garden party + rest of wkd

Friday I went to the garden party with Corbin, Jeff and Chase. It was in a different College the name of which escapes me at the moment, but we passed by the flat where Darwin once lived when he was at university here (literally, it's marked by a placard that says "Darwin lived here"). There was a pretty garden there with paths that we walked around in, and being the rebels we are, we ran across the grass there since there were no signs disallowing it. (Everywhere in Cambridge people are very stern about staying off the lawns, I suppose to keep them meticulously well-kempt. There are signs prohibiting it in Selwyn and Kings, and I'd say it's forbidden to tread upon approximately 90% of the total lawns in this city.) Here's a pic of Jeff, me and Corbin (pretty well done for me holding out the camera, if I do say so myself):

Yesterday I chose to sleep in rather than go to the walking tour, but others who went on it said that it was really interesting and that they got to explore Trinity College and St. John's, both of which are well-known for their prestige and beauty, so I'll for sure have to visit that later on. A group of us then went into a carnival in town- you know, one of those campy ones with cheesy bad rides and food vendors. But this one was really cool 'cause it was in Cambridge :) so that was fun, then we had a punting tour again, and our guide actually let us try it this time! I didn't quite pick it up, but I'm determined to master it at some point during my sojourn here.

My room has sort of become the social center, partly because it's the biggest and partly because I'm the original bridge between USC and non-SC people, so that's actually been fun, we've been hanging out here after dinner and before we go out. The last two nights we went to Revolution, and I can foresee that becoming our staple night dive (Jeff said that's where they went the most last year too.)

Today I intend to do some reading (haha), but I think that Jeff and I are going into town as well, to eat at one of his favorite noodle bars Wagamama, and also do some shopping. Tonight will probably have to be more low-key or else my body might literally collapse from exhaustion!