Essays and the like

Well, I finished my first essay, after starting it and then... starting over. After that, I made some serious changes in font because it seems that Didot is not readable on my tutor's computer. I did some traveling through London, which of course was absolutely amazing. We saw the houses of parliament (and all the political demonstrations in front of them) and we went to Evensong at Westminster Abbey (which is gorgeous inside, by the way, although we weren't allowed to take pictures) and then went to a few museums as well, which of course I enjoyed since one was the National Gallery and another was the Tate Modern. I have also read a few books since being here, and by a few I mean 3. That's right, in about a week I have read 3 books. Good sized ones, I might add. I just feel so pressed to be academic here, not that it's a bad thing, but I realized since coming how little I have read for myself recently, and so I went about buying books here and there so that I have something to read. I especially bought Sense and Sensibility because it's been on television here and the last installment is tonight, so I finished the book just today. I have to say, after a week of getting acquainted, I really do love it here, and could probably stay here for a long time if I ever thought it possible.