I'm here!

Well, I am finally here! I made it to Plymouth, England safe and I am having a wonderful time =) It took a few days to get adjusted to the time, but I think I am on schedule now. Classes are going good and I have learned a lot of new websites to use, along with this blog which I would have never ventured out on my own to create. I just got back from dinner at a pizza and pasta place in town, it was really yummy and the service was great. I still find it fascinating that waiters and waitresses don't accept tips here... well at least they don’t expect them. It’s actually not polite to leave a large tip because it may be insulting. I hope they get paid more than waiters do in the United States! After dinner I went wandering/picture taking with a couple girls from the program and we encountered some interesting people. But first we went to "Charles Church" the church that was burned down during World War II. We ran across the road (being careful not to be hit by the cars coming from the wrong side of the road!) to the center isle where the church is located. We weren’t sure if we were allowed there but no one said anything so we wandered around and took some amazing pictures! We got so close that we were able to touch it and look inside. After the church we wandered around and came to a sketchier part of town and of course we had to take pictures. We walked past a bar with our cameras in hand and everyone was looking out the bar window with a confused look on their faces. After we walked past the door to the bar a lady came outside and asked us if we were reporters taking pictures of her brother’s pub. Her exact words were, "You’re not reporters are you? You’re not going to get me in trouble, right? This is my brothers pub." We were so confused and told her that we were students from the Unites States and the pictures were for a project we were doing for class. She seamed relieved and told us to come in for a drink. This made us wonder why she thought she was going to get in trouble... quite interesting if you ask me.