Whether I was celebrating my 18th or my 21st birthday- it was easily the best birthday I've had yet. After a hectic dinner we met up with some new American friends I had met earlier in the day- some had been at Sussex since the fall. The first pub we went to was an old pub called The Cricketeer. The atmosphere, decoration, patrons, everything was exactly the way you'd imagine in a typical English pub. We weren't a small group (almost 20 of us) but somehow we managed to find a table large enough for all of us to sit round. On a recommendation, I tried a pear cider- too sweet, big mistake; definitely not the right drink with which to start off the night (not that it stopped me from drinking it).
A sign in front of The Cricketeers
Halfway through the evening I got a text message from one of my English friends, Abbie, telling me to meet them at another pub for a birthday surprise. It didn't take us long to make our way from The Cricketeer, which is nestled in the Lanes, to the Western Front, in Churchill Square. Nowadays both venues are along our route of regularly frequented pubs. At the Western Front we met up with the Sussex Welcome Crew (my 3 new British friends: Abbie, Sam and Malcom) who had a birthday card for me! I've never been more excited over a card; it was a Happy 18th card complete with a pin which said "18 and ready to party!" -which I wore around for the rest of the night. Those clever Brits were right, saying it was my 18th got much more of a reaction (not to mention more free drinks) than telling everyone it was my 21st.
Abbie and I at The Western Front
Spenser, Heather, Kevin and I at The Western Front
Showing off my pin!
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