Last day of School

August 2, 2007
London, England

It was the shortest session of school I have ever had, and it all ended today. I started off my day with a written exam. I managed to fill nine pages of interesting facts about Jack the Ripper. After this feat, I walked down Regent Street with Freya to H&M, where we met up with Julia and her sister, Alex. This was the first time I walked into the store without purchasing anything, a great accomplishment to be sure. We then attended the University of Westminster's Summer Session Farewell event near Goodge Street.

After feasting on English pub finger food, a group of us visited the Tate Modern in Southwark. We enjoyed the City Exhibition. I learned that Bombay is now referred to as "Mumbai" and rediscovered my desire to travel to Istanbul. I was excited to see a Mondrian painting in person as well. I was thoroughly enjoying the Minimalist collection (Andre, Judd, etc.) before my group had to drag me out.

Thursday nights have always been my favorite nights to experience London pub life. As usual, we ended up at Kavanagh's for another evening of live music. Although the band was dismal, we all had an excellent time drinking Kopparbergs, Pimm's, and Baby Guinness. Fortunately, I was able to guide us back to Victoria by using the NightBus. This meant that we didn't have to walk through Green Park at a ridiculous hour to return to Wigram. Although this was my last Thursday night in London, I shall always remember the good times I shared with good friends at Kavanagh's. This Thursday was probably the most fun of them all.

Freya must be thanked immensely for her contribution to this blog post, as it was written almost entirely by her.