Today I had my midterm exam and of course, it was all in essay format. Luckily, I feel confident in what I studied and I was able to get the main points of the six essays I had to write (I hope!). After the exam, I took the tube to meet with my boss in Louise's office. He was so nice and really made me feel comfortable with coming in to work for a foreign government. We had tea and he went over the role I will play in the office. It is rather small, which is so exciting because I will have the chance to work with senior staffers. The work he described is also fairly comparable to what I did in Washington, which makes me confident about diving in on Monday. I am very excited. I start at 10am, (such a blessing) which as you all know I am pretty much the anti-morning person. The MP offices are set up much like Congressional offices in that the district office handles the casework for individual constituents and the Westminster office will handle policy issues. I will be in the policy office that is my main area of interest.

Tomorrow I will be going to Brighton on a day trip with a large group of my roommates. We are getting on an early morning train to get there by 10:30 and spend the day relaxing on the beach. Yes, mom and papa I did buy sunscreen so you should be proud :) The town is supposed to be very cool and relaxed with many of the restaurants and pubs located directly or in very close proximity to the beach. We will come back tomorrow night around 8pm. That will allow for a full day to relax and lay in the sand! Brighton beach is actually world-renowned and the most popular beach in England. It is known for its pebble beaches and great attractions surrounding the beach from the pubs I mentioned to shopping and clubs. It should be a great day and a perfect Saturday before work starts!