[Day -19] Reality ?

For these posts that I'm doing about reverse culture shock, or whatever it is that I'm experiencing now that I'm back in the States, I'm going to number them but put a - sign with it...meaning that the day I left London, Dec 23, was day 0. I've been in the States for 19 days now and it's still super weird.

19 days isn't very long, it's hard to believe that three weeks ago I was, well I think that was the day that I went to Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland. I miss London.

Anyway, I may or may not be losing my mind. Anyone that knows me knows that I have very strange habits when it comes to writing. I finished one of my essays for my London classes but I kind of forgot/have been putting off the other one. I have been so tired the past week that it was basically impossible to write it. The point of the story is, I meant to write it yesterday afternoon but I didn't and then I had to go hang up Pi Phi posters for the new babies and after that we threw Mo a surprise birthday party, so I didn't get to write it. This is where my weird writing habits come in. I can't write a paper when I'm tired, it just doesn't work. That's why I've never pulled an all nighter. I also procrastinate, but not enough so that I need to pull an all nighter. I went to bed around midnight and woke up at 6:30 this morning to finish the paper. I turned it in and as soon as I submit my second one tonight, I'll be all done. I guess that will be the end of my London connection for now.


I don't know if that's making me lose my mind (the paper) or if I'm just not used to Villanova yet. It's really disturbing that I don't recognize anyone at the Pit when I go there for lunch, and I only recognized about 5 names of the 80 or 90 people playing on the co ed intramural basketball teams this year. Do I even go to this school anymore? Also now that I'm taking more English classes and no PoliSci classes, I don't really know anyone in class either.


This morning I wandered around Tolentine for a good ten minutes trying to find my Junior English Research Seminar. I was convinced it was on the third floor and my Spanish class later in the day was on the fourth floor. Finally I ended up running into my friend and looked it up on his computer, and sure enough 427B was my classroom. Luckily I know the professor and she actually asked me if I got lost.


This afternoon I went to the store and came back in time for my 3pm Spanish class. When I walked by the room at 2:52 however, the classroom was packed and the professor was already teaching. I must be losing my mind. I sat outside the room and texted my sister and my friend to check my schedule for me. The class is at 4pm. I'm not sure what my problem is. Oh and I had my computer in my bag so I could've looked myself I didn't need to ask anyone, I just forgot.


I feel like I should be carrying around a little note with me for the next two weeks that's my excuse for doing stupid things and forgetting stuff, because it's really a problem.


Something else I forgot to mention when I was writing yesterday is that when I was at Hidden Valley last week teaching a lesson, I kept trying to say 'Mile Long' which is a trail on the mountain. Instead I kept saying 'Mile End' and I couldn't correct myself. It was like I had totally lost the phrase 'Mile Long' and all I could think of was 'Mile End.' The parents thought I was crazy. I am crazy. Also the same day I taught a little boy, about 3, from Manchester. He had the cutest accent. We played redlight-greenlight and luckily I knew that in England, yellow light means 'get ready' so I didn't think he was goofy when I asked him what it meant and he didn't say 'slow down.'


Anyway, I'm going to go browse some blogs before class so I can get an idea for my new blog :) Also Talhah is now following me yayyy


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