I'm home and it's awesome!
The flight back was so long! I sat by the window from London to Houston. That flight was 9 hours at 45 minutes. It actually wasn't as bad as flying there because I was able to sleep on and off. Once we landed in Houston I was in kind of a bad mood beacuse we had to go through immigration, get our backs, go through customs, re check our bags, and make our way the gate. We had about an hour to do all of this and it was really stressful. My flight seemed like it was going to be on time, so I waited at the gate. Then it got delayed. Then they changed gates. Ugh. I just watned to get home. Luckily, when I landed my mom an Daniel were waiting. It was great to see them. None of my luggage got lost eitehr! Yay!
So being at home is wonderful. I've loved seeing everyone and being able to relax. I've started working out which is part of my new healthy and happy life plan. hahaha. I went on a half an hour run the other day and did some weights stuff today. Woo Hoo.
Tomorrow Daniel and I head to San Diego to move in some of my stuff. It should be good fun! I'm excited.
Yay summer!
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Happy Happy! Weeeee
I just got back from the goodbye party sussex held for all of us. I got free dinner which was sweet. What was even better was that Johnny was there! It was so awesome to see him. I got soooo excited! There were a bunch of us talking to him. When I had to leave he told me that I did really amazing work, which made me smile so much. I didn't know what to do, so I just ran. I ran and ran.. Then I got a cramp. haha. It was pretty awesome
Now I need to write my paper. Right now I have about 1000 word outline. I need to turn that into a rough draft by midnight. Then it's sleep and editing in the morning. I have to turn in the paper at 4. That's totally do able. Then off to dinner with Kara and others.
Overall, today has been a pretty good day! =)
Now I need to write my paper. Right now I have about 1000 word outline. I need to turn that into a rough draft by midnight. Then it's sleep and editing in the morning. I have to turn in the paper at 4. That's totally do able. Then off to dinner with Kara and others.
Overall, today has been a pretty good day! =)
Sunday, 12 August 2007
only one week
It's Sunday.. that means that I will be home in a week! Eep. It's crazy how fast this whole trip as gone by. I've enjoyed it so much, but I am very excited to get back to the US. I think the exchange rate has gotten to my head. haha.
These past couple days have been pretty uneventful. My friends were all out of the country, so I hung out with.. MYSELF! It was boring at times, but actually kind of nice to get some down time and get a head start on research for my paper. In addition to reading about race, I've become addicted to the show Heroes. It's so good! Luc always told me it was awesome but I never wanted to watch it because I don't really like Hayden Paninwhateverhernameis. It's very addicting and kind of scary. Hiro is the most awesome character though. I am getting really frustrated with the internet connection though. Grr. I bought episodes on Itunes and they are taking FOREVER to download and keep having errors. Itunes is supposed to be BETTER than illegally streaming videos.. why is it not working that way?!
I've also watched some movies. Two nights ago I watched "Walk The Line" (I almost just typed On The Line... remember that movie with Lance? Awesome). I can't say I really liked it. I thought it was quality acting, but it's hard for me to like movies where I really dislike the main characters. Johnny Cash was such an a-hole. Didn't like him. I also went out to watch the Simpson's movie, which was surprisingly good. It's crazy how one person does like 10 voices. That is just super cool. I rented Miss Potter to watch tonight, but I might not get to it until tomorrow. We'll see.
I've also become addicted to online shopping, even though I havent bought anything. I made an amazon wishlist that made me just want to get a job so I can go buy cool stuff. haha. Weeeeee.
I know this week is going to go by fast. On Thursday or Friday night I have decide I am going to eat really badly as a celebration for surviving 2 months in England on my own. I am going to go to Shake Away and get a banana-nutella shake, then eat traditional fish and chips, then get the best doughnuts ever on the pier and sit by the beach. It'll be a nice goodbye to Brighton. Saturday, Vanessa, Kelly and I will be heading to Gatwick to drop off our crap then having a last hurrah in London.
I feel like I'm growing up so quickly. It's kind of scary.
I'll probably update this again before I leave because I will procrastinate and not want to do my paper. haha. Oh well.
See you all soon!
These past couple days have been pretty uneventful. My friends were all out of the country, so I hung out with.. MYSELF! It was boring at times, but actually kind of nice to get some down time and get a head start on research for my paper. In addition to reading about race, I've become addicted to the show Heroes. It's so good! Luc always told me it was awesome but I never wanted to watch it because I don't really like Hayden Paninwhateverhernameis. It's very addicting and kind of scary. Hiro is the most awesome character though. I am getting really frustrated with the internet connection though. Grr. I bought episodes on Itunes and they are taking FOREVER to download and keep having errors. Itunes is supposed to be BETTER than illegally streaming videos.. why is it not working that way?!
