Day Eleven: An Uneventful Day

This morning, I was feeling adventurous and decided to take my morning exercise in a new direction, towards the opposite end of town.  Mom, I know you’re not happy to read this, but I was by myself and I had no idea where I was going.  But it was fun.  I discovered a store called Sainsbury’s, which is basically a grocery store similar to Tesco.  I also ran into a cricket park (a large field where the British sport “cricket” is played).  I came back around 10am and then ran to Aldi – YES, THERE’S AN ALDI IN CANTERBURY<3 – to grab some food for the weekend.

What would I do without you?!

Tomorrow, I get to visit the Rochester Castle and Fort Amherst.  I can’t wait to post some awesome pictures! 

Guys, I finally cooked something today and it was hard.  Like I mention in the “About Me” section, I am horrible at cooking and baking, but I love to consume food so… that tends to be a bit of a problem.  But today I went confidently in the direction of my dreams and COOKED CHICKEN.  Wahooo!  It was pretty good, and so far I haven’t keeled over and died, so I think I may have cooked it properly.  Be amazed.  I share a kitchen with a guy who loves to cook and he is always creating something yummy.  This is very intimidating for someone like me, who makes cereal for two out of her three meals each day.  I managed to burn two finger tips on the darn stove top, but hey, at least I have proof that I actually tried. 

I had my first British piano lesson today!  Not gonna lie, it was really scary.  My instructor is this stone-faced, middle-aged man who barely smiled the entire thirty minutes I spent with him.  When I told him I don’t study music back home, he just sort of stared at me.  I could practically hear him thinking so, you’re here because….? But I’m not really worried.  He’ll warm up to me yet. :]  I played some Joplin and a Debussy for him. After working on those two pieces a bit, we scheduled another lesson and he asked me if I was looking to perform while I’m here.  I told him I was, in as informal a setting as possible.  That was the only thing that got him to smile, haha.  I’m excited to see how this goes.  I’ll be taking lessons every other week.

Lastly, our Modern Britain class taught the tutor (Martin) the word “frienemy.”  He is fascinated by this new word, and he told us he was trying to use it in conversation throughout the week.  This basically made my day.  That is all.

Here's some fun pictures from our girl's night of snacking, chatting, and painting nails... :)

P.S. On Saturday, I get to see the London Symphony Orchestra in an open rehearsal!!!! AHHHH.  I’m dying.

Cheers!

– K

BRITISH WORDS OF THE DAY:

All right?- A common way of saying, “Hello, how are you?”

How are you finding it? – Basically “How do you like it?” or “How is it?”