Courses and Catherdrals

So much for my five day weekends! I thought for once, since I was at a whole new school and everything, that I would keep things simple and leave my classes alone. But no, I live to complicate my life. There was a class I had heard called "The History of Norwich," which I taught sounded interesting. A friend who was enrolled for it said it was full, but I figured I'd email the professor and ask about it anyways. Much to my surprise, he replied that since the class was already over-enrolled, he figured "one more wouldn't sink the ship." I attended the class this morning so now I need to fill out the paperwork to get into this one and out of my other history class. Though the other one seemed OK, this appealed to me more as it is so specific and about everything we can see here. In addition to the in class seminars, there are trips into town where we actually walk around and look at buildings, and archives, and things. It should be interesting to learn more about the history of the place I will be living for the next five months, especially as it will be taught in the greater context of other historical events and themes that occur between the 15th and 18th century. Especially where this is just an elective for me, I figure it would be better to study something I wouldn't be able to do elsewhere. As for the five day weekends, I'll get over it. It's probably better this way anyways as it will keep me in school mode through the end of the week.

Yesterday, as I had no class : ) , a friend and I went into town to do some shopping and site-seeing. We went to the Norwich Cathedral and this time toured the inside. Built in the 11th century, this beautiful building still functions as a church, though it is open for the public to explore. The building itself is massive, yet every detail of it is amazingly ornate! The architecture of the whole church is just awe-inspiring. It will be interesting to hopefully learn more about its history in my newly acquired class.