I've also watched some movies. Two nights ago I watched "Walk The Line" (I almost just typed On The Line... remember that movie with Lance? Awesome). I can't say I really liked it. I thought it was quality acting, but it's hard for me to like movies where I really dislike the main characters. Johnny Cash was such an a-hole. Didn't like him. I also went out to watch the Simpson's movie, which was surprisingly good. It's crazy how one person does like 10 voices. That is just super cool. I rented Miss Potter to watch tonight, but I might not get to it until tomorrow. We'll see.
I've also become addicted to online shopping, even though I havent bought anything. I made an amazon wishlist that made me just want to get a job so I can go buy cool stuff. haha. Weeeeee.
I know this week is going to go by fast. On Thursday or Friday night I have decide I am going to eat really badly as a celebration for surviving 2 months in England on my own. I am going to go to Shake Away and get a banana-nutella shake, then eat traditional fish and chips, then get the best doughnuts ever on the pier and sit by the beach. It'll be a nice goodbye to Brighton. Saturday, Vanessa, Kelly and I will be heading to Gatwick to drop off our crap then having a last hurrah in London.
I feel like I'm growing up so quickly. It's kind of scary.
I'll probably update this again before I leave because I will procrastinate and not want to do my paper. haha. Oh well.
See you all soon!
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
Prauge, Stonehenge, Bath, Vanessa's Bday
Blogging isn't as appealing as it used to be. I guess that's because I feel sort of at home here. Things are becoming normal and don't seem as exciting. I'm sad though. Just as I am really getting used to Brighton, I am about to leave. I guess that's okay though. I feel sort of bored tonight.
Okay, so let's backtrack a little bit. Prague!
Lauren and I got to Prague on a Thursday night. The first thing we did was try to find our way to our hostel. It took a really long time and we could not figure out the busses. When we got to our hostel, we realized it was the wrong one. Finally we found it. It was a college dorm that looked pretty much like a jail. It was kind of depressing. So then we went to go buy some water at this store/bar thing. Immediately we felt like we were being ripped off. That kind of sucked. So then we decided to shower.. so when we got in the bathroom we were like hmm why are their urinals? I don't get it. So we showered, not even thinking that we were in the mens bathroom, which we were. haha. It was okay though, we laughed about it after.
The next morning we went on a 6 hour tour. We had this awesome Czech tour guide who told us so much about the history of Prague. He was hilarious too. With that tour we pretty much saw everything. We also got a river cruise and 3 course czech meal. It's crazy how old some of the buildings are there. The Charles bridge is older than the USA! Nuts. The city was so pretty. It was really great.
Since we had seen everything the day before, Lauren and I just kind of wandered around. While I was trying to buy postcards, the guy working at the shop said he would give me a discount if I kissed him. It creeped me out and I ran away. We avoided him the rest of the trip. haha
Last day we mostly just saw the Jewish Quarter and went to museums and stuff. The Old Jewish Cemetery was probably one of the coolest things we saw there. That sounds so weird, but its true. Then we flew home.
Sorry that was a really brief overview. I guess look at the pictures? haha. I dont know.
Last Friday Vanessa and I went to Stonehenge. That was cool but one of the things I only want to do once. On our busride there a bee flew through the window and landed on my knee. I screamed really loud and everyone looked at me. For like 10 minutes the bee WOULD NOT move. I was freaking out. Even as I walked off the bus, it stayed there. Turns out our bee friend was quiet dead. haha. Still scared me. The theories of how stonehenge was build were so funny. Some people think it was the devil or Merlin! haha. Awesome.
Then we went to the Roman Baths. that was kind of cool.. but weird. I don't know. we drank from this fountain of bath water. It supposed to be really good for you, but it tasted like egg. It was gross gross gross.
Monday we celebrated Vanessa's bday. We ate, went bowling, and ran around on the marina. There are these amazing donuts on the pier. OMG. So good. I ate 5 in 2 days. haha.
Ag. I'm so lazy. I posted pictures though. Go look at them Sorry this post is lame.
Okay, so let's backtrack a little bit. Prague!
Lauren and I got to Prague on a Thursday night. The first thing we did was try to find our way to our hostel. It took a really long time and we could not figure out the busses. When we got to our hostel, we realized it was the wrong one. Finally we found it. It was a college dorm that looked pretty much like a jail. It was kind of depressing. So then we went to go buy some water at this store/bar thing. Immediately we felt like we were being ripped off. That kind of sucked. So then we decided to shower.. so when we got in the bathroom we were like hmm why are their urinals? I don't get it. So we showered, not even thinking that we were in the mens bathroom, which we were. haha. It was okay though, we laughed about it after.
The next morning we went on a 6 hour tour. We had this awesome Czech tour guide who told us so much about the history of Prague. He was hilarious too. With that tour we pretty much saw everything. We also got a river cruise and 3 course czech meal. It's crazy how old some of the buildings are there. The Charles bridge is older than the USA! Nuts. The city was so pretty. It was really great.
