January 12, 2011

1 day of classes

I woke up and thought it was 6 am.... At least that’s what my computer said. UMMMM IT WAS 5 when I went to the library to get my laptop set up with internet the man changed my settings. I didn’t realize this until I went to class a WHOLE HOUR EARLY then left because no one showed up! Then saw my flat mate and she told me that my time was OFF :(

Well I went browsing shops in town and saw an adapter for 99 pence & I paid about 10 pounds for mine. I shall be RETURNING IT!!!!

CLASS- I had Deaf Community & Culture and this class is going to be F U N. I miss my favorite professor back at home but this one will suffice. He is cool- and I actually have 2 Deaf students in the class. I was staring at the interpreter to try to catch any similarities in the signings &&&&& THEY ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I was told that the Deaf people in the community and the students (Deaf and Hearing) all hang out at the Guild's on Thursday nights. I will absolutely be joining and will update you guys all about it---& this will be interesting to add into my documentary for the Gilman Scholarship I am the recipeint of.

Well class is totally different from back at home- it's only once a week and my grade will compose of three grades. Which are all writing assignments---THIS WILL BE INTERESTING :)

Today I cooked for 6 people- and was kind of nervous- NOT THE BEST & CERTAINLY NOT THE WORST....I made good old fashion hamburgers! I wanted to season my meat with my usual but they definitely don’t have it there so LOTS OF ONIONS did the trick for flavor---YUM!

At dinner - it was 6 of us- we talked about EVERYTHING.
 Even though America and Europe is a lot alike- it's very different! Instead of saying THANK YOU- it's CHEERS (I sound so corny saying it). They drive on the left of the road and not the right- it can get confusing when trying to cross the street. Everything - or just about- closes E A R L Y.... like around 530 :(
Instead of how may I help you, It is - You alright?
OHHHH & they call it toilets instead of restrooms lol
A friend went into a pub and asked where the restroom was and the reply she got was UMMMM U CAN REST RIGHT HERE LOL- that definitely made my night. Lunch is their biggest meals of the day so when we go for drinks at night- food isn’t cooked for us TOTAL BUMMER!

I STILL DONT HAVE INTERNET BUT THE LIBRARY IS 24 HOURS SO IM BLOGGING AND CATCHING UP WITH FAMILY THROUGH OVOO & SKYPE! (completely free :]  )