Spend a Weekend in London

This past weekend I jetted off to London with one of my five flatmates! We flew down on Thursday night and returned late last night. Friday morning we woke up, and went to a delicious brunch at the Woseley. Their bread display looked delicious, but I had some of the best eggs benedict there. Next, we went to the London Eye. It was breathtaking. (Definitely buy tickets online. We had to wait 30 minutes with our online booking, but it could have been much worse) Then we did some sight seeing. We did the cliché (but oh so fantastic) afternoon tea at Harrod's. After, we did some shopping before going to see the Book of Mormon. It was fantastic. I saw it in June too, and it was just as hilarious the second time. We finished the evening with a delicious meal in Chinatown. 

Saturday we woke up early to go to Camden. I love Camden. It is so incredible, and you never know what you're going to see. There's lot of cool vendors selling souvenirs, and the food is surprisingly delicious. We had crepes by the water. We then went to Hyde Park and walked around for quite some time. After, it was time to shop again. We went to Portobello Market in Notting Hill, and it was so adorable! Saturday night we went to dinner with my flatmate's friends. We then met my godsister at a cute pub in Piccadilly Circus. 

Sunday morning we went to tower bridge. After, we met one or my friends from middle school for lunch. We then got some last minute shopping in before heading back up to Scotland. 

It was such a fun weekend! I feel like I need to sleep now, we were going nonstop the whole time. My feet are killing me, but I can proudly say that I navigated the tube like a pro. We never got lost, so I was quite impressed with myself (especially considering I get lost going anywhere in Houston)

I had a great experience and can't wait to do some more weekend traveling!  

London Eye

Me and Ben 

Tea at Harrod's 

Lunch at Camden

My first real fall

If only it were more windy 

Some important bridge? 

Get Involved

I wasn't quite sure how to title this blog post. I thought it would be best to give a general update on new things I'm doing around campus. Though I definitely hope to continue increasing my involvement, here is what I've started doing in the first month at uni: 

1. I am the Health and Safety Rep of the hall I'm staying in- (I live in a collection of apartment complexes that house about 1200 students). As health and safety rep, I will help organize our ball, I go to weekly committee meetings, and I have one other interesting responsibility. I was unaware of this, but I am the condom rep for my hall now. I had to go to training and everything- stay safe, guys! 

2. I am the newly elected Class Representative for my Film Class. I love film so much and am really looking forward to increasing my involvement within the department. 

3. Join the film committee. After an interview process a few weeks ago, I have now been admitted to the film committee at my uni. I can't wait to start filming events, editing, and getting back to what I love doing :) 

I've joined other societies as well and have started meeting more people through them. I look forward to finding new, interesting things to participate in during the upcoming months and years! 

Go to a Ball

First of all, I must apologize for my lack of recent blog updates. School has become increasingly busy as we've hit week 6 of class (and thus most of our midterm papers are due). 

However, with the increasing school work comes the increasingly hectic social schedule. It seems like every weekend there is a ball going on. Though I went to a ball one of the first weekends at school, a few weeks ago I attended the "Opening Ball," which made everything official. It was a great night! We got dressed up, and they gave away free champagne and ice cream. The night started with a jazz band playing old classics, moved on to another few bands, and then turned to a dj-ed dance party. It was a great night of dancing and fun!