Study (?) Abroad

You may have noticed that I haven't posted anything new recently.  Well, that's because class started.  Yep, actual class.  Apparently study abroad involves real study-- who knew?  Actually, my classes seem quite interesting.  Right now I'm taking two, which will last through September: European Capital Markets & British Macroeconomic Perspective.  And although the professors and subject matter do, at first glance, appear to be interesting, I have to say that this week has rattled me a bit.  We have four hours of class a day and quite a bit of reading each night.  Needless to say, I simply have not recently studied quite so intensely.

Despite its rigor, my schedule offers totally open afternoons.  Class finishes at one and, ignoring my pile of reading for the moment, I usually saunter to the Tube station and try to see something useful.  Unfazed by the pouring rain, one of my flatmates and I surveyed the British Museum this week.  The only two words superlative enough to accurately describe the British Museum are: grandiose and colossal.  The two of us wandered through three rooms, spending 2.5 hours, and didn't even make a dent.  Literally.  We just barely stole a glance at the Rosetta Stone through the mob of clumsy tourists, explored the ancient Egyptian wing, fought Gladiator-enthusiasts off in the ancient Roman gallery, and marveled at the remains of the Parthenon.  On the way to the museum, I thought I was simply going to tick another museum off of my list of Touristy and Educational Things to Do Whilst in London.  I stand corrected.  The British Museum can, by no means, be checked off one's life list in a day, let alone two weeks.