Shopping center (centre?) is just a fancy way to say mall--and the actual way they say mall here. Apparently, I was in desperate need of a mobile phone. Facebook just wasn't working for all of my communication needs in the day and age which is 2013. So today I ventured to the Shopping Centre in Telford with a friend. For starters, the weather today is sunny, but it snowed last night, so the roads were considerably slushy being that they have no winter weather equipment (i.e. plows, shovels--there was a shovel taken on campus and we got a frightening email about it, they need every piece of winter weather equipment they can get!). The trip was so different and exciting. I have no idea how to get to Telford in the future because the roads are confusing and there are tons of roundabouts, but it was a nice trip. The Mall was big! (At least to this small-town Delaware County girl) We surely got lost because it isn't so much one strip of mall, but squares and there are 'streets' within it--Easy to get lost (If you don't believe me, look at this map). I remember looking around and knowing that I had seen that bank before and we must've been walking in circles (squares, actually). As far as phones go, I am a terrible decision maker--the poor girl who waited on me, bless her for putting up with that. Hey, I'm foreign. But now I have a phone, and I'm back in the mobile community.
I also think that it's important to note that I saw a Staples, KFC, and Krispy Kreme while on this venture today. 'Merica.
Christina,
ReplyDeleteI just want you to know that you are an exquisite story teller and author; I love the way in which you communicate your experiences through words. I makes me feel like I know England just a wee bit better. Thanks for writing as I love reading your updates. Everytime I log on here and read what you write about it makes me wish there was more to read. Thanks!!! Oh, and I am glad to hear that you have gotten connected with a group of believers. Remember, Angland was the home of some of Christianity's greatest minds in the last 400 years (Charles Spurgeon, the Wesleys, C S Lewis, etc) so make the most of your time there. Have a wonderful evening and please please please keep on writing!
PK