The Top Ten Things I have Learned So Far...

10. There are countless types of coins... When am I ever going to remember to pay for something with my vast collection of 2 pence coins??? 
9. The British "queue" for everything. Yesterday, people queued behind me when I wasn't even trying to queue.
8. Be thankful for the Cyride! Today, I used some of my odd coinage and tried to take the bus to class, but the bus driver decided to make up his own route.
7. Therefore I arrived 5 minutes late to class. Have I mentioned how important punctuality is to the British?! (The other students on the bus didn't even bother going to class!!!)
6. Iowa is very flat.
5. Some of the sports science students wear heels to class. They all dress up!! (I haven't given in to the beckoning of my sweats yet...even though they look really lonely in my suitcase)
4. I don't think I will ever get tired of hearing British accents.
3. Whenever you see these lights by a crosswalk, you don't even have to look both ways. The drivers are required to stop and will stop on a dime. I still get a little worried every time I test it. 

2. Australians call gingers rangas (pronounced rang-a... like orangutan) #ErinDvorak
1. Everywhere you turn there is something that is beautiful and historic looking. Case in point: my campus.

 

I still have not quite learned to cook or unpack....but I'm guessing that's something that will come with time! ;)