Finals Are OVER!

24 July 2012

I had finals this morning, and I’m pretty sure I aced them both. The first test was not hard at all. It was more like a quiz. And I was really prepared for the second one because my teacher took the questions directly from a study guide that he gave us. So that was pretty great, and I’m so glad to have those out of the way! Now I can just relax and enjoy the rest of my trip...well except for the few homework assignments I have to do.

When we finished our tests, we went to Covent Garden. And no, it’s not actually a garden. It’s a street market. It was a cute place, and I liked it a lot. I found a really cute carry-on duffle bag for eight pounds. Not bad! I also got a spoon made from blown glass for four pounds.

Another fun part about Covent Garden was the street performers. There were magicians and musicians, but my favorite were the guys dressed up in gold. They looked like statues. They were way cool.

After going through the market, we found this awesome Beatles mural:

By the time we got through all of that, it was time to go home. Palmer and I were in charge of dinner, but we had to be done in time to go to The Lion King. So we just did walking tacos (so good!). Then it was off to the theater.

The Lion King was SO amazing! I liked it even more than Phantom of the Opera. The costumes and the songs were just absolutely incredible. When Circle of Life started, I freaked out. It was hard to refrain myself from singing along! Haha. And then watching all of the different animals come out to Pride Rock was awesome. They had an elephant come down the aisle in the audience, and that was cool. Every single costume was just fantastic! Everyone should go see that play just for the costumes and the puppets.

This is the view we had when we got out of The Lion King

When we got back from the play, I still had to do laundry. We’re leaving London tomorrow and tonight was my last chance to wash my clothes for the rest of the trip. So in the middle of the night, Molly and I walked to the laundromat. Waiting for my clothes wasn’t a ton of fun, but I did find twenty pounds in the washer that I used! It probably belonged to whoever used the washer before me…but I didn’t know it was, and they would be long gone by then, so I took it.

After laundry, I still had to shower and pack (I shower at nights so that my hair can dry because we don’t have hairdryers). But first, my flat mates and I had a crepe party! So that was fun. By the time I finished with all of my packing, it was 4:45 AM. That wasn’t so cool. But I can always sleep on the bus, right?