First day of classes

Classes started here today with temperatures in the low 50s with a nice English wind. First was History of London with the engaging Dr. Tubb (a Centre professor) as we learned some of the basic roots of the beginning of English existence with the Celts and then the Roman Empire. After that was another riveting session with Dr. Tubb in History 110 in which we covered 10,000 b.c to August 1513 in 45 minutes. Information overload! After a quick lunch in the apartment, we headed out to Euston Station, one of the nearest and larger tube stations to get our Oyster cards so that we can get on and off the tube for a month with unlimited travel in zones 1 and 2. Needless to say, I plan to start putting that to good use this week. After a short computer session at Birkbeck college, we were introduced to Steven Dykes, a Brit who happens to be our drama professor. We laughed a lot and laid out some details and expectations of the class. This Wednesday, I will be going to the Old Vic theatre in the evening to see Speed the Plow. the Old Vic is one of the most historically rich theatres in London, and is run by Kevin Spacey who also stars in Speed the Plow along with Jeff Goldblum. And I'm sure I will have more details on that later. After a long day, some friends and I, after some wandering around our neighborhood, decided to go to an Indian Restaurant for dinner called Motijeel. For my first time experiencing indian food I found it delightfully yummy with a little bit of a kick!! My advice: go for the chicken tandoori, the lamb ragon, and the chicken tikka mussallam!! Now it's time to do some homework and settle in for the evening! Talk to you all soon! (And found out today that it makes mail easier to deliver if it has the flat number on it, and just for reference, my flat number is 210)