This is going to be a short post, because we are about to eat what is going to be our best meal to date in Cambridge, Pizza Hut. Laugh all you want, but air conditioning, ice, pizza, and free refills is pretty much VIP treatment. Soccer,volleyball, and punting have consumed most our time during the afternoon (after several hours of studying, of course), which has led to some pretty sore legs, arms and other areas of the body. I managed to even get parallel with the ground before landing flat on my back. Taking one for the team, I guess. Punting has to be one of the best workouts possible the first time you attempt it. I managed to only hit two guided tours, including one full of people from somewhere in East Asia. Don't worry, they all will have 200 copies of the same picture of me doing everything possible not to hit them and for me not to fall in.
As for this past weekend, aside from our Wimbledon experience, which was absolutely awesome, (minus the 100 degree and flat out funky smelling underground ride from Wimbledon to Kings Cross) we decided to hang out in Cambridge and enjoy the town. Mission accomplished. We even managed to find the best air conditioner in town while meeting several of the locals. Nice people really. One of them even said "What's up, y'all?" in what I might add was her terrible attempt at a Southern accent.
We've got a full schedule coming up with legal London on Friday, followed up with a quiet trip to Amsterdam this weekend. Obviously, none of us have ever been to Amsterdam, but are looking forward to it. We managed to find an awesome Hostel with flat screen TV's and in the middle of everything...something tells me there's a catch. The college bar opened this week which has been a nice, cheaper change from the expensive night life of Cambridge. Cheap beer here is about 2.50 pounds, or roughly $4.00. Last night we got to see some of the other colleges thanks to Michael who had some connections here in Cambridge. Friendly people. They seem to like the game Jenga as well...I'll have a better post with pictures after this weekend's festivities! Oh, and have any of you tried the wine, Sherry? I have no doubt in my mind it could be used as an alternative fuel source. Absolutely horrible and the locals drink it like water. Brutal. Anyway, hope everything is going well back home and you're all enjoying air conditioning, ice, TV, and any other sense of normal life that is lacking over here. No, I'm not bitter. ha Talk to you soon.
Until my next post,
Life's a garden. Dig it.
Woodard
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