British Birthday

First of all, if you ever get the chance to go to Yorkshire I think should go. Especially if you love roller coaster rides b/c my friend and I used the points on her card that she saved and got in for free. The roller coaster is a mile and a half long and it was incredible! Plus, there were no lines so we were able to ride it four times.

My friend's father was celebrating a birthday, so I went with her to the party to see how people celebrate birthdays in Britain. Her uncle, who knew I was an American, told me a story about the "wild haggis" that roamed free throughout Scotland and described what one looked like. Of course, I knew what a haggis was so I didn't really believe him. Unfortunately, the friend that invited me to the party did and later on she did an internet search and discovered it wasn't real. LOL, I still can't believe that she believed his stories. Though, I will give him credit, he was a good story-teller.

In case anyone is wondering, they don't really do anything different for birthdays that I have seen. There was cake and ice cream, friends and family members attended, and I guess the only difference was watching people younger than me drinking alcohol while I drank water. I don't know why, but for some reason Britain seems like a country that lives on alcohol. Not everyone drinks in England, but if you tell someone you don't drink alcohol they look at you like you've just committed a murder.

Today I started classes again and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was stage manager for my TV studio class and I'm surprised at how well we did coming back from break. It wasn't perfect, but at least the equipment wasn't breaking down like last time :). Next time, I'm going to be a presenter I believe, so I'll have to find my own stories to report.