It's a beautiful day! The sun is shining, the air is warm, and most importantly,
MY BAGS ARE PACKED!
We're leaving for Italy on a bus at 3am tonight. I just hope that this adrenaline rush I have right now will keep me awake until then.
For the record, my essays are still not done. It's okay though. There is time while I'm traveling, and also after I get back. I won't panic...yet.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Almost there....
...In case you were wondering...I'm not dead.
I just replaced my blog time with work time. I have about 2300 words left, and two full days.
This hasn't been that bad. It just requires a lot of research.
I'm glad the slowest part of my time here (the time I'm in school) is about over. I've only left Leicester once in the past 2 months, and that was for a period of 23 hours. I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
Not to be dramatic, but I do really want to begin traveling.
I just replaced my blog time with work time. I have about 2300 words left, and two full days.
This hasn't been that bad. It just requires a lot of research.
I'm glad the slowest part of my time here (the time I'm in school) is about over. I've only left Leicester once in the past 2 months, and that was for a period of 23 hours. I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
Not to be dramatic, but I do really want to begin traveling.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Only Downside to Study Abroad...
is knowing that, eventually, you do need to study. After slacking off and having fun for a month I'm now buckling down and trying to finish my research papers before spring break. I have two more weeks, and 900 words completed out of 8000. So far those 900 words represent about 7 hours of work.
How is the European Court of Justice a motor for integration?
I would tell you but chances are you would stop reading 4 words into it.
How is the European Court of Justice a motor for integration?
I would tell you but chances are you would stop reading 4 words into it.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Beautiful Sunday
Today was a beautiful Sunday. The sun was out, the air was crisp and chilly, and the birds were singing.
I can't say how many times I've heard it said that one should "take time to smell the roses." I always thought I understood what that phrase meant, but it's been so long since I've put it into practice. As I inhaled the scent of clean spring air and flowers, I had the revelation that this moment was one of the most special simple pleasures I would ever experience. Days like today don't come around very often, and when they do we rarely have time to enjoy them. Sitting on a bench amongst the fresh greenery and fountains, I realized what a gift this was.
Later I fell asleep reading a good book with my window open. The afternoon drifted by so peacefully.
"And God blessed the 7th day and made it holy"....
What a glorious blessing this turned out to be.
I can't say how many times I've heard it said that one should "take time to smell the roses." I always thought I understood what that phrase meant, but it's been so long since I've put it into practice. As I inhaled the scent of clean spring air and flowers, I had the revelation that this moment was one of the most special simple pleasures I would ever experience. Days like today don't come around very often, and when they do we rarely have time to enjoy them. Sitting on a bench amongst the fresh greenery and fountains, I realized what a gift this was.
Later I fell asleep reading a good book with my window open. The afternoon drifted by so peacefully.
"And God blessed the 7th day and made it holy"....
What a glorious blessing this turned out to be.
Friday, March 5, 2010
To be Young and in Love.
I've officially started my essays. A grand total of three, actually. And no tests.
Did I mention I love it here?
Did I mention I love it here?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Visit to Cambridge
This last Monday (March 1st) I went to Cambridge to attend a formal dinner. Blaine, a friend of our family, is studying there and invited me up for the evening.
It was so awesome. It felt like it was straight out of Harry Potter or Pride and Prejudice. Picture long candlelit tables with benches in a grand hall decorated with massive portraits of important-looking dead people... And alcohol. Lots and lots of alcohol.
Which was a good thing, until the next morning came and I had to catch my 10am train.
Cambridge is a lovely town with some of the most beautiful architecture I have ever seen. I would be happy to lose myself all day in the windy mess of ancient buildings and green courtyards. I actually thought for a second that I had traveled back in time. No really though. I was standing in the doorway of a courtyard surrounded by one of the old colleges on all four sides of me, when I looked up and noticed a man dressed in a 19th century outfit. My jaw dropped as he strode past me with an air of self importance. Much to my dismay, a turn around the next corner revealed a group of actors carrying set pieces from one end of the hall to another.
So long story short, I didn't actually travel back in time.
Anyways, I had a wonderful time exploring the town and meeting new people, and I am very excited to be going back for a few days over Easter Vacation.
The rest of this week I have been doing schoolwork. Now that the last few weeks are upon me I'm feeling much more motivated to get things done. Today has been a beautiful day. I'm in a pretty good mood too.
That's about all the update I have for now!
23 Days until Rome!
It was so awesome. It felt like it was straight out of Harry Potter or Pride and Prejudice. Picture long candlelit tables with benches in a grand hall decorated with massive portraits of important-looking dead people... And alcohol. Lots and lots of alcohol.
Which was a good thing, until the next morning came and I had to catch my 10am train.
Cambridge is a lovely town with some of the most beautiful architecture I have ever seen. I would be happy to lose myself all day in the windy mess of ancient buildings and green courtyards. I actually thought for a second that I had traveled back in time. No really though. I was standing in the doorway of a courtyard surrounded by one of the old colleges on all four sides of me, when I looked up and noticed a man dressed in a 19th century outfit. My jaw dropped as he strode past me with an air of self importance. Much to my dismay, a turn around the next corner revealed a group of actors carrying set pieces from one end of the hall to another.
So long story short, I didn't actually travel back in time.
Anyways, I had a wonderful time exploring the town and meeting new people, and I am very excited to be going back for a few days over Easter Vacation.
The rest of this week I have been doing schoolwork. Now that the last few weeks are upon me I'm feeling much more motivated to get things done. Today has been a beautiful day. I'm in a pretty good mood too.
That's about all the update I have for now!
23 Days until Rome!
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