23 Mar

Mom and Dad arrived this morning! Unfortunately, I still had to go to class so I could not meet with them until just past 14:00. My last Court Cultures class was as entertaining as ever and I know I’m going to miss Rivkah’s lectures. She’s a gem. After class, I had a brief meeting with Devyani during which we discussed my final paper for that class. She said I’m on the right track with my ideas as long as I focus on the history, policy, and individual experience of bilingualism. Sounds good. Our meeting ran a bit late and then the Tube was a bit delayed so I was a bit late getting to the B&B at which my parents are staying.

And then Mom was! Standing outside in the English sun waiting for me. Ah, it was sooooo good to see them again! And so much food! Cookies, chuckrie, packaged Indian food, shero, so good!! I have such wonderful parents. They seemed fairly fresh and refreshed after their flight so after about 10 minutes in which I got to eat some mutya, we headed for the British Museum. I’ve been dying to play tour guide (did I mention this?) since I got here, and today I finally got that chance. The trip to the Museum was pretty straightforward and we got to chat pleasantly on the way.

As I knew they would, both of them loved the Museum. After we ogled the Rosetta Stone, I led them to the Greece and Rome section where we admired the Elgin Marbles of the Parthenon for a long while. We rested for a bit and enjoyed some tea and coffee before Dad went to Egypt and Mom and I went to India, China, and Japan. Both exhibits were amazing. I was feeling very hungry (since I’d all but skipped both breakfast and lunch) and Mom and Dad were feeling a bit hungry too, so we left the Museum around 18:00 in search of some food. They knew I’ve been craving some good Indian food for a while and so we went to this place called Hasan Raja on Southampton Row. I remember this was the place that Jess and her mom recommended, and oh were they right. The food was delicious and the service polite if a little slow. After dinner, Mom and Dad were pretty tired and I had to get back as soon as possible to finish my last paper for my Causes of War class. I dropped them off at their hotel and then caught the 21:41 train from Victoria to Denmark Hill.

As soon as I got back to the dorm, I began furiously typing and researching to finish up. Lainey, Gregg, and Liane popped in briefly, Lainey to celebrate finally being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and Gregg and Liane to rejoice in the fact that their papers were already done. I kept typing away and finally finished at 1 a.m. Hooray! As soon as I was done, I went to bed. We’ve got a long day planned for tomorrow…Cheers!