Bestest Run Ever!! *am i in a movie?????

ok so the title of this entry is a bit strange, i know.

But, this morning i woke up (after some crazy dreams...) and was SO EXCITED to go running and skip swimming. (gasp!). the sun was shining and it wasnt very cold out, at all!!

i started my usual running route, and started getting a bit down cuz my shin splints were acting up again, and i most certainly did NOT want to quit early and head back. so, i kept on truckin.

going up hill somehow seemed to relieve the pain. after about 15 warm up, i decided to try some new territory and headed down a couple new roads to see where they lead. Also, Barbel told me about some nature running area near Beachy Head/the coast...and i was in search of this mysterious nature for my run!

I found it and started running through the path from the road along the coast. Once i got past the shrubbery and trees and hills blocking my view, it was breathtaking!! felt like i was in a movie or something and just running about free and easy on the beautiful coast of some magical place.......

Now, it is important to remember that i had been listening to Coldplay songs all along my run today. The funny/awesome part about my run (other than it lasting 55 min ;D) was that at certain times during my running a certain song would play or lyrics being sung and would coincide with where i was running!
*For instance, as i was pushing myself up a straight grassy path towards the top of a hilly path in which i could only see the top of the hill and sky, i heard "and in the end we lie awake and we dream of making our escape" which seemed really cool cause it felt like i didnt know where the path would lead, but it sure was gonna be beautiful!! *and then the next example, is when i was heading back to the start of the path and i looked up in the distance and saw a pretty steep hill that i would need to run up.....at this moment a song played 'when you try your best but you dont succeed'....which summed up how i felt about that stupid hill (though, in the end, there was a less steep hill that i decided to climb ;)

so, sorry if this entry was lame for reading, but the entire experience this morning was unreal. Standing at the edge-ish of a cliff with eyes closed, coldplay singing, and the warm breeze was a personal encounter with God. and i just couldnt keep the amazingness to myself!

peace out home dogs.

coldplay, 5 feet away........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The morning started with a quick episode of a mere heart attack when i almost couldnt check out books from the library due to an outstanding debt of 3 pounds from overdue books. i quickly pretended to search my book bag for money (cuz i didnt bring my wallet with me) and somehow, by God's grace and sheer awesomeness, i pulled out 3 pounds!? wooooooooh. that was a great start to the day i would go see my favorite band ever COLDPLAY in concert in LONDON. a dream of mine for quite some time!!!

Barbel and i left eastbourne around 3:30, and arrived in london at 5. made great time on teh train, too. so, we took the 'tube' and got off near parlaiment, searched thru a couple restuarants before deciding on a Latin one that was just amazing! I got some kind of beef curry/casserole thingy with fried plantains.......DELISH!! we both had long islands to prep for the awesomeness that awaited us. little did we know it was going to be one of the craziest, greatest nights ever. (i mean, we could have guessed, but not for what actually happened...........;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDv7G0d6Mqs
actually, this link is better. this is seriously about how close we were....only imagine straight behind them, not to the side....and that's what it was like! CARAAAAAAAAAZYYYYYYYY.
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pa8gFeFH38&feature=related

this was taken by the guys next to us!! so really, this is how far/close they were to us!!!!

oh man. so afterward. we were floating all the way home. im still processing what just happened! it was an unbelievable performance, yet again. and i cant wait till the next album comes out!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE.

We arrived at the O2 areana and found our seats. they were VERY good! much closer than i thought they would have been. and we had 2 free seats next to us, which was nice cuz we had more room to jump around, flail our arms, and go nuts (that may have been more me than her, but we still both rocked it out). the concert started with the first song of their album "life in technicolor" which is just insrumental, but totally amazing (and i called that that's what theyd open with...man in so good!). then it was "violet hill" and after that i really cant remember. to enthralled with being in england/londong/seeing coldplay for a 2nd time!!!!!!

so, rewind a bit, to before the band actually started performing. there was a little platform like, 5 rows ahead of us that was covered in a black cloth. and some security guys were telling the people around there that the band was going to come out of it/come sing on it....we were a bit skeptical. does this stuff really happen??!

sure enough, about 1/2 way thru the concert. there was a quick pause on the stage, and then they started running off and over to where we were sitting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the four of them got on the little platform and talked to the crowd, and then Chris introduced some guy who they had play along with them on the platform with his harmonica. Once he said his name, the crowd erupted....it was Simon Peg!!!!!! you may not know him, but he's the English actor who starred in 'sean of the dead' and 'run fat boy run'. very funny! He is very short and small in real life. so we saw him up close as well as the band. and you know what the cherry on the top was?! WE DIDNT BRING OUT CAMERAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:o

Afterwards, we both exchanged emails with the two people next to us who videoed/photoed almost the entire concert. so im reallly hoping/praying that he comes thru for us!? anyways, at least we actually go to see them so close up! it was crazy. and i thought the seats were gonna be bad. pshhhhhhhh.
here's also a pic of the O2 arena. very cool. http://www.theo2.co.uk/inside/the-o2-arena.html

here is a link of a video someone took of the band near our seats. if you figure about 4-5 rows up from where they are standing, that's where we were!!!

