On Friday night I went to a party off campus, in a student residence building called Smallwood Plaza. When I spoke to an American about Smallwood Plaza, they said 'ooh, don't go to parties there.' At the party (I did not witness this in person) two guys had a fight over a girl and one hit the other around the head with a mug. The security showed up and then the police, and at one point there were three of us unable to leave the party because security was outside.
Then on Saturday the university had its annual Nutella Festival. Nobody could give me a satisfactory explanation as to why, but every year local bands play and there is free Nutella and food to put it on. I don't think the event is even sponsored by Nutella. I met some nice people there, including someone who looked and acted so much like Mitchell from Modern Family that I struggled to remember his real name, and a girl who probably only likes because I'm British and have seen both Sherlock and Downton Abbey.
In the evening I went to see Pacific Rim with some Americans, because it was playing for free in the union building. On the way to the union I was caught in the worst rainfall I have ever experienced. I didn't think it could get worse than the lightning storm but apparently it can. I was out in it for about ten seconds, with an umbrella, and was completely drenched from head to foot. A wedding reception was taking place at the union building, so I had to walk awkwardly past a load of smartly-dressed wedding guests looking as if I had just dived into the sea with all my clothes on.
Afterwards I went to an actual American bar and drank pumpkin spice cider, which was fairly disgusting but I drank it all anyway in the spirit of Halloween.
Also the government has shut down. So that happened. It's not having any affect on me.
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