London

So, I woke up this morning, turned on the Australian news (which is The Today Show, by the way), and London was all over the news. It and the weather were the only things being reported. I don't know if everyone has heard, but London got hit with four almost simultaneous terrorist bombs, three on the underground and one in a double-decker bus. The last death toll I heard (which was about 4 hours ago) was around 30-40 people, 6 of whom were Australians. It was a prime time for transport, and each underground train was carrying upwards of several thousand people. It is amazing more people were not killed or injured. The Australians have stepped up the security on their mass transpot systems because they are closely realated politically, if not geographically, to Britian. New Zealand is so small that it is having no immediate effect. Many Kiwis and Australians, though, have family or friends living in or on holiday in the UK, so it is traumatic all the same.

It seems a little trite to continue talking about my everyday life after a paragraph like that, but that is what we are supposed to do when something like this happens. Try to be back to normal. So, after watching the news for about an hour, I showered, then headed out for some errands. I had to pick up a few things, and since I realized my funds were becoming dangerously low, I have to go back to the bank to cash more traveler's checks so I have money for the weekend. I am not sure yet what I will be doing, but I do know one thing for sure. I have to be at the museum at 10AM on Saturday morning to make up my geology lab!

On an unrelated note, I have finally become sick. I knew it would happen eventually, what with the change in diet, climate, and culture, but I really didn't think it would be this soon. I have a bit of a cough and sore throat, so I have taken to drinking two cups of herbal tea (apricot, peach, and green apple) sweetened with honey a day. That helps my throat a lot. I also got around 11 hours of sleep last night, which helped as well.

I know there is more that I wanted to say, but once again I have forgotten it all while I type! I even have a book now to write everything down, but I still forget. Oh, well. Time to go to the bank (for money) and the library (for schoolbooks).