Bag lady.

A couple days into November, and I still just have to wear a light jacket and a scarf when I'm out and about. Sometimes I don't even wear socks. I don't miss Canadian winters yet. I'm not saying I won't miss them, but I certainly don't now. The only thing unpleasant about November in England is that the rainclouds are positively sneaky - you can leave the house with the sun shining, step into a shop for a minute and exit into torrential downpour. This happened to me yesterday. I must be more diligent about carrying my umbrella.

Since the last time I wrote things have been fairly uneventful. Attending school, reading lots, hanging out with fellow Canadians... it doesn't sound like much, but it's pretty fun. It's strange how just being from the same country as someone else forms a bond when you're overseas. Many of the Canadians I've met are from such different backgrounds and social circles from me that had we gone to school together in Canada we likely would never have talked. That being said, there are a ton of lovely people here and I'm pretty grateful that we've all been put in the same situation together. Do you hear that? I'm making friends! Fun, right?

For Halloween all the Canadians banded together for a night out on the town wearing costumes. I do not like dressing up - it's messy, time consuming, and often you end up uncomfortable and sometimes itchy. But I was being convinced to try and on the morning of Halloween a friend and I ventured downtown in search of costumes.

Here is a hint - if you want to be something awesome or scary for Halloween, don't wait until the day of the holiday to get your costume together. EVERYTHING was sold out. The racks only had the most awful, synthetic/inappropriate junk left on them and we were pretty discouraged when we saw our options. Luckily, my friend and I were very observant and noticed that many stores now had their Christmas stock displayed. And that is how I ended up wearing a giant Christmas giftbag for Halloween. I was dressed as a Christmas present! Genius. I know. I'll try and get a couple pictures up at some point.

That's it for now... I took a break from preparing for my Constitutional and Administrative Law class to write this little update. Back to learning about the Royal Prerogative.

And no, it's not as fascinating as it sounds.