Livin on a prayer.....

here is the countdown:

5 more days till COLDPLAY
12 days till i leave for GERMANY
14 days till CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

exciting stuff.

recently ive had another small bout of weird sinus junk, but its clearing up pretty quickly so i expect/ (will no matter what) to hit the pool tomorrow (friday)....if i can still swim, its been a while. which is unfortunate cause ive been building up my endurance and whatnot and was pretty pleased with my progression.....God loves throwing curve balls though, just to make sure we're paying attention, though, i suppose.

Yesterday when Anna and i went into town for groceries/finishing up christmas gift shopping, in one store i heard some really great tunes, and as i usually do, i wrote them down in my phone to look them up online later and try to figure out who its by. well, i came across a little (and fairly new) Irish band called 'The Script'...they are alternative/rock and have a really great sound!!
so, here are some links to their hit songs.......or just the ones i really like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi7kHvM-ivI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw-J8kC5DHo&feature=channel

and also, here is a little clip of the 'English Seagull Jig' taking place in our garden this morning....if you dont laugh.... that's just unfortunate!

Well, i suppose that's about it. as you can see, studying and writing so much has fried my brain, that a dancing bird in the yard is my entertainment.wow.

Scootily-Tootily

ask and you shall receive, knock and the door will be open, order your food then eat it!

I have only visited 2 other churches during my 3 month stay here so far, and this past Sunday (well, yesterday) i visited a church called 'kings church' with my flatmate Mila. First, i was very excited that she was willing to try it with me, and second there are many other reasons why the Sunday was so spectacular!

1). i had a really great night out with some friends for a quiet saturday night, and the weather had been delightful for the past couple of days (warmer than some days in november!)
2). sunday i woke up before my alarm just cuz i was soo excited about trying this church!! the website looked kinda like Zach and Amy's church back home, which i visit with them once in a while, and in the pictures of the church and groups there were students! woohoo!
3). the sun was blasting wonderfully through my window on sunday morning!! it always somehow tendto be cloudy and dreary on sundays, but yesterday was wonderful!
4). i looked out my window and saw that there was 'frost on the pumpkin', the first frost ive seen here, so i got kinda excited for some reason.
5). i had good sleep, so i was fired up and ready to go!
6). the church provides a FREE private bus service for pick ups and drop offs, which means i dont have to worry about looking up where it is located/pay for transportation!!!

so, mila and i made our way down the slippery (remember, frost) brick sidwalks to the bus stop near the campus and waited for the bus. i couldnt contain my engergy!! i kept smiling and laughing and jumping up and down, cuz the weather was just breathtaking for a new december day and the sun was out and i was going to church! i just had a good feeling about it! as we were waiting, 2 other students came and stood with us and we all ended up riding the bus to the church! once we got there, i was a bit skeptical cuz it looked kinda like a warehouse from the outside, but inside it was very contemporary with a little 'cafe' like eating area, and then further ahead was the auditorium where the sermons took place. i just loved it because it reminded me of home, but mila (catholic) was a bit freaked out from all of it, but handled it well.

the sermon was a woman who had traveled to 5 different countries in Africa and was helping with relief there from religious persecution. she explained very well all that was happening there and the powerpoint pictures were really moving. the stories of the Africans there was the most powerful story of christian faith and dedication that i have ever heard. it really made me think about how seriously i take my faith!

afterward, mila and i stopped in at the 'visitors cafe' where we were greeted and met with a cup of coffee. we sat and talked a bit with an older woman, before being greeted by a younger lady (maybe mid 20s?) who told me about Life Groups that the church had each week where students got together at a leader's house and worhsiped, ate, and just had time for fellowship. she was really nice and friendly, so i have her my contact details and now i am going to the meeting tomorrow night!! i looked online the address of the meeting place, and (PRAISE THE LORD) it's right in town!! so its not too far at all, and easy to get to; which is fantastic b/c my class gets out late tomorrow so i wont need to worry about busses and trains!! yayayayayay!

so, needless to say, i am really pumped for what God has in store through this church and the people that i hope to meet along the way! It is amazing sometimes when i know i miss going to church and hearing sermons and singing songs, but i dont realize how vital it is in my life until i reunite with other Christians and get that giddy, fluttery feeling deep inside that i remembe why i love it, why i need it, and why i am a Christian!! GOD IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so, i suppose more to come after tomorrow with news of how the Life Group went!
ps. if you have a spare second, please toss up a couple prayers to the Big Man for me, so that i will not be stressed over essays and be able to concentrate and git shiz done before the break!?

