As I sit down to type this (at 10:16 AM), it's 37 degrees outside. Sunny, but still - THIRTY-SEVEN F!*%ING DEGREES! Of course, about 8 minutes ago it was 34 degrees, so maybe it'll keep warming up. Still, 10:15 in the morning...in my opinion, it should be a LOT warmer than that. That's it - I'm moving to Italy! Or Spain...or Greece...I'll let you guys know once I get there! My decision will be based solely on temperature. Haha - if only! 
Anyway, I have some really good news - this guy I was talking to told me that there are two really good Mexican restaurants in London. Apparently they're new...anyway, I'm definitely going to go check them out! He told me what streets they're on and everything, and apparently one of them has salsa dancing on the weekends too! I'm so excited! I hope they're actually good! They've got to be, right? I think I've told some of you - if someone came up to me with Taco Bell or Del Taco right now, I'd think it was the best Mexican food I'd ever tasted - that's how much I'm willing to accept even the semblance of Mexican food! Haha - this has been proving difficult for me, can you tell? I guess I'll move to Spain - it's bound to have the most similar to Mexican food of all the places in Europe, and I clearly can't live without. 
So, last night Taiwo cooked a traditional Nigerian meal for Kurt and I. It was awesome! He was so funny though - the chili powder he was adding got away from him a little bit and he ended up dumping in 2 or 3 times as much as he meant to. It wasn't too spicy though! I loved it - the first dish was this rice that he had combined with this stew of tomatoes and minced beef and seasonings and chili peppers, and then he made this thing with boiled (but seasoned) yams (and this was the biggest yam I've ever seen!), some meat, and then this fried egg/mackerel/stew thing. Really really good. He was so nervous as to whether Kurt and I would like it - it was so cute! He had just come back from his parents house, and he said his mom was giving him last-minute pointers and stuff. I tried to get Kurt to say he'd cook some traditional Italian dish, but he wasn't really going for it. Ah well...
So, I think I'm going to go for a run pretty soon, so I better get going. Classes start back up today after a week off. Dammit! I only have one class today at 4, but I just don't feel like going. The walk back is so cold! But, I'll bundle up a ton and carry some tissue (since my nose runs like mad when it's cold, I've found) and I'll be all set.
Ooh, Harry Potter opens on Friday! I'm so excited!!!!
Oh, one other thing - I'm going to go snowboarding soon! I've been trying to find people to go with, but everyone keeps telling me they've never been and would be too nervous, so I'm just going to go. If anyone has any good tips for me, let me know - some guy told me to keep my knees bent at all times, but if there's anything else, let me know. I have a feeling I'll just be falling a lot, though! I'll definitely let you guys know how it goes!!
Kristin