Journal Entry 7: Data Transcription and Traditional Fish and Chips

I had an extremely productive day today in my internship experience at Anglia Ruskin University.  Somehow in a 9-4:30 day I was get all of the information from the three interviews I have conducted transcribed.  Additionally, I was able to complete some additional research about the Students' Union on campus and some of their advocacy services they offer.  I have one interview tomorrow and a lot of time to read some of the research I have gathered. 

Also, I was able to finally have my official England Fish and Chips from The Eagle Pub.  I will say, they were fantastic.  With mushed peas on the side, I will say that this was a great meal.  Quite honestly, it was the best fried fish of all the times, though that could be just the excitement of England, because I make a pretty cracking fish and chips myself.  Also, I was able to have a photo taken with some of the classy gents that grace the walls of The Eagle :)

Also, I was shocked to realize that I have walked so much since I have arrived in England that I wore a small hole into the bottom of my favorite dress shoes.  Given that I have only been here for less than a week, I would say that is pretty impressive.  As a result of my new found hole in my shoe, I purchased a new pair of shoes at the local Primark (I am addicted to Primark already!).  I feel that my old shoes will likely not last through the rest of the trip, so I am glad I was able to procure another pair.  When I get back stateside, I will buy another pair of the exact shoes and limit the amount of time I walk on cobblestone and the like in them.  Anyway, the plan is still to hit London this weekend but first, I am going to Skype with the Designing Diverse Learning Experiences class that I co-facilitated for the first year cohort this evening and go to work tomorrow.  As always, I am looking forward to another day in this experience!

UPDATE:  I thought it would be worth mentioning that in many times when students go around to pubs, they sing as they walk to the next one (trust me they have serenaded me many nights now).  Most times they sing older traditional sounding songs.  However, tonight they walked by singing "All I Do is Win" by DJ Khaled...

Song of the Day: The Clash - "London Calling"