Day 12, aka Friday, aka The Most Magical Day of All

I woke up at around 11:00 this morning, which I think is good for me. I started out the morning by listening to Stan Gaede's sermon/speech thing that I downloaded from the Gordon iTunes website, which is a little creepy, but also awesome. I then got on the bus (the wonderful free one) and went to the Humanities building to wait for some other study-abroaders (because we were about to embark on a VERY exciting adventure, which I will tell you about later. Get really excited.) The bus ride, however, was not an average bus ride because someone on it was MAGIC.

Here's the story: So, when I left my building, it was really sunny, but as soon as I sat down on the bus (on the top floor; it's a double decker!), it started raining (That is not the magic part; it rains all the time here). Then I hear this girl behind me say, "And now it's going to hail." IMMEDIATELY, it began to hail. It was a miracle. She could predict the weather.

So Maggie (a study-abroader) and I got off at the right stop and went to the cafe in the Humanities building to wait for the others. When they got there, we started on our adventure. I'll tell it in a fairy tale format because that will make it even more exciting, if that's even possible.

Once upon a time, there were six travelers in a magical land called Wales. One day, they decided to set off on an adventure to find a secret treasure. They set off from the Humanities building in search of the treasure.

They walked for a very long time (about three minutes) and finally came upon a place they hoped would hold the treasure--a place called Woodville. Unfortunately, Woodville was overpopulated, and therefore the tired travelers could not rest there. Instead, they chose to journey on.

Along the way, they met up with another traveler and together the seven journeyed far. They climbed up a steep mountain (staircase) and crossed a vast, dangerous abyss (a regular sized road). Finally, they reached their destination.

When they got inside, they walked up to the counter and ordered the treasure: fish and chips! THE END.

Basically, it was the best ever because I haven't eaten a real meal since I've been here because I am not that great at cooking. I had probably my first substantial serving of vegetables since I've been here: mushy peas that were not mushy at all. They were basically regular peas.

After our fish and chips adventure, we decided to go to ANOTHER magical place: the Cardiff Public Library. It is a pretty, tall, glass building with four or five floors (plus the ground floor), and there is a giant hula hoop in front of it.

At the library, they gave us library cards. They are pink. I am really excited about the library cards. I already took out three books. (As a reference point for how excited I am, here's a story: last year, my mom told me we could stop at Barnes and Noble on my way back up to Gordon, and I was so excited that I gave myself a concussion by jumping up and down while trying to get in the car.) The best part about the library is how you check out books. You go up to these computer things w/ touch screens and select "Borrow". Then you scan your card. THEN you place all of your books on this shelf and somehow it just knows which books they are. It was the most magical thing of all.

Here is a picture of the library (and the hula hoop):

Here are two pictures of a statue with a seagull sitting on top of him:

Here is a picture of a rainbow that I took from my bedroom window the other day:

Also, I am really excited that I have three followers now. I wish that they weren't called followers though because that name is kind of creepy. Followers imply that they are following me about, which is not completely accurate. It would be better if they were "People Who Read My Blog".