Cheers, Mate!

Okay so I know I have said this before...but English English and American English are so ridiculously far from being the same language.  You would think that it is more or less the same thing, but after being here for three weeks now, I have come to realize that it definitely is not. After many heated debates about our strange emphasis on certain syllables and their lack of ability to pronounce the letter R...it all boils down to the fact that there is football and there is soccer...English and American.  And I'm okay with that :)

Playing our first game of beer pong in England...it has definitely caught on quickly!

One thing there is no debate over though is our American national sport that we introduced to our new British friends this week...Beer Pong. I am quite ashamed to admit that our all American team, Stacey and Nathan, as well as our 1.5 American team, me and Ed...got our butts kicked by Calum and Steve, the English newbies.  But hey, it must have just been beginners' luck!

Me, Stacey, and Nathan in front of Christ Church in Oxford

We also went out on our first weekend excursion last Saturday.  Stacey, Nathan, and I went to the beautiful town of Oxford. Although it was so bitterly cold, we really loved just walking all around town and seeing all of the different university buildings.  We braved the cold and went up to the top of Carfax Tower right in the heart of downtown.  It is amazing the views that we saw from up there (There is a video of it on my Facebook).  It was so strange to think that so many of the buildings were there before America even thought of being a country.

Nathan is going to kill me for this picture, but I absolutely love it.
And the random creeper on the side...No, we have no idea who he is! Haha

Writing this blog right now makes me realize that far too much has been happening in the past week, I really should write on here more often.  In the past week I have watched an American football game, gone to a gorgeous riverside town called Henley on Thames, celebrated a crazy fun friend's birthday, completely finished a course here, and so much more. I really do need to do a much better job of keeping up to date the nights we had out, the weekends we spent traveling, the classes we made it through, and the cute English boys we meet...or maybe just one in particular. :)

Me and Ed on a night out! :)

The epic snow storm that hit both Chicago and Norman does make me miss home a bit and wish I could experience all the snow days and fun with everyone.  Especially since I have been able to Skype with so many friends lately. But then I stop for a minute and think, "Wait, I am in England right now having the time of my life." And I then I don't feel so bad anymore. :)