HOWEVER, I love London in the fall. About two weeks ago it became necessary to start wearing a coat while outside. Many people would probably frown at this change, but I love the cold weather! In fact, we had our first seriously cold day this past week. When I say "seriously cold," I'm not exaggerating at all. It was 28 degrees at night. Fahrenheit, not Celsius. I decided right then and there that if it was going to be this cold, it was time to pull out the Christmas music. My mother will disapprove, but I don't care. I needed Josh Groban singing "Silent Night" and I needed it right then!
This past Wednesday night, Matt and I went to a concert. Months ago, we found out that one of our favorite musicians, Jay Brannan, would be in London while we're here and we had to get tickets! The concert was so enjoyable. It was in a bar in Camden, an area of town we hadn't previously discovered. It was a pretty small concert. There couldn't have been more than 200 people there, which made the whole experience so much more enjoyable and relaxed than concerts usually are. Jay Brannan is a singer/songwriter who writes very chill, acoustic guitar/piano tunes and he puts on a great show! We were lucky enough to be able to meet him and snap a quick picture before we left. Definitely a night I won't forget.
Remember how I complained in my last post about London lacking good Mexican food? Well, fear not, readers. I have found a solution. I have found...Chipotle. CHIPOTLE. IN LONDON. It's sad how exciting all of us Americans were over this discovery. Last night, we hopped on a bus and went down to Tottenham Court Road to partake of some Mexican deliciousness. And it did not disappoint. True, the portion sizes were probably about half of what they are in America (This is why we're so fat, people!), but it was Chipotle! Spicy chicken, pico de gallo, guacamole...etc. etc. And I didn't even mention the margaritas. It was heaven. We left completely satisfied. I didn't think my night could get any better until I came home and found out that Imogen Heap will be doing a concert in London on November 5. I whipped out my debit card and immediately bought tickets. There was no way that I was passing up an opportunity to see that wonderful musician in concert!
Apart from concerts, Chipotle trips and several theatre excursions (which will be talked about and reviewed soon), I've kept pretty busy with classes. I already told you about my "Intro to Arts and Culture" class, but I never mentioned anything about my other classes, did I? On Monday I also have "Reading Women: Gender and Genre." It's about different genres in literature that are typically dominated by males and how these genres are approached by women. For instance, right now we are reading a novel called "Lady Audley's Secret." It's a type of sensation fiction. The class is....interesting. I don't love it, but I don't hate it. It requires a lot of reading and so far, I haven't enjoyed the novels. Let's hope it gets better. On Wednesday I have my favorite class, "Writing Contemporary Britain." This class involves exploring the works of modern British writers, as well as a few modern British playwrights. So far, every play or novel that I have read has been fascinating and we haven't even reached the titles I'm most excited about yet. "London Theatre in Performance" is on Thursday. This class sounds right up my alley, huh? Go see a play, come to class and talk about the play. That's the entire concept of this class. Doesn't it sound amazing? Well, it would be if the people in the class, as well as the professor, actually knew anything about theatre. I've come to discover that should someone have an opinion that is different from our professor's, she will give said student (usually me or Matt, because no one else talks) a condescending look and continue to spout her own opinions. It's quite annoying. I truly don't think that she has ever studied theatre. I think she's just seen enough theatre to consider herself an expert. She also comes to class in jeans, a t-shirt and Converse. It's very unprofessional. The upside to this class is that most of the plays we are required to see are at smaller, lesser known theatres, and had I not been taking this class, I would not have seen some of the amazing shows that I have been able to see. Like I said, I'll be updating my theatre reviews soon. I've got some amazing ones coming.
I wish I could watch the Rangers game tonight. And I don't even like baseball.
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