Cambridge

It must be amazing to go to school in Cambridge, I can't imagine my resident hall being a Tuder style mansion dating back to the 1400s.  About 20 students boarded a bus and headed to Cambridge at 8:30am, it was the earliest I have been up since arriving here.  Even through the fog and clouds, it was obvious that Cambridge is stunning.  We had an hour tour through the town and walk through courtyards of the Colleges that make up the University, there are 31 colleges included in Cambridge University.  I still have no idea how English schools are set up, I have been told about 3 times and it still makes no sense to me.

12 of us split up to go "punting" down the Cam River to see the backs of the schools and the amazing bridges throughout Cambridge.  Punting is basically a Gondola in Venice, a guy balances on the back of a small boat and pushes the boat down the river with a big stick, I'm sure people in Cambridge would be appalled at how I described that.  It was beautiful and kind of creepy with the fog over the water and the cold got to you very quickly, I'm sure it is even more amazing in the summer because by the end we were all huddled together trying not to freeze.

After our punting trip, we headed to St. Mary's to climb the tower and view the town.  I would like to think I am in reasonable shape but these stairs killed me!  I climbed 123 stairs which are very narrow and in a tight spiral.  Thank god no one was drunk, one tipsy step and someone would have died.  The view on top was completely worth the burning feeling I felt in my thighs.

I headed to lunch with two other American girls who are in London doing a study abroad program.  Jokingly, I mentioned being the oldest person living where I am.  To which one said, "No way, there is someone here that is like 27."  Awesome I will be 26 in two months....I'm the old chick, I miss the days when I thought 25 was old.  They also seemed very confused by the fact that I gave up being a real adult and came here.  After lunch we did what all dumb girls do, we went shopping and bought things we don't need.  But in my defense, those dresses will look fantastic if London ever gets sunny and warm.  I realized while hanging out with them how much easier most people studying here have it.  They are currently living with 6 other American girls and have classes with all Americans, nice but what the hell is the point of moving to another country.  I refuse to take that route, I have American friends, great ones, I don't need more.  When I am done, I want the United Nations of friends!