Just having a good tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime.....

this past week, i had a kind 'week off' since there were a few festivities i decided to take part in with my friends! obviously, thanksgiving was the main one, but also there was a trip to London for the German inspired Christmas market in Hyde Park complete with ice skating and glühwein (mulled wine). then, on saturday there was a black and white dance party at a student club in town. That was a lot of fun cause a) i saw undergrads who i dont get to see very often cause they have a diff. class schedule, b) the music was sweeeeeeeeeet and c) a smirnoff and a g&t make me happy ;) not to mention the fact that im burning so many calories from shakin my thang for nearly 3 hours :D

so, that was the most recent activity i can think of. the next 3 weeks will be hittin the books hard again and trying to finish stuff up before i leave for Christmas break in Germany. although, the closest light at the end of the tunnel right now is the Coldplay concert on Dec 16.......cant wait! but that also means i cant let up and slack off till then........boo.

Mila, Me, Ludka, Amelie, Anna, & Bärbel

I'm Ready to Get Married........?

Tom, you were delicious!

Wed night i got home from a fun but chilly day in London and realized i hadnt thawed Tom, the Turkey, nor had i allowed the pastry dough to chill either. so then i started to kinda freak out whether i would have time to cook all the stuff on thursday in time to eat around 6pm.

a quick chat with moo and all was right with the world :)

so, i couldnt really sleep that well, cause i was a bit anxious about the next day and prepping whent to prepare stuff and when it should go into the oven and mentally trying to convert Celcius to Farenheit and blah blah.

i woke up around 8:30 and got to work. first the pies. 1 apple and 2 sweet potato (would have been pumpkin, but apparently Britain doesnt sell the cans in the store, pshhhhhh). so once those were done, i prepped Tom which was kinda like trying to rinse a 14 pound, slippery kid in the sink. Mila got some good photos of this ordeal, but im afraid ill have to steal those and post them at a later date. tom went into the oven, and i tried going for a quick run.....though it was quicker than i had hoped, 10min. gol'dang shin splints!!

so, after a couple hours i started on the mashed white/sweet potatos and Tom was browning/cooking/smelling/looking delicious! i took him out around 4pm and he looked delightful!

my friends began coming around 6 and we ate at 6:30, so only 1/2 behind schedule, but i think it was ok. we gathered around the table and we each said one thing we were happy for, then i asked the blessing (yes, mom! i prayed for everyone!!!). Everyone said the food was really reallly great and everyone had at least 2 helpings. perfect! there was a good amount of turkey left over for my flatmates and i as well as givng some away too. everyone somehow loved the sweepers and 'mallows, but got scared off by the sweeper pie....explain that one to me? i guess marshmallows are more alluring????? oh well, more pie and whipped topping left for me!! haha!

so, i finally got to bed and slept and now im up and have to go to the chiropractor...i also wanted to swim this morning, but no way.......too tired from yesterday.

*oh! in reference to the title, my Greek flatmate Angeliki joked that now that i can cook a full meal and clean, i am ready to get married......(Michael Phelps likes to eat, and im sure he appreciates a clean house.........;)

So, its been a while.........

HIYAAAAAAA,

seriously, nothing to report on. the past couple days have been sunny and nice=a couple runs outside and motivation to study!!

only 3-ish more weeks till Christmas break, so im excited but also a bit nervous, trying to get as much done as i can before the break so a) i dont have to worry about it while im visiting Tine, and b) dont wanna deal with a butt load of work when i get back! but i return the 1st of jan, so maybe that will give me a couple more days before the term starts again to catch up on stuff. box of stuff ;)

still swimming and still smelling of chlorine. i love it. my rib has started acting up again, not so bad like before i came here, but thankfully i got an appointment with a chiro here for today!! so i hope that getting cracked will only help my rib heal faster than have it regress........pain is no so good!!

oh, and x-biking tonight! they are special bikes that you do workouts on where you can shift into different gears to feel easy or like you're climbing a mountain! i told zach it reminded me of soccer practice in h.s. cause the instructor is yelling 'come on! give it all you got!' when you dont 'got' anything to give....but you just cant give up cause youll look like a pansy,,,,,,,and of course, i wanna beat all the other people, so i deal with the burn! :D

OH! and next thurs, i am making T-day dinner for a bunch of my friends here! im so excited! its gonna be a lot of work but they have already said they would love to help me cook, so that is good.
*plus i got a really sweet pkg from my parents filled with lovely Thanksgiving day stuff :)

alright, off to study/get cracked/buy food/whatever.........

