Thank you to everybody who voted for my picture in the October CAPA Picture Contest.With my winnings I visited St. Paul's Cathedral. Of all the places I have seen during my trip none have surpassed St. Paul's in beauty. This includes St. Peter's in the Vatican. Others may not agree, but there is no doubt in my mind!I climbed the 500+ steps to...

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The other day I read an article about UK women being overworked. Their dramatic statistic?1 in 10 women work 45 hours a week. ...

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Help me win CAPA's October picture contest. The winner is the person whose picture has the most likes. Voting ends on October 20th, so please don't delay.The facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/CAPAStudyAbroad?sk=wallThe theme is "Exploration" and I've put up my picture from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.Thank you in advance for your help! ...

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Most of you are probably familiar with my mom's own Mexican bean recipe (I've made it at school quite a few times.) The beans are similar to refried beans, but completely healthy (not fried, but steamed) with vegetables and literally no added fat. Did you know kidney beans are an EXCELLENT source of protein?The first time I made beans at school [sophomore year]Anyway,...

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Today Kamna and I went to Southall. Kamna and I met by chance on a CAPA-led walking tour and are now sharing in our brown-ness! The train out west of Central London was an easy ride and we got there in less than 20 minutes. Once there, we visited the largest Gurdwara outside of India. It was very large and beautiful. There was...

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This list shall extend in the future, I reckon:1) Shortbread biscuits (cookies)2) The existance of boiling water faucets3) Ribena black currant juice4) Many museums have free entry ...

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All the CAPA kids from our apartment building (not an exageration) plus a few others went to Amsterdam this weekend and had a blast.Before going on the trip I was really nervous for the usual reasons (forgetting things, losing things, being in a new place), but after I was packed I started to feel a bit better. We took a coach from London...

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Today we went to see Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing at The Globe Theatre in Southwark. Last night, CAPA had a lecture with the professor who teaches the Shakespeare class. He gave us information about Shakespeare, The Globe and the play itself. We also saw a clip of a film version of the play. I was pleasantly surprised to see the same actor...

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Today I went on a Harry Potter walking tour, starting at King's Cross Station. We saw a lot of the places where they filmed scenes in the Harry Potter movies, including the Leaky Cauldron, the Ministry of Magic and Diagon Alley.They used to have a Harry Potter montage with a trolley half in the wall on one of the actual platforms, but they...

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On Friday after Greenwich I took the train to visit my Uncle's cousin and her family. They live in Crawley which is very close to Gatwick airport. I got to meet their cute children, go shopping and watch B4U. We even watched Thank You with one of my favorites, Akshay Kumar. It was great to get some real Indian exposure for once and...

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After class today, CAPA took a group of us to Greenwich. We went there in great style - by taking a cruise down the River Thames. It was lovely! Seeing as there is generally dreary weather in London and I live in a basement, getting some sun was unbelievably great. It was also nice to get away from all the congestion (both internal...

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Tonight we went to London Fashion's Night Out around Oxford Circus and Bond Street. The girls and I got all dressed up and made our way over. There were lots of stores that were open late with things like DJs, drinks and prizes.Girlies outside of Louis VuittonGwyneth Paltrow, the current face of Coach, was even there. There was a huge crowd standing outside...

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Okay, well the title is a bit misleading - it's the second one in the city. But still, how convenient that the second Chipotle in London opens a block down from a building with a bunch of Pitt kids?Some of my roomies were fortunate enough to get some FREE grub from there prior to their opening, which was awesome. I went there a...

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Today we visited Stonehenge and Bath. Both locations were beautiful; but more to come on that later. In Bath, we went to a small pub to get some lunch. I ordered quesadillas, with "no chicken." When I got my order, there was no cheese. What kind of quesadilla doesn't have cheese? I told the waiter and he came back saying I had asked...

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I went to visit my Uncle, Aunt and cousin in the countryside of London. It was very different from central London - quiet, very green and uncongested. I managed to find my way out there with little trouble.I had lots of delicious "ghar ka khanna" and we saw some of the beautiful parks nearby and Brentwood's own High Street (which is what me...

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Today we went on a bus tour of London. We saw various places including Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, and London Square. The tour was nice because it let us know the main places in London that we should go back and explore more thoroughly. We had a very good tour guide who told us a lot of background information and history.I most certainly...

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The earlier part of Friday was spent attending various meetings at the CAPA center. Afterwards, I took the tube back home to get ready for our Arrival Reception, which was to be a traditional British High Tea at a hotel near CAPA.The room was beautiful and the table settings simple, but elegant. Staff came by and offered cups of hot tea and coffee....

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The flight over to London was much better than I had expected. The last trans-Atlantic flight I took was horrible and I was expecting a similar experience. Mom had packed me lots of food just in case the in-flight fare was inedible, but luckily it was actually quite good! I slept for probably 3-4 hours on the flight into Dublin. During my four...

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