I know...I'm blogging!

Ok well I know I said I would not do this, but I think I have decided that I should in fact blog! Today was a nice day here in Wales, we woke up to the rain, but by the time we actually got out the sun was in fact out! We had the day to ourselves today just touring the city and trying to get to know the bus system and such. It was quite an expereince.

The main thing we did today was to go to Cardiff Castle. It was absolutely lush. (lush means awesome/cool here in Wales). We were able to walk through the place where people used to live, but I don't seem to remember what it was called. After we left the castle we went to a local coffee shop and sat and talked. I have made a wonderful friend, Pam, that is from Texas as well. We were put in the same hotel room during orientation in London and now we are both living together for this week because each of our host families are on holiday. We are staying with a girl named Ellie who is 24, and her parents are currently out of town, it is sort of like being in a college apartment again. It should be interesting and fun to move in with our actual families here pretty soon.

The bus system here appears fairly difficult at first glance, but we have found that it is not. Yesterday Pam and I rode the bus alone for the first time in Wales and we managed to get off at the right stop, but then we turned the wrong way, twice, to get to the church. After climbing a hill and not knowing where we were at all we called Emma, one of the Hands On staff here in Wales, and she came and picked us up. The people here are all very friendly. Well have a good evening, I'm off to bed!