Us Brits love to complain about the weather. It’s either too
hot or too cold, too windy or too much rain. So while you’re all sitting at
home moaning about how cold it is and how those horrible onesies are already
making a sneaky appearance, I thought I’d just rub in the fact that it’s still
over 30 degrees here! I’ve replaced radiators for air-con and my uggs for
flip-flops, and I’m loving the constant source of sunshine and vitamin D!
With the sun constantly glowing, it makes it very hard for
me to sit in my little room and concentrate on the ever growing pile of books I
have to study. So I’ll be the first to admit that the outside pool at the Strom
gym is becoming a little bit like a second home. Casually soaking up the rays between
classes almost makes me feel like I’m on holiday. The pool is big enough for me
to get in and quickly burn some calories by swimming 100 lengths, before
getting in my bikini and lying in the sun. I’m attempting to keep my holiday tan
from Croatia, so reading and ‘studying’ at the pool seems like the best place
to be. And I’m not the only one who also agrees that a couple of hours chilling
on poolside is a much better way to spend the time between classes than in the
library! Cliques of young sorority girls repping their Victoria Secret bikinis and
groups of guys showing off their abdomens seem to have the same opinion that
the pool is the place to be on campus. Although a lot of them also think that
beach volleyball tournaments in this heat is a good idea, so I guess that is
where I differ.
