2nd Day in England (8 November)

We had all had a good night’s sleep and woke up at around 8:30. We were very hungry and we all enjoyed a big English breakfast, bacon, eggs, beans etc. I was in the mood for a nice English breakfast, since I hadn’t had one in ages, however it was quite disappointing, it was pretty much the same as yesterday and the quality wasn’t great unfortunately. Before we went to Reed’s,we made a little shopping trip to Sainsbury’s, a big chain of English supermarkets, so that my family could enjoy some nice English things when they were back in Holland, such as; cheddar, polo’s and cheerios and we must not forget traditional English custard. After that we left to go to Reed’s. It was very quiet and empty when we arrived. After Maurice had also arrived we got the big tour from Mrs. Lams, the Dutch teacher at Reed’s. She is a very kind woman. It all looked really nice and exactly the same as when I visited 2 years ago. I then got to see my room that I would be living in for the next 6 weeks, and also met the housemaster, Mr. Balls, who was very nice and friendly. After I had unpacked I had a nice dinch in the pub, which was delightful. I then said goodbye to my parents and brother and sister. I had finally arrived at Reed’s.