i've been up and down and over and out and i know one thing

The tour of the underground street proved to be visually very dull, but nonetheless quite fascinating. Our tour guide, Max, was full of all kinds of interesting facts about the history of the city and how there came to be a street that was effectively underground (it turns out that shopping malls have a much longer history than I ever imagined). There was a lot of standing around in small rooms with varying amounts of original features, but we all three found it well worth doing. Should you find yourself in Norwich, get to the Shoebox Project and book the tour!

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On a very unrelated note, I find I don't know how American universities work, in terms of (perhaps I should say, in semesters of) when the students are expected to be there, when the vacations are, that kind of thing. I was mentally putting a character at an American uni and assuming a long June-September summer break, but perhaps that's not how it works? If anyone could enlighten me, I'd be grateful. If it matters *which* university it is, I'd like to know that, too.

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I got an Award from my chorus last night, which I don't quite feel I'm entitled to because it's not what I interpreted the award to be, but lots of them said I deserved it, and it is very heart-warming and lovely. Yay me!