Vampire Weekend

It's been a while since my last post, but I'm finally in London! The past day and half has been crazy. I've been laughed at by an elderly British couple, been invited to play Flip Cup in the communal kitchen (could you imagine the field day RAs would have in the States?), and, most impressively, seen Vampire Weekend at a free concert in Somerset House. Yes, I did just refer to the US as the States. I've deluded myself into thinking I can be mistaken as a native Londoner (is that the word?) by the end of the semester. To that end, I've started to refer to the bathroom as the toilet, any attractive outfit as glamorous, and putting money on a gift card as topping up. I'm still working on perfecting the "Cheers".

The Vampire Weekend concert was awesome, and it was completely accidental. Three girls on the street asked us where to buy phones, and an hour later, we (Adam, Phil, and I) found ourselves accompanying them to a free concert. It was a outdoor concert surrounded by gorgeous buildings that looked like British palaces from movies (they may have been the Royal Courts of Justice) and located above an ice rink. Despite a technical glitch that blew out the speakers for the keyboard and ended their show early, the lead singer (Ezra Koening, according to Wikipedia) was hilarious in his dry wit, and the band was great. They played Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, Oxford Comma, Walcott, and three or four songs from their new release, which they were promoting with the free concert. Unfortunately, I wasn't as big a fan of the new songs as I was of the old ones, but they were more high-energy and concert-friendly.

Anyway, I've forgotten to carry my camera around since I've been to London so I couldn't take any pictures of Vampire Weekend (even though we were really far away). I'll have to start doing so, and I'll keep you updated on the rest of orientation.