~till next time (aka prolly after next thurs...)

Premier. Royal World Premier.

The Odeon Theatre!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7697882.stm (click here for a clip of the celebs!)

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh that's right.

Me and my friend Anna skipped off to London (my "hometown") for the day to catch a glimpse of the snazzy Royal World Premier of the new 007 move Quantum of Solace. We got to Leicester Square (pronounced "Lester", for those of you who do NOT want to be humiliated at trying to pronounce it to the Creperie waiter) at around 3:30, saw a line forming and then proceeding into the blocked off area where the cameras were, red carpet, the works!! To be honest, just for fun i faked a Brit accent to ask a couple in line what they were waiting for. The women said it was a line to get into the premier area to see the 'stars'; then i asked if you needed some kind of ticket and she said no, they were just letting anyone in!! Wow. Wow to the fact that she didnt recognize my impersonation of her own accent, and wow that we were able to get in!!

In the clip from youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crPmV5XQVRY it will give you a hint at what it was like while we were waiting and the music playing and what the whole scene looked like. From this person's camera angle, Anna and I were just across the carpet but over to the left, just before the stairs where the celebs walked down to get into the cinema!! so, we actually got REALLY great views of the people walking across the 'bridge' into the cinema! Too bad MY CAMERA REALLY BLOWS and my shots look terrible, and i only have one small shot of Daniel Craig's head; but if you zoom in you can see he's smiling, but he looks old.....

We actually didnt get to "see" the Russian Bond girl Olga, or Judi Dench cause they just took too long to pass us, and we had already been standing there for 5 hours in the cold!! But, essentially, we got what we came for, and that was exciting enough.

OH! Princes Will and Harry were supposed to arrive for it too, thus the "royal" premier, but as i said, we were frozen stiff just waiting for Daniel, so the Princes will have to wait for another time? And we saw MARK FOSTER apparently a professional (olympic?) British swimmer. Too bad we didnt know who he was before he stood on the bridge to pose for pictures!!!!! ahahh, Anna and i were like, "who is that guy? a british swimmer? never heard of him. oh well". cause we wanted to save our batteries for the 'real' stars. Anyhow, on our way back to the train, in the station Anna saw a poster with a guy in goggles and the name below said "mark foster" WHAAAAAAAT?! shoot. we saw a really good looking famous swimmer guy and didnt get the picture! needless to say, we had quite a few laughs about all the people we didnt get on camera after waiting for so long!!

Next time, I wont have to wait in the cold, except to be interviewed. And i hope the movie i make will be a good success too ;)

Mission: Mila's 22nd Surprise Party Complete!!

Yesterday I had some trouble focusing on my studies because i was so excited about the surprise party me and a couple of my other friends had planned for my flatmate Mila. There were some suspsicions she kinda knew what was up, but after the party, she just laughed because she had had no idea that anything like that was going to happen! (whew!)

So, earlier in the day i met up with my co-schemer Amelie, and we went into town to purchase some decorations and pick up the cake!! Everything went smoothly.

Then later, when we started getting ready to head out, the rest of my flatmates snuck out of the house before Mila could see them; however, one of them got caught and made up an excuse that she had to run out and print out a copy of a paper at the last minute (on a sat night at 8:30? ;)

so, Mila and i met our friend Anna and walked down into town, which seemed like hours cause i was just so freakin excited. We stopped by another pub real quickly so Mila could check it out in case she wanted to go there the next night for her 'real' bday celebration (since she thought last night was just gonna be us girls). So, we finally got to the restuarant and i told her to go in first, since she was the bday girl. She walked in and walked to the back and there were our friends and all the decorations waiting for her arrival! It was great!! We had about 15 friends show up, which i was really happy for since my guesstimation was correct for reservations!! yay!

so, we drank some Pimms (kinda like a mojito, but not really) and ate the cake, which she was also definitely not expecting, and then we moved onto another bar that had karaoke! it was only open until 1am, so we didnt get to stay for that long, but we did manage to sing a couple songs, in between the drunk, 80's dressed British girls who were there (woof).

so, it seemed like everyone had a good time, and i am so very grateful for all of those who came out to celebrate and for the girls who helped me pull it all off!! Fantastich!

