4 Days, 0 Precipitation
I was under the impression that it would be dreary, rainy, and dark. FALSE. (black bear! ... kidding). Literally the past 4 ish days I've been here have been gorgeous... sunny skies... t shirts... flip flops. Although, it probably drops about 40 degrees when the sun plays hide and seek with the clouds (or those crazy coastal winds decide to pick up).
Anywhoo, I mention the weather because its one of the opposites I've found so far. I expected it to be gross all the time, it is not. Another one: I expected public transportation to be easy: it is not. We're working out the kinks and will eventually have it sorted, but so far my sense of direction is a lot bit pathetic. As are the state of my poor feet. Apparently walking in England for 4 days gives me more blisters than 3 weeks of European excursions on even cobblier streets. (yes i'm also inducting cobblier to the dictionary). So thats a big surprise. Although, I'm kind of okay with it. Its proof to me that I'm being active. Since I'm so directionally challenged, I'm semi uncomfortable going on even a mile or so jog... I will get lost. So, its been quite a while since I've done any running... and I'm getting antsy! ha!
Who would have thought I'd ever say that right? Another opposite I've found... I'm the one who wants to do the long walks... get a little lost... who isn't buying the delicious blueberry muffins (sigh). I'm having so much fun soaking up everything I'm seeing, its almost like I don't have to actually buy any of it (adorable clothing stores included... thus far ;)) Additionally, I almost feel like if I do buy one thing, that will get me going and I'll just want to buy everything! I keep seeing great stuff for people at home... but to be honest... I don't know how I'd afford anything, or more importantly, how I'd get it home!
Regardless, the aforementioned cuteness relates to Chichester... which yes, is the name of my school. There are two campuses though, and mine (the tiny one) is in Bognor. The larger campus is in Chichester (about a 30 min bus ride). So we took that today and walked around campus and the downtown (which is much bigger and gorgeous). There are some Roman ruins and other buildings dating back to about 11o0. Plus there is Kate Moss's clothing store, some great bakeries, and there was an open air market that gave out bunches of free samples. It is awesome. Everything is wider, prettier, there are more cottagey looking homes... parks... etc.
Speaking of parks... our group chilled in a park talking and eating lunch for about an hour. So far its been the 3 Swedish kids and the Americans. We got talking about our sore feet and Melissa mentioned she wanted a piggy back. They were super confused, so I hopped on Melissa's back to show them... they DO NOT piggy back in Sweden (let alone birdie on a perch!) They were laughing hysterically and also explained that a pig does not "oink" it "nuff nuffs". Which pretty much made my day. (And made up for all the obnoxious and creepy catcalls and honking Brittany and I get every time we walk down the street. Really people? It's dark... ya cant even see what we look like! hahaha).
Anywhoo... super excited for tonight... most of us are pretty spent, so we're hosting a movie night at our homestay... unfortunately none of my movies work in the British dvd players... so who knows what we'll watch... but we bought snacks! (Yes mom... i've been to a few grocery stores :)) I'm so glad we have a host family that allows us to do chill stuff like this, and not be pressured to leave the house at night.
Now I'm off for a traditional English breakfast, for Supper! What could be better than eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes... yum yum
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I felt the same about the weather. It is rainier in the north, though. East Anglia, where I lived, is the driest part of the country. The weather was usually great.
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