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Tuesday 19 July 2005I received so many lovely emails from you all after the Terrorist Attacks here on July 7th. The city is actually surprisingly back to normal. Of course for the day or so following there was a lot of confusion as to what actually happened, but right now it looks like there were four suicide bombers and possibly a fifth that fell through at the last minute. One of the underground lines is still shut down and parts of a couple others, but luckily I don't work in that area of town so it hasn't affected me much at all to be honest. Actually, the whole thing was probably inevitable and I am just thankful that more people didn't get hurt. The saddest is that there are still bodies missing, probably somewhere down in the tunnels. Breaks your heart doesn't it? And Britain has such a large Muslim population, thankfully they are speaking out against the bombings and most people are incredibly supportive. Work is going well. I think most of you know by now that since my first job didn't turn out I took another in a tanning shop. It's actually fun and pretty interactive. A lot of cleaning, which although not my favorite thing to do in the world, doesn't require that I'm a rocket scientist and there is a definite sense of satisfaction about getting a dirty job done. I'm still playing frisbee, but because I picked up a shift on Sunday missed practice. I still may play pickup tonight and have a summer league game tomorrow. It has been so fun meeting people and of course being outside running around! Lately I have noticed myself picking up English phrases, of course somethings sound absolutely ridiculous with an American accent, things only Brits can get away with like calling everyone 'Love' or saying 'cheers' rather than thank you. I don't even attempt it because I only sound like an idiot trying to fit in. Not much else new here, but I wound love to hear from you all! 11:32 AM - 7/19/2005 - post comment
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