Settling In

Today was a relatively calm day. I woke up earlier than most girls in my flat, got dressed and went out to the grocery store. We had no food in the house and I though making breakfast would be a nice surprise. The grocery store was a lot of fun. Nearly all the brand names are different. I had to make sure I was buying butter and not goose fat. They didn't have any pancake mix or syrup, but I found some nice bread and fixins for French toast. Yum! I also bought some flowers.

Back at the flat the girls slowly came out of their rooms and helped me cook up a breakfast of french toast and eggs. It was a lot of fun and super tasty.

After breakfast everyone went different ways. A bunch of girls went out shopping for home basics. I was pooped from shopping and cooking, so I took a nap and then went to McDonalds to get some internet. There I talked to Mom and Dad on Skype until my battery ran out on my laptop. As I was packing up the man sitting next to me initiated a conversation. Turns out he's a recently homeless guy who is studying astrology. He guessed my sign and told me a bunch of stuff about myself. It was a lot of fun talking to him about the English culture and all, but I made sure to walk around and into department stores and around the block before going to my nearby home afterwards just in case.

Back at the ranch the girls were all in various stages of unpacking and napping. Eventually Brianna, Amanda and I decided to go out for a walk We went to nearby Regent's Park and walked a bit through Queen Mary's Gardens until the sun was setting. We took the major roads back. I was leading the way the whole time and we didn't get lost. Yay!

Before dinner I had to go out and buy food. I got lots of good stuff for relatively cheap. For dinner I made a tasty lox and cream cheese (spreading cheese) sandwich and rice with curry sauce. Yum. I made too much rice so I shared with the girls in the flat who are all now promising to cook me delicious things. I like that.

Now I'm internet-ing and soon Bri and I will go and pick up some stuff from the store for a night in with the girls. We have 200 channels on our TV. Hopefully something fun will be on. Till then, cheers! I'll get pictures up soon, but out apartment is still upside down from moving in. Tomorrow: Greenwich!