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After finally getting settled in at the flat, we were off to
CAPA for our orientation. CAPA
International Education is the program that Mizzou goes through to set up
students with classes and internships.
It is located in the lovely borough of Kensington, just a few blocks
from the Natural History Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and High
Street. On Tuesdays, we have a
three-hour break between classes, so we know we have plenty of close by
activities to keep us entertained.
Although
we will have plenty fun while here, the main point of our trip here is to
partake in an internship. If all
goes well with my interview, I will be a PR/marketing intern at Quintana
Couture. I am very excited to work
there, but I also am getting very anxious about the whole thing. Sometimes, my anxiety causes me to be
unable to enjoy things, so I’m hoping I don’t get too worried over this job
that it ruins the whole trip. So
far, trying to get information about ticketing from the London transportation
website has been a nightmare so I don’t even know how to get to my interview at
the moment.
“Keep Calm and Carry On” or as my
dad always incorrectly quotes, “Stay Calm and Carry On”. At least he gets the gist of it.
Friday night, we finally got our
taste of the Camden Town nightlife, which is the borough we are living in. We decided to participate in a pub
crawl, and I think the general consensus is that it was a smart idea. Although we did not get to stay at any
location for very long, or get to meet any locals, we gained a better
understanding of the nightlife in the area.
Today we probably did the most
touristy thing we could possibly do and took a bus tour. The excursion lasted around three hours
and although it was a fight waking up this morning, the trip was worth it. Although, I was familiar with a lot of
his facts and stories, there were a few little anecdotes that were new to
me. Here are a few of my
favorites:
-Only seven people were actually
executed in the Tower of London, four or which, were women.
-The colours of the House of
Commons are green which the colour of the House of Lords is red. The seats in each house are coordinated
accordingly. The House of Commons
is located on the east side of Westminster Abbey while the House of Lords is on
the west, and bridges are on each side of the abbey. The rails of the bridges on their respective side are
coloured with the house’s particular colour.
-One of Jack the Ripper’s murders
occurred in the yard of a primary school by two trees in the corner of the
yard. The trees are still there.
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-The area of Piccadilly Circus has
two explanations for its name. In
London, prostitutes were not allowed to stand is one place to wait for
potential customers. There was one
street in particular that many high class rich “gentlemen” would ride their
carriages and if their family was out, they would often look for a female
companion. Since the prostitutes
could not stand still they would walk very slow and “dilly dally” down the
street. This is how they received
the nickname “dilly”. So gentlemen
would ride down the street and pick a “dilly”. Picadilly.
There were a few other things I
learned but those were the ones I found most interesting for the start. We did get the opportunity to stop and take a few photos at Buckingham Palace and St. Paul's Cathedral. Now that I know the general location of these places I can take my nicer camera next time and get some better photographs.
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| Buckingham Palace |
Right now we are watching British
TV. There aren’t many good shows
on the BBC on a Saturday night but we are content watching Murder in the Vicarage based on Agatha Christie’s novel. It’s lovely though.
Oh and Jennifer Aniston does
British internet commercials….so that’s a thing.
So until next time,
Cheers,
-Janelle
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