few groceries since most of us had been in Scotland all weekend.
The harsh reality that I am actually here for school has set in. I've been assigned a 1000 word essay on 1 of 3 passages in the play 'As You Like It.' Years ago when I was actually in a Literature class this would have been no big deal. 1000 words is tiny for a college essay. However it has been years since I've taken any sort of Literature class so remembering any of the terms at all has been a challenge. I've had to look up literary terms so I even have a clue what to write my paper on. It's not due until Thursday and I've finally stopped for the night at the halfway point.
Mom, Dad, Leslie, & Mike come tomorrow and I'm so excited! They leave out of RDU around 6:15 tomorrow night and fly into JFK for a short layover and then to London Heathrow where they'll arrive early Thursday morning. They have about the same flight schedule as I did coming over here, but hopefully they'll have much more pleasant of a flight. Everyone keep mom in your prayers since it's her first time flying =) It's amazing the distances parents will go just to see their baby girl. I've requested that they bring me more pajamas, candy, and instant cheese grits. Most of my flatmates and others that live in my building have never tried grits so they are bringing instant grits for all them to try. They are all anxious to see what this Southern delicacy tastes like.
Tomorrow we are headed to a day trip of Oxford for my British Culture and Society class. I'm excited.. everyone says it's one of the best little towns around although my flatmates that went today said it is really crowded. We'll see!
No pictures were added today.. nothing exciting or new going on but I'm sure more will be added tomorrow after Oxford!
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