on getting lost

Well, not really.  Somehow every day since I've been here (granted that has only been about four full days) I have managed to wind up somewhere I did not plan to be.  Hopefully that means I will be a pro soon enough.  But it could just mean I am terrible at directions.  However, I still get to where I need to go and these last few days have been jam-packed of long walks, short classes and seeing the city.
Sunday we all went to our wards and that was a very long day.  My group was lucky in that we didn't have church until 1pm so we figured we'd leave at about 11:45 (which we did).  Unfortunately we weren't sure of exactly where the building was and so we ended up walking about thirty minutes trying to find the building.  We got there only thirty minutes late! Our ward is great, we bore testimonies and filled out new member sheets and are team teaching a Primary class on Sunday for one of the members.  It should be a fun and busy semester!  Going home we went the "shorter" route as suggested by the same member.  It still took us an hour and a half and we got home after they had started dinner.  Luckily they hadn't eaten all of it just yet.

Monday morning was classes and an attempt at meeting up with William.  Unfortunately due to travel delays on his end, we missed each other.  Guess I'll just have to wait and see him in six weeks when he comes back from Rome!  That afternoon we attended a Pre-Raphaelite exhibit at the Tate Britain that was fantastic.  Apparently it is the largest exhibit of art from this period that has even been done and is likely to ever be done.  I bought some postcard versions of my three favorite paintings, of which my top favorite is "Ophelia" by John Everett Millais.  Monday night after dinner we attempted to watch "A Man of All Seasons" but it didn't work (to the relief of many students) and instead we watched "Elizabeth: The Golden Age."  I enjoyed it and it was interesting to see what they changed from history to make the story more fast-paced.

I went on a long walk/tour of London with the early group Tuesday and it lasted about three hours.  We saw many monuments and buildings in an attempt to help orient ourselves to the city.  There are so many places to visit and so many things to see, I'm so glad I have three months to do it!  That evening we watched "The Young Victoria" for our Victorian class and in preparation for a tour we are doing today of Kensington Palace.  I love that movie and I'm thrilled to go see the palace in person.  Plus, it's where Will and Kate live!

Churchill statue near Westminster

St. Martin-in-the-Fields

St. Paul's