I know I mentioned that I was in Leeds and we went to the Chiddy Bang concert, but I didn't really talk about much since I didn't have time. But, Friday night in Leeds, after I went shopping, I went to my first English pub! It was so different because they either played all house music (techno) or Pop music from America that is like 3 years old. Very interesting. It was really fun, though, and I enjoyed seeing the nightlife in England. It is very similar to the US in many ways, though. Then, on Saturday, Haley and 2 of her friends from Nottingham got into Leeds. We all played baseball in the park during the day, and since it was a group of a ton of Americans playing an American sport, we actually got a few spectators...one even was taking pictures! I hope I see myself in some newspaper or magazine here, haha. That night was the Chiddy Bang concert, and it was awesome because it was such a small venue, so we were very close to the stage. I found out afterward that he is only 19! He is apparently on his way up if he is getting famous and so young.
Sunday morning, Haley and I went straight to Birmingham, which was where we got the free upgrade in the hostel, which was awesome. Right next door to our room, though, there were three Italians and they were absolutely hilarious. The dad didn't speak much English, so he would act things out to describe them, and it was very amusing. He had Haley and I laughing the entire time. He had his son and his son's friend with him, and they were really nice, too...although one of them was kind of overbearing and the other one didn't talk at all, I think because he didn't speak much English, though. They got a lot of English words wrong, though, and it was always very funny when that happened. One of them called Haley ugly, thinking it was a compliment, and they said I was drunk for happiness and Haley was drunk for studying...not totally sure how they think those makes sense. I enjoyed talking to them for about 20 minutes and then when they wouldn't leave our room for about 2 hours, it got a little frustrating.
On Monday, Haley and I went shopping again ( I know...I can't help it). We ended up getting invited to taste test a restaurant's new menu, so we got about 70 pound worth of free food. We got 2 appetizers, 2 pizzas, and 2 ciders each COMPLETELY free. I love England. We also met this 87ish year old man and talked to him for like 2 hours about England and the States and who knows what else. He was really funny, and he was completely shocked when he heard that the US is in an economic crisis right now - I think a lot of people that aren't from the states idealize it and think everything is perfect...even though it is definitely not.
The John Mayer concert was on Monday night (last night), and that was awesome, but definitely different than a concert in the states. Absolutely none of the audience was dancing; they were sitting, watching, and not moving. Haley and I were dancing, though...I think it was clear we aren't from around here. I still had fun, though. Despite the fact that John Mayer can be inconsiderate in many ways, I LOVE his music, and I loved his concert.
Now it is Tuesday, and I leave for London to meet Krisi on Friday morning. I have a few days left here, and I plan on relaxing, maybe going into town, and maybe going out at night. I want to try to really enjoy my last few days in Nottingham (or as I have heard it called: Shottingham...apparently it is not the safest city in England).
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