Hey guys,
So Jackie and I decided to be studious last Friday night before I was meeting another friend for coffee so we headed to Regent campus library to get some work done. On the way out of the dorm we ran into Ann, one of our housemates from Denmark who told us about some secret gig U2 had to play on the roof of the BBC building later that night. The BBC building is right next to our campus so we were a little skeptical but nonetheless we headed off to get some real work done.
On our way our a few hours later the streets of central London were completely packed and of course we could hear U2 from several blocks away. We pretty much ran to center campus and we both got to witness our first U2 concert. We only caught the last two songs (Vertigo and Beautiful Day) but it was probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen in my life! Just seeing Bono and The Edge in person was definitely a highlight to my week!
Afterward, me, James, Mette, Ann, and Catherine went to get burgers and watch the France vs. Wales rugby game (Wales was annihilated sadly). Following that we all met up with the rest of our mates at Worlds End in Camden for some good hipster fun (drinking). Around 2 we were all pretty tired and headed home. I almost fell asleep on the bus...haha.
Saturday was Raz's birthday so we went to this new bar, Bar 101 on Tottenham Court Road in central London. It was a pretty sweet venue, the music was great, the bartenders were cool, and there were different levels for dancing, and just hanging out. Pre-bar we did the usual at the house; beer pong and drinking games. On the tube Raz was pretty tipsy already and was hanging on one of the overhead bars on the train and subsequently lost his balance and fell causing some prime facebook shots. When we got off he couldn't find his hat and ended up sitting down on the escalator and refused to get off until we found it (thankfully we did before we reached the top). The rest of the night was pretty fun, just dancing and meeting people before we left around 2. It was surprisingly cold when we left so my bed had never been so nice to come back to.
Sunday was spent doing work and laying around in my trainers and trackies (sneakers and sweats). I already knew I had a ton to get through before the week was out so I figured I might as well have started early.
Monday morning I went to my British Economics class and afterwards, wandered around Oxford Circus with Robin and helped him find a gift for a friend who was turning 23...I suggested video games and copious amounts of alcohol. When I got back to the dorm I took a short nap...and ended up waking up at 10 PM!! Luckily the nap had energized me so much I ended up working on another paper until about 3...another quirck to being a college student.
Today and yesterday were pretty much the same, just doing work and awaiting Liv and Ange's arrival from the States! I am so exited for them to get here! I just need to get through tomorrow and then I will be going to Heathrow Friday morning to pick them up!
It's about 4 in the morning now, so I need some sleep before my 10 am lecture and then of course, there will be morning paper writing to do.
love,
al
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