We have an electric water kettle which has proven to be a blessing. And I'm adopting the British philosophy that all problems can be solved by putting the kettle on.
Today was our first experience with walking in the rain on the way to class. I was convinced I was going to get poked in the eye by someone else's umbrella.
Looking outside now the sky is blue and the sun is peeking out of the clouds. Whaddahell? Penelope informed us that here one can never go wrong with using the weather as a conversation starter. Probably because it is constantly changing.
Along with the weather being bipolar, I have learned several useful things in the last week:
1. "Pants" means underwear. If you want to refer to what we call pants, you would say "trousers." We learned this when Cameron wore shorts under his sweats and told Francis if he got hot he would just take off his pants...
2. The word "restroom" and "bathroom" will get you very confused looks. I thought people would think I was trying too hard by using the word "loo," but this is normal.
3. Cyclists are just as aggressive as cars. You must look right, look left, and look right again before crossing the street cause cars AND bikes will not stop.
4. When doing laundry, set aside a whole day. And even then don't expect to have dry clothes.
5. Walking shoes are a necessity.
6. Brits don't skip tea time!!!
In other news I got a library card today to the Oxford Central Library.
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