It appears that the Colombians may be leaving the house. Woohoo! Our landlord brought some girls by to look at their room today, and the French girls told me that he brought some other people by yesterday. We're all crossing our fingers that they're actually leaving. Their dishes are piling up again and they're still smoking upstairs. I definitely wouldn't be surprised if the landlord is kicking them out.
It looks like I'll be doing laundry every weekend until I buy more work shirts. I thought I came here with more clothes, but I really didn't bring that much. I don't think I'll be buying any clothes until I get at least a few more weeks' pay and buy my return plane ticket for Christmas. So far the only store I've bought any clothes from (I bought a sweater) is Primark. The store is amazing. Sooooo cheap- even with the exchange rate! The sweater I bought was 4 pounds (regular price). I walked out with a big bag that included a bathrobe, a flat sheet, the sweater, and slippers, all for 18 pounds. I also can't tell you how much I love buying things here for the listed price and not having to worry about sales tax. America should really jump on that.
Monday is Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night. There have been fireworks shows all weekend, and the local kids have been setting off fireworks for the past few weeks. When they first started I thought I was hearing gunshots! I still don't completely understand the holiday. We were going to go see one of the fireworks shows on Saturday night, but we ended up deciding to go see the big one next week for the "Lord Mayor's Show." Those fireworks will be set off from a barge in the middle of the Thames right in central London. It should be fun!
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Hi Miss Carolyn! I've finally had some time to read your blog and catch up on your life. Sound like things are going pretty well...and will get better as soon as the Colombians move out! Also sounds like your terrific job training here at UCD-SVM has paid off nicely :> I enjoyed your pictures too! Thing here are pretty much the same. Take care of yourself. Linda
I was in france for a fireworks show once. There was nothing that was illegal, as far as I could tell, and the streets were full of kids throwing m80s at each other. I really don't understand how people weren't being hurt. Sounds like a cool living situation in terms of meeting people from all over the world.
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