London Eye, Phanton of the Opera, National Army Museum, Chelsea Stadium, Night Pub, Bye Aldemar... (21 to 25 FEB)

Before entering the "London Eye" we had a small room that runs a 3D movie ... it was amazing ... I want one more, at the same time, it was silly.

I was suggested to go at night, because it is more beautiful... but it was very cloudy and my camera is not that camera.So, I want to go back there with the new one and also in the sunset ... It is cool sight.


Tuesday I went in Phanton of the Opera with Verônica... I really love this musical!
The day was very very cold... I was walking a little bit, while was waiting the time, but it was almost unbearable. I bought a white wineglass and chips in the theater. The wine was expensive and seemed to be watery... but I enjoyed a lot to see this musical again. But, the same one in São Paulo leaves nothing to be desired!

Wednesday I went to visit the National Army Museum. It ok! Only this... The one in Argentina is a bit better. There are a lot of scenaries that put you in touch with the conditions of the soldiers in the war, it was depressing.




Thursday there is two social programm at the scholl... the first one, Chelsea Stadium and the second, the pub night... I went in both. Was a little bit tiring, but great. In the Stadium we had a tourist guide, he praised Ramires a lot and, from what I understood, there are two other good brasilian footballers... he bets on these.

The pub is good, but the most intersting was meeting with students, to try talking...The musics were sometimes to dance sometimes to talk... The changes between the rhytms used to be abrupt. Hehehe! The Night Pub in the school ( I don´t konw about the others) isn´t exactly at night. It begin around 6 o´clock... 10 hours we were already going to home.



And finaly, on friday, we went lunch with Aldemar, a Colombian Student, that is coming back to Colombia. The Italian student, Agnese, chose the restaurant, Vapiano, it was great! This was the first time I ordered a dessert here. A Italian, of course, panna cota. It was delicious.

Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden and Soho (SAT 19/FEV)

Regent Park (THU 17/FEB) and Wallace Collection (FRI 18/FEB)

Regent's Park is near British Study Centres... I go there whenever I can. It is divided in two areas... one of them, Queen Mary's Gardens, dogs aren´t permited. In this part there are more than four hundred flowers varieties and aquatics gardins. I believe it will be wonderfull in the next season,  still it is a good park to walking.


I walked quickly in the Wallace Collection house, I arrived in time it get closed. The intersting is that you have a different perception each room you in... each one is projected carfully as a distinct scenary that it can transmit the luxury and pomp that períod. Look this: http://www.wallacecollection.org/

The cold weather doesn´t bother me more

The first week it was between 0 to 3 degrees. This week it was between 3 to 10 degrees. A great improvement. I don´t think it is about the so low temperature, but, in the begining I used to be tired... Nowadays, it doesn´t happen. This last week was very good. I was relaxed, restful, I enjoyed!

Everyday things

This week was the best. I become more adaptated, did everyday things, went shopping...

Things seem to work well and fast.  I needed to return my Oyster card, because the new arrived (Student Oyster). I had paid £ 5... When I returned it, I received the value back - it was a "deposit". All the credit was transfered fast to the new Oyster Card.

About the food, I'm not having problems! The Giovanna's food is good, each day a different food. Sometimes it's delicious, sometime it's strange, but always it is good! She cook pasta (spicy pasta), beans with potatos, vegetables, soups, rice...  It always well temperated. I usualy take lunch at school, it is cheaper and is good too.There are três options differents each day and every day you can order panini (with chicken or tuna or bacon or...) or baker potatos (with chicken or tuna or bacon and cheese), all main with green salad.

I was suggested not to carry the passaport. If someone (police) ask me it, I have seven days to show him. It's so different - you don´t need an official identify all the time.

I went shopping and tried to buy something. First, I'm not so good with shopping, second, the most clothes the people wearing are black clothes, third, the most clothes you can see in the stores are grey clothes... you can find grey-blue, grey-green, grey-white, grey-grey, hehehe! Sometimes, you have luck and find something pink or red or black, but, only when you have luck!

I'm joking... but, the clothes look like grey, even the stamped!

