Today was the welcome fair. Which they really hyped up in their emails but it was mediocre. Today was a great example of something something life has a funny way of working out and maybe the universe is looking out for me (or God or something). I went to the fair and it was crowded and oh I saw it actually rain for the first time today, and rain it did. So it was wet and very confusing, seriously the way the fair was laid out was strange and not intuitive. I went by myself, which was fine but I was thinking as I was walking around that it is times like these when I actually feel lonely. I have actually not been lonely here in London with no friends. I have been quite content with just me myself and I thus far, but being confused and overwhelmed in an extremely crowded room is exactly when I miss my friends. I was thinking about how if I were with friends I could be making jokes about the clubs and how they try to get you to sign up and all that. But alas. The clubs that I wanted to see weren't even there aka acapella, the radio, and english society so it was kinda a bust. ALSO who knew you have to pay to join clubs in the UK. You have to like pay dues??? What kind of country is this???? Seriously that is the most messed up thing I've ever heard. I can't beleive British people think they are better than Americans when they have to pay to join clubs at a university they are already paying for. What losers. Actually now that I think about it, that probably has something to do with the fact that their colleges are a lot cheaper to attend....errr so maybe we're the losers....BUT STILL at least when I pay out the wazoo for American college I get a free membership to my gym and free clubs. hahaha.
So I go back home a bit defeated and consider getting on the tube and going to get school supplies. Then, I recieve a text! From Amna, the girl from the first welcome talk, the one from pennsylvania, and she is asking if I want to go to the club fair with her which of course I say yes to. I don't mention that I've already gone and when we do meet up I just say oh yeah I kinda walked around before but I got confused and left so I didn't see much (wrong I saw everything multiple times because I was confused and walked in circles forever). How great is life when people reach out to you?! And it was really fun, she is an easy person to talk to and also way too susceptible to being trapped when somebody says hey! are you interested in jiu Jitsu? Hehe which I think is funny. She cannot just walk on and say no, so I stand behind her and nod while people talk to us about jiu jitsu and volunteering and paintballing. After we are done looking about the fair we just kind of aimlessly walk around with nothing to do. It's kind of funny when you've just met someone and you can't tell if it's like a let's part ways now or what should we do next situation so we just kinda muddle about in the inbetween and walk in one direction, say wait where are we and then walk in the other direction. We go to two grocery stores, visit the campus cat, and sort of check out where the local spoons is.
At some point she tells me "yeah I'm going to Bristol alone tomorrow because i got really cheap bus tickets and a hostel" and I say woah alone?? Are you planning anything, like what's in Bristol? And she says oh I dunno it's cool it's on the coast, I just thought I would go. And so I thinkg for approximately 3 seconds and I say well I could go with you. If it's not too expesive. She says really! That would be great, i'll send you the info. And so after some deliberating and calculating and debating at home, I decide what the hell isn't this what youth is all about, isn't this why I came abroad to be a little spontaneous??????? So I bite the bullet and I've spent 70 pounds on the bus and hostel, which I mean really isn't bad considering we'll be there for two nights. And I figured I won't be doing much traveling once school starts, and really in general because I am so poor. Like going to Bristol is the perfect travelling experince because it's only like 3 hours away by bus and cheap. Going to paris or even dublin might be a bit too ambicious for me, but who knows. Money can be earned back they say. So yeah I am going to Bristol in the morning with a girl a just met. How romantic. (don't misunderstand me though, romantic as in life). I hope it's fun, I figure it's a good enough way to get to know someone. And as per usual I run in pairs rather than groups. I dunno it's just something about me I guess. Kind of a strange occurence. Well it's pretty late and I've got a bus to catch early. So wish me luck! There won't be an update until I get back so sit tight my friends, I am going on an adventure. :)