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It's Tuesday, I'm watching Game 4 of the NLCS via the internet. I bought the MLB postseason package, hoping to watch the Twins win the World Series, but since that didn't happen, I might as well get my $9.95 out of it. Today, Kevin, Brandon, and I went downtown to the City Grounds, home of Nottingham Forest. It looks sort of like some run down Soviet coliseum from the outside, but the inside looks amazing. It's outdoors, but we couldn't really see the stands and pitch (field) very well. But what we did see, it looks sweet. We were planning to buy tickets, but we didn't. Since a lot of people want to go, and you need your student ID to get discount tickets, we're just all going to buy them on game day. We also checked out the Forest store, which was full of soccer goods. It's a long story, but I wanted to buy a red Forest home jersey, but no one in the city had my size, so I'm still in search. I might settle for a different one and buy it on Friday. I did buy a US home jersey for a ridiculously low price. It was their World Cup jersey, and I got it for a third of the price it would be back home. I know we suck, but England has been sucking lately too, but that doesn't stop people from wearing their stuff.

Monday night I had baseball practice again. I actually got to take batting practice, which was cool. I forgot how exhilirating it could be. I did get a few hits, which meant I surpassed my expectations of consistently striking out. Also, I faced a few of my 5th grade demons when I got hit by a pitch in the left arm. It hurts. But I got through it. I'm really having fun with the baseball thing, it's cool to play it in a foreign country. A really diverse group of people, all of them really cool. I threw down the cash for a jersey last night. My lucky number 12 was taken, so I'm 34. Everyone should know the significance.

So, I've been English for more than a month now. Looking back on this blog, I've realized that I've spent a lot of time talking about what I've been doing, but not a lot about the little differences and experiences I have everyday that really highlight the realities of living in a foreign country. So, I hope in the coming months I can do a better job of that, to better inform you, the reader. I'm going to take some pictures of Nottingham this weekend, as well as the intensity that is English professional football, so everyone can get a better sense of my world.