Changing of the Guards
this was something i'm glad i went to but probably wouldn't make the effort to go see again. it was too crowded, even for a weekday. the only way i could see most of it is by holding my camera high, which you'll be able to tell from the pictures. it was all very ceremonial. and it even involved a military marching band. i'm not sure the type of military that replaced the old one, but it was different - different uniforms anyway. and i thought it was funny that most of the people around me were speaking in american accents.
old post 
crowd
marching band
new guards
changing posts
new post Museums
after that, we went to a couple museums. first was a museum all about the history of their military. it was really interesting to see how weapons and uniforms changed with different wars. it seems like WWI really made the biggest impact on fighting styles and such. throughout all of history it stayed pretty well consistent until that point. then we went to the natural history museum. great museum! plus it's free. :) there is so much to look at there. we spent a few hours in one of several sections and didn't even finish it. and the building is gorgeous and ornate.
The Big Chill
in the evening all of the EUSA students met at a really nice pub called The Big Chill (i don't know why). they rented out the top patio for us. and they gave us vouchers for 3 free drinks and free food was being passed around. i'm not sure what the point of it all was, but i had a lot of fun. of course, i was one of the few sober people by the end of the night, but no one was really drunk drunk yet. i was just on a sugar rush from drinking 3 lemonades. :)
Mom gave me several questions, so i'll go ahead and answer them here:
yes, everything here is getting SO much easier now that i'm getting into a routine. and i don't even have a real routine yet since i don't start working until next tuesday. but i'm really familiar with the tube now which helps a lot.
i won't come home skinnier if i keep hanging out with these people that eat so much more often than me!
all the food i buy, i buy for myself. the fridges and cabinets are completely individual with locks and everything. but i haven't seen him eat anything in yet anyway.
roommate works somewhere else. however i found out that one other guy with EUSA is going to be working at my company.
haven't seen rain yet. it's been cloudy almost non-stop. except today was sunny and beautiful. but no rain yet. *knock on wood*
don't know anything about church yet. hopefully i can find out this sunday, but i don't even know what time it starts.
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The outcome of the soccer match was actually reported in the Huntsville times...so it MUST have been important!
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