June 2012
5 posts
Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge
Marcos and I went on a few day trips before our time at St. Mary’s was over. The first day trip we did was to Oxford. This was a very old city and college town. Oxford was huge and I was not aware of all of the small colleges that it broke up into. Most of the colleges were closed to the public so Marcos and I pretended that we were college students and went to the school. This was exciting...
Goodbye Teenage Years
May 1st came way too quickly. I always look forward to my birthday but this year I was dreading it because I knew my time at St. Mary’s would be ending right after my birthday. Something really special happened where it was my birthday in London and still my mom’s birthday back home so we were sharing the same day! It was really special to have that. I was sad to not be home spending...
Morocco
Morocco was a once in a lifetime adventure. There were 14 of us going to Morocco from my school to the surf camp. We took the train to the airport and got to board outside on the plane. The people going were the Americans: Jasmine, Anna, Abigail, Kaitlyn, Alex, Liz, Alex S, and I. The Australians: Lewis, Jess, and Alex; and the Spanish: Victor, Hines, and Polo. We got to Morocco at night and the...
May 2012
4 posts
Liverpool and Manchester
Marcos and I went to Liverpool and Manchester for a few days over Easter break. We booked the bus and it would take 6 hours to Liverpool. We had to get up really early and get on the bus. Our bus was a double decker coach bus! But it was full with so many annoying Asians. When we got to Manchester to drop of the Asians, the driver noticed our bus was leaking. We had to wait 1 hour for a new one to...
Sicily
I flew into Catania from London along with Serena, Laurina, and Samara. We had to meet around 3 am because they wanted to be at the airport early to be safe. I was so tired and luckily got about 3 hours sleep in my bed and I slept 2 hours on the plane. Sicily was a beautiful place and I enjoyed getting a first hand experience. Serena introduced me to her friends and her mom was an amazing cook. I...
Parents in London
My parents came on the 23rd of March. It was extremely exciting and I could hardly contain my excitement. I bought them oyster cards the day before they came so this way I could take them back to Twickenham from the airport. I went to the airport and waited in the lobby for them. They came out so fast and I was in shock. I couldn’t stop hugging them or smiling. They were beyond excited to...
Ireland
Marcos and I went to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day. We had to leave later because Marcos had his huge English exam. I was hoping to get a flight around 2 but they were so much more expensive so we got a flight around 9 and were in Ireland by 10. The town was crazy and everyone was dressed up in green. There were so many Americans everywhere! Marcos and I would have never found the hostel if...
April 2012
6 posts
Wales
Wales was a great adventure. Kaitlyn went on this trip so I was really happy that finally a close friend of mine was going. I fond out a few days before that the bus would be picking us up at St. Mary’s so I was extremely happy about this. Wales was about fve hours away so i wasn’t that far. Our first stop was to a Roman ampitheatre. This was really pretty and i wasshaped like a circe....
Stratford-Upon-Avon
I went to Stratford-Upon-Avon. This was wonderful. It was a nightmare trying to print out My bus ticket but eventually I got it. I went with My friend Clarey and we woke up at 5am to catch The train to Victoria and then get on The coach. When i got outside it was pouring. It was very wet and cold. The drive was about three hours. This was not too bad. When we got There we had no idea where to go....
February 2012
13 posts
Stonehenge and Bath
Yesterday was Stonehenge and Bath. The bus came to St. Mary’s at 8 and we left to go to another college to pick up a few students. Their campus was beautiful. The building was so amazing. It took 2 hours from there to get to Stonehenge. On the bus, our tour guide gave us some information about the stones and she said that many people think that the stones are pretty small when they actually...
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Adventures in Scotland
Last weekend was Scotland and it was so amazing. I was not really sure what to expect of Scotland. I had seriously no idea about anything there besides bag pipes and the Loch Ness monster. Friday morning we took the 5 hour train ride to Edinburgh. It left from King’s Cross station. I fell asleep for a lot of the train ride which was really nice. When we got off the train, our tour guide was...
