A Conglomeration of Sorts

So throughout my day, I now find myself saying "Self, you should post that on the blog because it's quite fascinating, and others might think so too...especially if they're trying to find anything to do to get out of homework, and they've already spent a considerable amount of time on Facebook or Pinterest." Then again, school just started yesterday for you Biolans, so there might not be that much procrastinating yet! I hope it's going well by the way :) Sad I can't share it with you!

Anyway, so I thought I would put a bunch of random England thoughts/events in one blog post, so I could get you updated :)

First, the snow most definitely did not show up this weekend. Sad. It was incredibly cold, though; mostly in the low 30's...which is pretty different for me! (Right now it's 30 degrees outside!!! Brr!) So the snow has to come soon, right? It says it might snow on Sunday, so we can hope! This was the view outside my window :)

Secondly...fun fact: chocolate candy here is very yummy! Even the Nutella tastes better because they use palm oil instead of high fructose corn syrup, so I personally really like it. Plus, there are fun random candy bars here that I will occasionally try. Take the Aero bar for example. Looks weird, but it's just bubbly mint-fluffiness encased in a chocolatey coating. Delicious.

I also would take the time to give a short list of things I realized I LOVE and will continue even after I return to the good 'ol US of A.

1. Afternoon tea: Like I said, someone's always making tea; therefore, I have had tea at least twice a day since I've been here. English Breakfast - my personal favorite so far. AND it has to be in a mug or teacup; preferably a teacup because it's the perfect little amount for the afternoon. This shall happen. Anyone is welcome to join me for tea on a daily basis when I return :)

2. Footnotes: This may seem really random, but many tutors prefer them to in-text citations, and I have now discovered their magic. SO much easier.

3. Great Time Management: 'Nuff said.

4. Books vs. Internet Sources: I want to use books more than internet sources when I get back...though, this may be difficult because the Biola Library doesn't have as much stock as Oxford. We'll make do, though!

5. Cooking: My lovely cooking buddy Charlotte and I have to cook for 8 people on Monday nights, and we're both probably considered newbies in the kitchen compared to everyone here. It's been great learning, though! In the last three weeks, we've made Chicken Tortilla Soup, Chicken Tikka Masala, and Gnocchi with a homemade tomato sauce - we're pretty proud of ourselves :) So I'd like to continue when I get back!

6. Bike: I'd love to get one when I get back...cheaper than gas, and I love riding into town everyday! It takes about 15 minutes, so it's really nice in the morning to wake me up, too. However, don't fret...I won't be keeping the whole left-side of the road thing.

That's all I can think of for now...

Ok, more random stuff possibly? You can stop reading now if you wish...if not, read on...

This weekend, we were bored on a Saturday night, and my Junior Dean (kind of an RC?) had this mass-produced, cheap Truth or Dare game that involved chocolate, so of course we were in. Turns out, the truths and dares were pretty lame (I think it was made for families), so the truths were things like: "What's your best friend's worst habit?" (Sure, take the Truth pressure off of you), or "Have you ever had a crush?" (Nope, never.) Then the dares were things like: "Rub noses with the person to your right," (which just makes people uncomfortable depending who's next to them) or "Sing 30 seconds of an ABBA song." (ABBA?)  

Nonetheless, there were some pretty entertaining ones, such as Melisa standing on her head while reciting the alphabet backwards:

OR, even watching Tom try to belly dance...

We also watched Subiksha, our JD, spill tea on Zak's leg, which was a highlight...but probably not for him because he had to ice it for the remainder of the evening.

We then played Telephone Pictionary, which is always a fan favorite.

Overall, we made that game of horrible tasting chocolate and childish truth or dares a success.

Alrighty, that's all I'll write for now...there's probably a million more things I could talk about, but I'll save it for next time to break it up :) Cheers!

P.S. - I don't have any differences at the moment! I suppose that means I'll just have a good solid list for next time :)