Feeling at Home

I'm already feeling at home here in London. The flat is nice, I've figured my way around a bit, and who wouldn't love being just around the corner from the British Museum!

Today I set up my local bank account and then went to the British Museum. I was so giddy about going, I could hardly contain myself! It's so big and wonderful. I did the Egypt galleries (first on my own then the free tour), the Rosetta Stone & Egypt sculptures, and the Elgin marble. Those are the things I really wanted to see, so I did them first. Now I'm going to figure out what else is there and probably see everything before I leave. I plan on going back to the Egypt galleries & sculptures as well, because that's what I'm really interested in. I also want to see the Reading Room, but it's closed until 6 April because that's where they have the terra cotta warriors on loan from China. Luckily I will be here until the 21st and will be able to see the Reading Room once that exhibit is gone.

On schedule for tomorrow is a trip to Camden Town to go to the market with the girls in the flat next door. They went the other day and loved it, so we want to go now! They found cheap scarves that we all want to get and hopefully I can find a cheap set of sheets, since we weren't given a top sheet for our beds. I also have errands to run, like going to Birkbeck to, among other things, find out about joining the gym. So far there has been a lot of errand running! The refrigerator is so small and most things aren't sold in large packages, so it requires lots of trips to get groceries. There are tons of grocery stores though, all very close. On the way to the bank this morning we saw a stand selling fresh fruit and vegetables at very reasonable prices, so on the way back to the flat I picked up some strawberries. Finding deals like that is great, so hopefully I can find some more! I still haven't gotten used to the expense of everything. It's terrible. I'll most certainly be broke by the time I get back to the States! But so far it's well worth it.

Cheers.

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