I walked around Oxford Street... I went in several stores and bought something in Primark... oh, it is so cheaper! You realise it is better throw away six pairs of socks (1 pound) and buy new than to wash them.

Greenwich (WED 09/FEB) and Tower of London (WED 16/FEB)

We took a boat and went down the Thames... I was frozen, but it was a nice trip. Intrigant the contrast between the old and the new! It started near the London Eye and fineshed in the Greenwich Pier.

Visiting Tower of London put you in the past, when the history happened.

About my english

Speak English has been necessary in some situations every day  - to return the mobile, try to replace the battery of Dell Laptop, buy a tea for colic, get information about some place, etc

Although necessary, you can survice without it! But, I'm here to learning and to become fluent, so, let´s use english in all situations. I am trainning every habilities: writing, listening, speak, grammar, vocabulary.

To get better write I do reviews, read a lot, use a google translation and go on... To improve my grammar I study grammar. To improve my speach I try to talk, pay attention and review the mistakes. But, to improve my listening, oh GOD, is very difficul. I feel lost trying to understand people! I don´t have any strategy to improve this hability and I don´t feel any improvement in these two weeks :(

The most people I have been talking are not native persons. So, it's easier. The problem is talk with the British.

What would be of me if it were not for the clothes you lent me!

I hadn´t bought any winter clothes before I came here. The clothes from Brasil aren´t sufficient for the cold here.

Thanks a lots Ana Lu, Cleo, Elê, and Liliane for the clothes AND shoes (do you believe? I brought lent shoes!) that you lent me!

I wasn´t having time and to bring clothes that support the London winter was very comfortable! Until now I am using yours clothes, but I am already looking for the mine.

Tour to Cambridge (SAT 06/FEB)

You can get the train any time you want! Just buy a daily ticket an go on! 


The trip is fast and comfortabel. In Cambridge, every thing you see is or castle or church or university... All of them are equal! :)  It seems like you're in past centuries. We, I and Verônica (she is paulista and is going to stay here for a month), went a university, climbed the stairs in a narrow tower, thought to be in a movie.... We were in the professors' room.

The chocolates aren´t good enought... But... We tasted.


We walked in the central region, went to Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology and Sedgwich Museum of Earth Sciences.

Fitzwilliam Museum was the less interesting, even it has things of all part of the world. I saw a note of the CR$ 10 ( "dez cruzados novos") given to ... (not sure who) to... (not sure who)! Both, the Museum of Zoology and the Sedgwich Museum are intersting.
The most interesting thing you can see in every museum in the U.K. are the children being encouraged to learning... Every has a space for children to write what they thought about the Museam, has exercises for learning through games, many things to make easy and fun the learning.

A custormer in UK (FRI 04/FEB)

I bought a Sony Ericson X8 mobile in Three Mobile, cause I would have the Skype Three service. But, this model don´t have this service. I discovered this going to home, after buying, when I was reading the shop advertisement. There are a lot of model that have the Skype Tree Service, only three of them don´t have and I bought exactly one of them, hehehe!

I returned in that store, talked with a vendor and she said that the skype work in the model that I bought. I didn't believe her and looked for another Three Mobile store. I was right. The Skype Three  Service don´t work in the Sony Ericson X8 model.

I had to return it. It was easy. I arrived again in the store, explained my necessities to a third vendor (distinct of the first, off course), the attendent called the manager, that asked if I would like exchange for another model. The model that I would want was more expensive in that store. I just got my money back. The box of mobile hadn´t been opened, I don´t know if so, but, to return it was easy.

Things to do (WED and THU 02 and 03/FEB)

The things to do arose! To buy mobile, alarm clock, soap (to wash clothes), to go to police to register visa, request student oyster and so on...

I went to the musical Jersy Boys... it was great even I couldn´t understand everything yet!

The sunny day (TUE 01/FEB)

I leave the school and... it was a sunny day! How. The sunny day made me happy.

This is my school - in a sunny day :)
Like said the turkey driver: "every houses are igual even though different"
I decided to go on sales to choose a mobile.