Europe Day 41: Sleep

Almost free day! This moring held no responsibilites, and there was nothing I needed to do that could not wait, so I slept in.  My spectacular roommates were so quiet that I manged to sleep straight through until 10 o'clock!  To many college kids that may not sound late, but the last time I tried sleeping in, my internal alarm woke me up at 7.  Therefore, I felt victorious.

I had missed breakfast, so I ate an apple sauce and a granola bar in the courtyard of the hotel.  This courtyard is the only place-other than the breakfast room-where we are allowed to eat.  Luckily, it was a beautiful day.  I was more than happy to sit outside, eat my breakfast, and work on homework. 

Homework persisted for most of the afternoon.  I took a break at 1 for lunch, and finished two hours later.  I still had time before class so I decided to go shopping. Sadly, this was one of those shopping days were you leave the house all excited to buy something new to wear in the sunshine, but leave the store utterly defeated; no colorful plastic bag in hand concealing something exciting inside.  Just when I found a store that looked like  a winner, I had to get back to the hotel for class.  I do not have a wrist watch, so I was carrying my alarm clock in my purse.  It's battery operated. It got the job done, though I wonder if people noticed a blue light shining on my face as I dug through my purse for something.

After class I walked with Jeanie to the grocery store.  We stopped at H&M and I got a pair of shorts I had tried on earlier.  I'm not sure I really like the way they look, but they are long enough to completely conceal my underwear, very inexpensive, and extremely comfortable, so I decided to go for it.  So what if they look like something that might be found in a nursing home?  The next day another girl on the trip was wearing the exact same pair, so I must have made a good choice.

Evening found a large group of us headed out for dinner together.  I sat next to our Professor, Madame B.  Until this trip I had never interacted with her, but I think I like her.  She happened to allude to needing help organizing a basement this summer, and I spent the remainder of the meal hinting at my organizational skills and positive attitude in hopes of landing an extra job.  I'm not actually sure if she was serious, but I plan to talk myself up for the rest of the trip, just in case.