I woke up quite late in the morning willing to go to the beach. I put on my summer clothes and I went out of the house directed to the city centre. The sun was up in the sky and you could breathe the atmosphere of the hottest spring days. I caught the bus to the beach in Charminster, and it was full of local people anxious to enjoy the wonderful weather in their day off. Everybody was wearing shorts, skirts and tops and it reminded me the burning summer days in my Country. You could hear children speaking loud with their parents, young girls chatting, mobiles phone ringing playing the American and English top list songs. I was really surprised by that situation..it was something I didn’t expect to find in England. And my amazement increased when I finally reached the beach. It was like the whole city had moved to that place; children students, families. Everybody were there with their bikes or skates like in the American sitcoms you watch on tv, ready to enjoy the sun! I started to walk along the beach among all those people trying to find a place to lay my towel down, and enjoy the sun with them. I spent two hours laying on the sand, sunbathing and taking photos of the landscape. After having lunch with my flatmate in Subway, I decided to move to Commercial road. I definitely need to buy a top for the day after. I meant to go to the beach again on Sunday! I am not going to speak about the amount of shops you can find in the city centre (a girl can get crazy with it!). I found my t shirt, and I went back home, ready to enjoy another sunny day. On Sunday morning the atmosphere was exactly the same or possibly, it was more crowded than the day before, maybe because many people from the close villages or from London had come to Bournemouth to take advantage of the weather. I spent three hours this time laying on the beach, listening to the British radio that talked enthusiastically about those wonderful summer days in the south. The sun was really burning and many people dared to swim in the sea. I must admit that I didn’t find the courage to try the water, but I took the sun and sunbathed, and you know, nothing is more satisfactory than enjoying the sun for a girl in her first days in Great Britain!

- Eleonore, Student at BSC Bournemouth