Amsterdam and Bruges
I just got back from my weekend trip to Amsterdam and Bruges. It was an amazing trip besides the fact that I was really sick. Friday night I did not even go out because I was feeling like death. I had to be up at 5 in the morning to get ready and take the train to the meeting point. I was very tired. The night before I went out to dinner with Mr. Fong. We met our group and got on a coach bus....
Football and Snow
Today was the big day. Marcos and I went to the Arsenal football match. I thought the game was tomorrow (Sunday) but luckily he checked the website and it was today! I woke up early to shower and we left around 10. We took the train to Vauxhall. Marcos had his sunglasses on and I thought this was very funny. It was sunny out but also freezing! When we arrived at Vauxhall, we learned that the...
Freezing
It is soooooo cold here. I am so jealous that at home it about 60. The sun was out today which made it a little better but when the wind hits, I feel like I am in the Arctic. I hope it warms up soon! Yesterday was an extremely lazy day. I didn’t go outside until dinner. I slept in and then took a shower. I tried to blow dry it with my new adapter and travel blow drier but of coarse I have no...
January 2012
29 posts
Lazy Sunday
Today was a lazy day. I didn’t really do anything. I slept in until 11 but I was woken up at 7 am by Spanish music blasting. I was not happy! I wanted to hurt the Spanish girl across from me. I am really hoping tomorrow my care package comes from my parents! and my adapter needs to get here. I want to skype everyone and its so annoying not having a webcam. Stupid uni not having wi-fi! I went...
Greenwich Park
Today was another tour of London. This was part of the study abroad program so thankfully it was free! We went to Greenwich Park but getting there was a nightmare. The chube was closed today so we had to take like 7 different trains just to get to the boat. We took a boat that went under the Tower bridge and took us to Greenwich. It was so beautiful and amazing. There was a giant castle and it...
Learning Italian
Today I didn’t have any classes! It was so relaxing. I slept in until 12:00. I put a note on my door telling the cleaning lady I did not have any trash and she never came in! I am going to do that more often! Everyone is already starting to party for tonight. Have I mentioned that the Brits love their alcohol?!! Today I mailed a bunch of postcards and sent my broken adapter back. I also...
Cheers!
Today was a very exciting day. I went to London with my friends Abby and Jasmine. Abby had an interview with a premier league soccer team called the Queens Park Rangers. Jasmine and I walked around this huge mall while we waited for Abby and I fell in love with a charm bracelet. I am going to have to go back and buy it. We then went to Piccadilly Circus but on our way we say that there were...
Weekend in Twickenham
Yesterday was Friday and I went to the SU which is the student union pub on campus. I had a blast last week and was so excited to go this week. Serena (my Italian friend) but makeup on Erin and I. You don’t really get dressed up for this. We were also with Steve Samara and Renise. We then had plans to go to the kitchen and hangout with the Brits on our floor. When we first got into the...
Is it Thursday already?
Today was my first day of class. It was an education class. I was the only study abroad student in the class and the guy Matt i guess never informed any of our teachers that there would be study abroad students in the class. I wrote my name on the bottom of the attendance sheet since it wasn’t on the list and in the middle of class my teacher came up to me and said “where are you...
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Twickenham
I have been here a week and it feels like I have been here forever! My first class was cancelled yesterday so its Wednesday and I still haven’t had a class. I am loving this. I feel like I am on vacation and it also feels like a dream. I keep thinking I am going to wake up one morning and be back in PA. The British people here are so amazing. That are so nice. The other day we were playing...
Adventures in London
My first few days in Twickenham have been so amazing. I am so in love with everything here. Twickenham is one of the richest areas in England. The houses are amazing and they all drive beamers and benz. I found out they root for the Aresenal futbol team. Thursday was the day where they told us all of the information about the school and classes and everything. I basically was late to almost every...
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