Sunday we went to check out yet another market. This time it was Spittafields. This one is my favorite one so far! It's not as compact and the fashion there is much more...things i would wear! Plus, a few vendors had a few good deals going on this sunday! But there was much more than just clothes, there were homemade handbags, made to order leather belts, gourmet cupcakes and other sweets!, smoothies, cards, lots of really cool jewelry and hats and so much more. Spittafields is also covered! so we didn't have to worry about getting rained on, just cold :)
We then made our way back to Vandon so we could make the 6:00 service at Hillsong. Another great experience! The pastor talked alot of the power of prayer. He said something that really stuck. He said somethng along the lines of, some people pray because that's their last resort, others pray because they have so much faith and trust that God will provide everything we need and will not abandon us! He said it in better way, but that's the jist of it. Always a great reminder!
Monday was an unexpectedly exciting day! I went down to breakfast and one of my friends Michelle, said they were going to get student priced best available tickets for Wicked! Apparantly if you go the day-of a show for wicked you can get tickets for super cheap. So i went along with them and we ended up getting front row center!! I had never seen it before but had heard repeatedly that it was a great show to see! And it sure was!! Everything from the singing, to the orchestra, to the costumes and sets, were absolutey breath-taking! It was a great monday!!
Tuesday was another full day! Kiley and I had our first normal, full day at Hoxton Trust. We were supposed to be interviewing the English as a 2nd languge ladies, but there was a little miscommunication between Karina and the teacher. So we didn't do much that morning. But after Lunch we went to work on the March newletter including current news and an interview that the last intern had done. 
We had to leave around 5 so we could make it back to Vandon in order to catch the train to Charleton for our first official “football” (soccer) game. They were playing Brighton. We made a train stop and we could hear a group of probably 10 or more guys singing random songs. It kept getting louder and louder until the group boarded our train! Not something I was ready for. We were not expecting such boisterous fans when we boarded and no one said anything to each other. The group was a bunch of Brighton fans singing songs that always sing before a game and even throughout the game. They never made much sense but it was really loud and in unison and very funny! Lets just say English sports fans put US sports fans to shame. The game was very cold! but very fun! The trip back on the other hand as not so pleasent. You see, our oyster cards cover zones 1 & 2 of London. If you want to travel outside of these zones, you have to “top up.” So as Beth told us, we put 3 pounds on our cards so we could make it to the game. Well on the overground trains, the card readers aren’t as visible and some people tend to forget to tap out. But the machine recognizes if you don’t tap out and charges you more because it thinks you haven’t paid for your whole journey and it get mad at you and won’t let you through. So, after we left the game, we got on the train, got off and walked through the gate where we thought we were supposed to go, and never tapped out. So when it came time to get on the tube, it wouldn’t let us through! So we walked back to the train station, and of course it was closed. So we pleaded our case with one of the workers and he let us try to tap out. It didn’t work and he said we had to put another 1.80 on our cards. So we walked all the way back to the tube, put the money on our cards and went through the gate. We come to realized the next underground won’t be there for 10 mins. We are getting very tired, cold and frustrated! The train finally comes and we make it back to st. James Park (our “home” tube station) and we begin to walk back to Vandon. Well, apparently, the alley we usually take was put under construction that afternoon so we had to walk all the way around! What a night! However, we finally made it up to our rooms and went to bed. Lesson learned today? Always tap out and never go through an open gate! We will laugh about this one day I am sure of it!
Today was my full class day. Nothing too exciting in either class. We are working on a presentation for my Events industry class where we were split up into group and each given an industry. Mine is non-profit/charity events and will be presenting on the impacts and ethical concerns that go along with this. If anyone has any idea what that means let me know No, it will be fine just have to do a lot of research.
Tonight is my friend Alfonso’s birthday we are heading to one of the local pubs for free wings. Not exactly sure what or how that works out but we are going to find out! Hope all is well back home!!
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