Since my last blog post, I, along with some of my new friends, have further trekked through and found some new discoveries near our university, Queen Mary, in East London. One of the more exciting things we would find was this market off of Brick Lane that opens on Sundays. It offers great food from around the world including from China, Japan, Ethiopa, and more. We have now went there for lunch/dinner for the past two Sundays. I have only had the courage to try the sweet and sour chicken, but maybe in the weeks to come, I will be more adventurous with my food selection there. Also, there's a great stand that sells amazing desserts and pastries. It's pretty awesome.
Speaking of desserts, I made my very first cheesecake for my friend's birthday. Not to toot my own horn, but it was the best homemade cheesecake I have ever had. It was so good, I momentarily thought of dropping out of college to open up my own cheesecake business. Although I quickly abandoned the idea, it has been added to the list of restaurants I plan to open up which also includes my Gourmet PB&J business and my I Scream! horror themed ice cream parlor.
A few Sundays ago, I went to church at Methodist Central Hall in Westminster right across the street from the more famous Westminster Abbey. Although the building was quite large and the sanctuary held over 2,000 people, there were at most around 200-300 people in attendance that Sunday. The pictures on the website, of course show the sanctuary being completely full with a 100 member choir, so getting there and there not being many people was a bit underwhelming. Large sanctuaries sitting almost empty on Sunday mornings is a common occurrence here in England as it is in most of Europe for many different causes. Those reasons will not be explored here on this blog post, but now that I think of it, it would make for a good future post.
Speaking of religion, I stood in the same spot that John Wesley's heart was strangely warmed off of Aldersgate Road. The historical and momentous spot is now completely surrounded by high rises and the Museum of London. It was another sight that I could cross of my non-existent list of places I wanted to see.
Although I battled a cold last week, I now feel great and I am ready for the next two months of my
-Jeremy
