End of Part I, soon

Hey everyone,

Sorry about the sparcity of these posts. You really have no idea how terrible the internet connection is here. So let me think, I think I left off with Paris. The past week was a rather typical week of classes. It was nice to be able to stay in London for the weekend. A large portion of our group went to Dublin, but I opted to stay a bit closer to home since I've already been to Dublin and didn't want to spend the money to go back for only a few days.

Friday I met up with some of the kids I met last summer in the Czech Republic. Tala, Amy, Adora and I met up outside the Baker Street station and got a bite to eat. It was nice catching up with them. Amy had to leave early for her driving lesson, but Tala, Adora, and I went out shopping for a bit and then we all had to go our separate ways again. I cannot believe how quickly this past year went by! When we met up I felt like it'd only been a few weeks since we'd last been together, not a whole year!!!

Saturday I went out to Richmond to do some research for one of my papers. It was a nice place and I'd like to go back. The weather wasn't very cooperative so I cut my visit a bit shorter than I would have liked. Saturday night I just hung out around the dorm and went to starbucks and out to this really good restaurant called Giraffe where I had an amazing chicken sandwhich.

Sunday I hung pretty low. I slept in for once and it was great! After I got up I went to Starbucks to get some work done. It's too hard for me to get work done in my room. We have one desk for 3 people and there are just too many distractions. Needless to say, Starbucks and I have become good friends. So yeah, I spent about 4 hours writing papers and relaxing before heading back to Byng. That night a bunch of us went out to our favourite pub, The Rocket, to celebrate Melinda's birthday. It was a lot of fun.

Yesterday I went to class and was rather amused to find only 4 people were there. Since there were so few of us, my professor decided to cancel class and let us leave early to go work on our final papers. So, once again, I headed down to good ol' starbucks where I spent between 6-8 hours writing more papers. You know you spend too much time somewhere when you're walking around town and recognizing people as "that guy from starbucks" or "that girl from starbucks studying for her psych exam". haha. I got a lot of work done and hopefully I'll have everything completely done by later this afternoon so I can enjoy my last few days here.

Last night a bunch of us went to go see probably one of the best movies I have ever seen. It is called Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. It is a movie based off the popular book series and it is directed by the same lady that did Bend It like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice. To sum it all up, it is a typical teen movie about the confessions of a 14 year-old girl. Basically the movie follows the girland her friends through all the difficulties of growing up and starting to get involved with boys. It is just a sweet, light, funny movie with a good message that leaves you happy and just yeah...it was great. I don't know if it's out in the states, but if it is you should definitely go see it. Everyone in the audience was laughing for virutally the entire movie. Angus, the cat in the film is absolutly hilarious. I don't know where they found this creature, but he is awesome.

So yeah, that is basically what I've been up to lately. Today is a rather rainy cold day so I think I'll probably spend most the day indoors. Maybe I will venture down to starbucks to finish up a few things, but other than that, it's a great day to lay in bed and read, listen to music, and just take it easy. I can't believe how quickly the time has gone by.

I have a feeling this year is going to go by way faster than I would like it to. I'm ready to graduate, I just don't really know what I want to do with my life exactly. I'll tell you one thing, I am definitely done with Florida. It was a great place to visit and go to school, and I've had a wonderful time at UT, but I am REALLY starting to miss my four seasons. I feel like it's been an eternity since I last experienced autumn. Despite always being cold, I do miss having four seasons, and I am definitely done living in the city. I miss my trees, lake, hills, and fields. I'm tired of loud craziness 24/7, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see where life is going to take me. The ride so far sure has been nice.