Morning: Every weekday morning, I woke up and got ready to go to school. Either on my way to the tube station, or near the Center, I would stop at either Cafe Nero or Pret A Manger and pick up a latte, porridge, and a banana. Then I would go to class. Once a week, I did a morning personal training session at the Chelsea Sports Center (I highly recommend it!). On days when I didn’t have class, I would either sleep in, or get up and go sightseeing!
Afternoon: I only had classes three days a week, but on most of those days I had class in the afternoons. When I didn’t, I had a lot of options. Sometimes I went to the gym, on the warmer days I would read in the park by our dorm, and then when I had a lot of free time, I went SHOPPING! We lived on King’s Road, which has incredible shopping, and there was an Anthropologie store with a waterfall in it that I found very soothing.
Evening: The evenings were the best. I had never cooked for myself before, but found that I absolutely loved it! So I would cook dinner almost every night, sometimes with my friends, sometimes alone. After dinner, I would generally camp out in my room and do work, although sometimes we would do work in the common room with friends. Every Thursday, my theatre class would go see a show. Some weekends I would see shows by myself or with friends, and other nights I would go to a pub or club with my friends.
Highlights: I think the highlight of my trip, academically, was Marina Caldarone. She was the greatest teacher I have ever had in my life. She taught my performance class and my theatre industry class, and not only has she had an amazing amount of experience in the theatre world but she is also a great teacher and wonderful person. I know that my trip would not have been the same without her, and I think all my friends in the theatre program agree with me.
Of my overall experience, I think I would have to say that our trips to the markets were the best part. I had never been to anything like one of the markets before in my life, and my friends and I would just roam around and buy fresh produce and vintage clothing next door to each other. It was a great bonding time with my friends, and a cool cultural experience as well.