Inch by Inch, Row by Row

so today we Started off with a good ol' American Breakfast; Cereal and Milk and Toast! haha! then we went to the induction convocation where we were officially inducted into Harlaxton College, there was a bagpiper and we sang both the American National Anthem and the British one, "God Save the Queen", help the poor Queen if the students of Harlaxton College have to sing to save her!! Then the Principal gave a speech that was all about a song he heard in an Irish Pub "Inch by Inch and Row by Row We're gunna make this garden grow all it takes is a rake and hoe and a piece of Fertile Ground, Inch by inch and row by row someone bless these seeds I sow, someone warm them from below, til' the rains come tumbling down". We literally sang that like 6 times!! haha!! but then we went to Lunch and we had an American comfort lunch, Macaroni and cheese and curly fries, bacon, a roll and a doughnut. I obviously didn't eat the bacon. The curly fries are called Spicy fries here. Then we went to buy books, 98£, Oh! and their Change is called Pence!! After that HUGE cost we went into Grantham! We went into the Issac Newton Shopping Centre (no I spelled Centre right) then we came back and I went to the Harlaxton Boutique and  bought post cards, I'm going to send them out hopefully Monday. After that I took a nap and then we got ready for the High Table Dinner. We had what was I think a Cocktail hour, and they gave us white whine cocktails with a cherry at the bottom! they were pretty good!! Then suddenly from the door out walked a bagpiper, nearly running into Sarah and I, we were practically running to the wall!! he walked up and down the room a few times playing his bagpipes then he did a head nod and we followed him into the dining room!! We were literally piped in and out!! it was kinda strange!!  We had Salad, and Chicken, and Greenbeans, and Carrots, and wine. The wine at dinner was bad, it tasted like drinking rubbing alcohol! We got a mousse cake too, and it had a chocolate cake bottom, it was very good!! Now I'm waiting to get tired after a huge meal and lots of fun today!!