Since we had seen everything the day before, Lauren and I just kind of wandered around. While I was trying to buy postcards, the guy working at the shop said he would give me a discount if I kissed him. It creeped me out and I ran away. We avoided him the rest of the trip. haha
Last day we mostly just saw the Jewish Quarter and went to museums and stuff. The Old Jewish Cemetery was probably one of the coolest things we saw there. That sounds so weird, but its true. Then we flew home.
Sorry that was a really brief overview. I guess look at the pictures? haha. I dont know.
Last Friday Vanessa and I went to Stonehenge. That was cool but one of the things I only want to do once. On our busride there a bee flew through the window and landed on my knee. I screamed really loud and everyone looked at me. For like 10 minutes the bee WOULD NOT move. I was freaking out. Even as I walked off the bus, it stayed there. Turns out our bee friend was quiet dead. haha. Still scared me. The theories of how stonehenge was build were so funny. Some people think it was the devil or Merlin! haha. Awesome.
Then we went to the Roman Baths. that was kind of cool.. but weird. I don't know. we drank from this fountain of bath water. It supposed to be really good for you, but it tasted like egg. It was gross gross gross.
Monday we celebrated Vanessa's bday. We ate, went bowling, and ran around on the marina. There are these amazing donuts on the pier. OMG. So good. I ate 5 in 2 days. haha.
Ag. I'm so lazy. I posted pictures though. Go look at them Sorry this post is lame.
Thursday, 2 August 2007
Prauge Pics, Othello, and Randomness
I'm sorry. I am feeling incredibly lazy and don't really feel like writing about my Prague trip right now, but I promise I will. For now you can check out the photos in my gallery.
I went to the Globe last night to see Othello. It was really fun and exciting being at such a historic place. I like Othello, but I didn't like the actor. He spoke wit a growl the whole time, if you know what I mean. It was really strange and made it very hard to understand. Rodrigo was awesome though <3 hahaha. I got some postcards in the gift shop to send to my mom and brother. There are a couple pictures posted on the album.
I've decided I get motion sickness kind of easily. On the coach to London, I feel horrible. I slept on the way home, and when I woke up.. I felt horrible again. It's no bueno.
On another note, I can not drink milk here. I bought milk for the second time the other day. I drank it today. I figured I needed to drink most of it today because it will go bad the day after you open it. I'm not sure if I just can't drink the milk from England or because I haven't drank milk in so long I am a tad bit lactose intolerant, but I felt disgusting after. I hope I can drink some wonderful American milk when I get home.
I got my grade back for Sex Drugs and Rock n Roll. Basically I got an A+! Woo. I heard most people got As, but I am still super duper proud of it. I loved that class. Johnny wrote really nice comments about me which made me feel awesome. This is some of what he said: "Consistently made the best contributions across the two student groups. Consistently excellent over all forms of assessment. Very thorough and incisive. A valued member of the class....Very astute and observant. Consistently strong contributions." Go me. I hope my grade in my class now will be just as good. =/ We'll see.
Tomorrow I am going to Stonehenge and Bath with Vanessa, Lis, and Jessica. It should be exciting. Saturday I am doing another school trip to go to Royal London (tours of Kensington and Buckingham Palace. Oooh!). I will write a better blog post then.
I went to the Globe last night to see Othello. It was really fun and exciting being at such a historic place. I like Othello, but I didn't like the actor. He spoke wit a growl the whole time, if you know what I mean. It was really strange and made it very hard to understand. Rodrigo was awesome though <3 hahaha. I got some postcards in the gift shop to send to my mom and brother. There are a couple pictures posted on the album.
I've decided I get motion sickness kind of easily. On the coach to London, I feel horrible. I slept on the way home, and when I woke up.. I felt horrible again. It's no bueno.
On another note, I can not drink milk here. I bought milk for the second time the other day. I drank it today. I figured I needed to drink most of it today because it will go bad the day after you open it. I'm not sure if I just can't drink the milk from England or because I haven't drank milk in so long I am a tad bit lactose intolerant, but I felt disgusting after. I hope I can drink some wonderful American milk when I get home.
I got my grade back for Sex Drugs and Rock n Roll. Basically I got an A+! Woo. I heard most people got As, but I am still super duper proud of it. I loved that class. Johnny wrote really nice comments about me which made me feel awesome. This is some of what he said: "Consistently made the best contributions across the two student groups. Consistently excellent over all forms of assessment. Very thorough and incisive. A valued member of the class....Very astute and observant. Consistently strong contributions." Go me. I hope my grade in my class now will be just as good. =/ We'll see.
Tomorrow I am going to Stonehenge and Bath with Vanessa, Lis, and Jessica. It should be exciting. Saturday I am doing another school trip to go to Royal London (tours of Kensington and Buckingham Palace. Oooh!). I will write a better blog post then.
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