Today we went on a tour of Sheffield with our Headteacher, Rob Poole, and his business manager, Ali. They took us to coffee in the morning and gave us a little history lesson on Sheffield. The town was bombed in World War I because it was famous for its steel manufacturing. So many of the building are a mix of modern and older buildings, depending on which ones survived. Then we went to Red Tape studios and met a producer named Omith. He worked with the Spice Girls and recorded every single one of their albums in that studio. Very exciting! He also produced and played guitar with Lionel Richie. He writes music for Celine Dion as well. I'll have to post his picture soon.
Then we had a tour of Sheffield's Sport Institution. It looks like our RAC on crack. It is huge! At first we thought all English guys were hideous, but then we found today that all the cute guys are athletes and hang out at the institute. haha. But we learned about a lot of the different kinds of sports they have here. The one sport I had never heard of is called Snooker. It is a huge pool table with a lot more pool balls. Unfortunately no one was playing, but the tables are required to be in a sound proof room set at a specific temperature. I thought that was odd.
Last, we watched a football game (indoor soccer) and it is so much more exciting in person than on television. I might actually be a football fan before I leave. It was a good day, all in all. I was very tired when I got home, I just chatted on skype with Morten for about half an hour and then took a nap. Now Amanda is cooking us dinner at the apartment. Trying to save money Mom :) Miss yall!
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