Final Events in London

Monday
Had the last J496 class of the summer, had lunch at the Ultimate Burger (should be called the Slightly Above Average Burger), and saw Billy Elliot

Tuesday
Woke up at 5:15, left the flat at 6, and got to Central Hall Westminster at 7 a.m. (by bus) to volunteer at the World Conference of Science Journalists. Met with a former member of the Royal Society, an editor with The Guardian, and a writer for Scientific American. Went to Wimbledon Park; matches were over by the time I got there, but I walked around in the park and took photos.

Wednesday
Woke up at 6, left the flat at 7:15, and got to Central Hall at 8 a.m. (by Tube) to volunteer a second day. [Updated 5 July: Walked a group from Argentina back to the conference from exhibitions at the Royal Society; got to practice my Spanish.] Went to the gala reception, talked to reporters from The Times and The Guardian, and hung out one last time with the people from the SMC. Wondered aloud how long it would take to drive to New York if one of them happened to fly into there one day.

Thursday
Woke up at 9, finished the J492 paper, and visited the conference (by Tube) for a little bit. Went to the Frontline Club for the closing group dinner with Owen Johnson and John Owen. Hung out at the flat.

Friday
Woke up at 9, finished the J496 paper, started packing, watched Wimbledon on TV (BBC hi-def coverage is wonderful!), continued packing, went to dinner, continued packing, listened to music, continued packing, hung out with the flatmates, finished packing.