-arrived and found myself getting a weird kick out of being completely disorientated. I got off the train and thought, "Ok. I don't have a map. Where am I?" but instead of that panicking me.. I really enjoyed it!
-got very lost
-watched Birdman and got talking to the guy next to me. He and his friend asked me if I'd join them for a drink and then we got hungry and ordered food and then ta da! I was having dinner with 2 strangers. (I didn't actually drink anything because YOUNG GIRL GETTING DRUNK IN UNKNOWN CITY, y'know? street smartz.) Birdman #1 was from Ghana, wrote free verse poetry and played table tennis. Birdman #2 was from Mauritius and apparently used to write a really angry film blog.
-went into a traditional Japanese print gallery/shop and the lady took so much time explaining how the prints were made.
-in the afternoon I sat journaling in a cafe with sellotape and scissors, shredding pieces of paper but no one seemed to mind. The coffee lady gave me a tea on the house because I sat there for so long!
-that night I watched The Theory Of Everything which was fine. It felt less acceptable to go and see that film alone, partly because I was sitting next to a couple who grossed me out with their public displays of affection.
-had breakfast with a life guard from Hong Kong who wore flip flops
-I saw a band play. This was COMPLETELY out of my comfort zone and I spent a while panicking in the toilet cubicle like WHAT AM I DOING HERE ALONE? WHY AM I HERE??? Then after cruisin' on the sidelines for a bit I actually went up to spoke to people which sounds like nothing but it was a Big Deal. I met a guy and we went for a drink in a pub that claimed to be Guy Fawkes' birthplace. He had recently gotten back from a year in Japan which was really interesting to hear about because that's kind of similar to what I'm thinking of doing after uni!
-the next morning I went for coffee with birdman #1 and then left york 4eva
