Isis

**I wrote part of this blog this morning before I went on our trip**

We are going to the Isis pub today with one of my classes. I'm not exactly sure what to expect or what it's even really all about, but I have always been up for trying new things. My teacher says that it is a pretty decent walk from the bus stop, since that is the only way you can get to it (no cars or buses etc.) so I decided to wear comfy clothes and sneakers. As I was getting ready this morning I realized that I may need to do a bit of shopping while i'm here because I mean come on, clothes are part of the culture just as much as the places we visit are, right? I guess that can be my excuse for spending money on clothes while I'm over here.

Everyone is sound asleep in my flat, I feel so bad waking up and opening doors with a loud creak only to have them slam shut a few minutes later. I think we all plan to go into London this weekend and check out the open markets that everyone has been raving about as if it's a historical structure. What I picture is something very similar to Fanuel Hall in Boston. With the scattered carts of souvenirs and hundreds of food places to choose from. This blog is a little bit of rambling because I am trying to keep myself busy while I wait for everyone to meet outside.

As we get off the bus, the only person that knows where we are going is Dr. Sweitzer. Everyone else is sort of just following along, enjoying the beautiful weather and the gorgeous surroundings that Oxford has to offer. There are so many house boats and random people along the sides of the river. I think they either are homeless? or maybe poor? I'm not really sure. I could never imagine living on a boat, it would be way too small for me first of all, and I feel like I would always worry about whether or not the boat was going to sink! Anyways, we also saw people jogging and bike riding along the path to the pub. I thought to myself how much I would love to do that, and how relaxing it would be. I've always loved running in random places and finding my way around, it's my way of relaxing and getting to know the streets and places around me.

We keep walking down this long path, which for all we know it could've led us to London, and finally we see the pub up ahead. There was a sign outside that said "Serving drinks from 9am and lunch from 12." It was about 11:50 so we decided to walk further down and check out the lock. This lock has been here since before America was even thought of! This sounds absolutely crazy to me because if you think about it, America really is a baby of a country compared to everywhere else in the world.

When we finally got to go inside and check out the pub, there were signs everywhere advertising events and things that were going to be going on there. How do they get this stuff out to the public? How do people even know about this place since the only way you can get to it is by walking? Nevertheless, when we finally ordered our food it was absolutely amazing! I got this dish that had 3 types of cheeses, bread, a salad, and coleslaw. Also, I had gotten a beer earlier that I was a little nervous I wasn't going to like but it ended up tasting a little bit like a blue moon from America, so I couldn't complain!

After the experience at the pub I decided to meet some friends in the covered markets and they were eating sushi at a random little place, which did look a little bit sketchy, but the food still looked pretty good! Tonight we plan on trying out a new club called Clems and experiencing a little more of Oxford's nightlife. So far it has been amazing, so I'm hoping that tonight will be just as successful!