So I'm currently in London, England taking some "alone time" of sorts. It's funny realizing that I have a rather atypical job, being that I have the summers off and all. I got into London early on Wednesday, and since I had the day to waste (my friend didn't get off of work until 6), I saw the bulk of the city. I'm not really a fan of waiting in lines--they're as big AND as ugly as the Thames--thus I opted to take photos, walk around, and dart to the next destination. Because I was so ambitious on the first day, it leaves me with relatively little to see. I checked out the National Gallery yesterday and saw, well, paint on canvas. That took up a good 2 hour chunk of my day. Today I'm going to head over to the Teach First office (England's version of Teach For America) to see exactly how many Americans they take each year. Though I'm apprehensive about committing to another two years of teaching, I figure it will be the best way for me to live abroad for a short period of time (the only other option being South Korea).

So in typical fashion, I'm going to have to rate each subsequent city seen on the following criteria: Aesthetic Appeal, Toilets (availability and cleanliness), Friendliness of Residents, Affordability, Transportation, Food, Nice Cafes, and Fun Stuff to Do. All ratings are out of 10.

Aesthetic appeal: 5 (London's way overrated in this category)
Toilets: 10 - Where I'm staying they're lovely
Friendliness: 7 - The residents here are very nice and welcoming
Affordability: 0 - A cup of coffee costs over 3 dollars, nuff' said
Transportation: 10 - The underground is amazing
Food: 3 - crap
Nice Cafes: 6 - too commercial though
Fun Stuff To Do: 7 - we'll see when the weekend comes around

Last day of school with students. Glorious.


Quote of the Day: None...there were no students who showed up

Today is the last full day of school. Wow. This year went by so incredibly fast; I can hardly remember the first few months of school. Coincidentally, today is also the rubber match between Ivory Coast and the Netherlands. I'm really disappointed that I'll miss it because it looks like the winner will take second in the group and advance. Anyhow, the students in the school are back to acting civil towards one another (all 20 of them), and we have a short awards ceremony planned for this morning. Afterwards we have a party planned, then I'm off to my second-to-last grad class of the year!!!! Europe here I come...

Quote of the Day: Does anyone know what number comes after 1,000?? Is it a gazillion or something like that?

Another Quote of the Day: "My sister didn't fart and she almost died."

Quote of the Day: "A train is faster than a bus, and a plane is faster than a train. Wait, is that how it goes?"

Quote of the Day:

Jay: "I study like a Rolex."
Me: "What!?! How do you figure?"
Jay: "It's a religious thing."