12:28PM RST

It has only been a few days, but much has happened. We only spent about 12 hours, which was mostly spent sleeping, in London on our way to Cambridge, but we did drive by Parliament and Big Ben. I cannot wait to go back in May for a real opportunity to see the city. Much of our time in Cambridge was spent exploring the city and its many colleges as well as meeting many of Craig's friends. It was a great side trip to pass time before coming back here. I arrived at around 6PM and the other students began to arrive or return within the next 2 hours. I am living with someone from London, New Jersey, Finland, Lithuania, and a French couple. I believe there are two other people who have yet to arrive.

Yesterday was our orientation which was very interesting. The rest of our day was spent eating lunch, getting school ID pictures taken, opening bank accounts, etc... Afterward, we all went to a French restaurant called Buffet-Grill. The meal that most chose and was suggested was 16€90 and you had a choice of an appetizer, a main course, and it also included a desert buffet. I had foie gras and duck which were both wonderful. Many of the students, including myself, then went to one of the larger apartments to mingle for a while before going out to a club where we stayed until about 3AM.

Not sure how to spend my weekend, but I have been doing laundry and need to get some food. Yes, very exciting; I know. However, I will need to put up some pictures soon from the past week.

12:00PM RST

Good morning,

I have about two and a half hours before I must leave for our flight, but decided to update the blog before I left for the next couple of days.

Bordeaux was very nice. It was great to get out for a day and see a different area of France. It provided for some great photos that I have put up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/briancleveland/) as well as a great pizza. I then spent my weekend relaxing, doing laundry, and taking pictures of the area.

We went to the school today and were offered a drive to the airport for our flight. Our flight leaves at 5:40PM, but we are supposed to be there about two hours early. We then spend a night in a hostel in London and leave in the morning for Cambridge. We spend two days there and then make our way back on Thursday arriving back at about 6PM. Should be a nice, small trip and once we are back, everyone else should be here.