Living&LovingLife

So I have finished my first week of graduate school and it is going to be a good year. I have to take accounting again this semester so that will be.....not so fun. Brittany Ross did tell me that she was jealous because I am learning the IFRS (International standards). I do not think my attitude is quite to her excitement for accounting, but other than that class, I enjoy the rest. Especially with a global view and constant inputs from my fellow colleagues from all around the world. It is a little outrageous how cultures sometimes clash. Regent's makes a huge deal about being on time to lectures and seminars. It is because these Europeans will show up 20-40 minutes into class. I really do not know what they are thinking.


Other than class, I am absolutely, positively, 100% living&lovinglife. I could not have imagined it going better. I know that I have only been away from the U.S. for a month and away from my parents for 2 weeks but I think that these 2 weeks have been incredible.


I am really trying to speak British. Not necessarily with their accent to the Brits here but at least pick up on slang and then practice privately with friends. The word for the day is one of my favorites: Dodgy. It is pretty easy to use because it is the replacement of our word, sketchy. You can also abbreviate it and say "dodge" too. So whatever way it is used, that person,place, or thing should be avoided.


One last thing, last night I did a pub crawl up the River Thames. This was my first view, St. Paul's Cathedral and Millennium Bridge. We later walked up and saw the London Bridge and Tower Bridge. The Tower Bridge was absolutely beautiful at night. It was probably around 21 degrees Celsius so like 70 degrees fahrenheit. Watch out, London is having a heat wave! & today I am going on a French pic-a-nic.
Cheers!