I smell gas!!

so, last night around.....later in the evening, i was summoned to the kitchen where a couple girls thought they smelled gas. at first i couldnt really smell anything, but then when we shut the door to the outside, and then reopened it, i could smell something. and, thanks to the lifelong exposure to the intelligence of someone who has been in the fire service for 34 years, i asked what kind of gas we were using.....if it was propane, we need to keep things open cause its a heavy gas and fills up from the floor=KABOOM!!

my flatmate got on hands and knees and said it was even stronger of a scent near the floor. WAHLA! so we made a call and technicians came out and people started digging a whole to the pipes outside of our kitchen at night till about 12am. exciting stuff. we got a picture with the guys digging, but ill have to get the pic from my flatmate.

so, thats about all the excitment we've had around here. i am on a trail to find a dissertation topic, but its slow goin. otherwise, this coming week, im off to LONDON for the premier of the next Bond movie. no i dont have tickets to see it :'( but, i just wanna go and test my luck of maybe getting a pic or a glimpse of some real life celebs!?

more to come :)

LONDON LONDON LONDON

I love London and i dont care who knows!!!!!!!!

Yesterday i went and took a day trip to london with my 2 friends Amelie and Anna from Germany. it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun!!!

We first got off the station and saw Big Ben and Parlaiment, then strolled down to Westminster Abby, and looked at a park, rode the 'tube' quite a few times, which we didnt really have to 'pay' for, cause our train ticket covered that so it was very convenient! saw the River Thames, the london eye which is a huuuuge ferris wheel that has enclosed capsule like things so you can see for miles of london. we didnt go on it, but we saw it. i guess that could be for next time.

we also went to a place called Madame Taussads (sp? not really sure) but there they have a big museum of wax figures of various celebrities, musicians, sport players, and politicians. you can take pictures with them, and i thought it was gonna be creepy like 'house of wax' or something, but it was really fun and the detail to the models was incredible!

we later went to a restuarant near the Waterloo Station called Ping Pong Dim Sum and it was sooooo wonderful! even the atmosphere was really nice, and the food was good, and it was just a lot of fun. then we went back into another part of town for Haagen-dazs, and theeeen, went to Cinnabon where i shared one bun with my friends who have never tried it! they were in Heaven after the first bite. I told them their American friend was a bad influence and they will turn into "American size"!!

so, it was sad to have to leave and come back to Eastbourne....or Eastbouring, now. I loved living in Tokyo and the nightlife and always having things to do. and while Eastbourne has the water and peacefulness, i really do miss the hustle and bustle of the big city. but, no worries! we will plan another trip to stay there for a few days and fit in lots more stuff.

so, my first trip to London! It was amazing and i loved it.

Internet!! WOOT!

today we got our wireless internet!! which means now i can wake up or just loaf around and watch videos, or chat, or email, or do whatever in my own room!! yay.

(i just realized our place smells like onions right now.......strange).

yeah, really not much to say at all. same old same old. i feel kinda bad, cause when i was in Japan, i always had so many things to write about since it was my first time abroad and in a compeletely different culture. here, its pretty much the same. sorry.

im trying to figure out when would be an opportune time to travel around Britain and the rest of europe, without skipping classes and missing readings. (although i only have class mon/tues). :)

also, i need to find a job. a) to occupy my time, and b) to make some moola for traveling wishes!

ok, thats all for now. be sure to check out my dropshots account for further pictures.

I smell like chlorine :)

So, i have continued to pursue my new love of the pool. today i swam with 2 of my friends, and it was a nice break from being by myself with randoms swimming alonside me.

When i first got in, there was an old guy chillin by the wall and asked what the foam floaty was for. i said you put it between your legs to help you float so you can work on your stroke. he thought it was a cool concept. and he asked if i was a swimmer and i said no, just for fun. and he said yeah, you're a novice. pshh, you wanna race, old man?! anyhoo, i said id leave the professional swimming up to Michael Phelps cause he's doing a fine job. old pool guy agreed, natch. :D

so yes, i smell a bit of chlorine, and i really couldnt be happier of that fact. why? you may ask do i like smelling like a pool chemical? well, on facebook i found a group that said "you might be a swimmer if......." and then it lists a bunch of stuff that apprently swimmers do and/or go through. and one of the lines was "you might be a swimmer if you always have the scent of chlorine on your skin" or something like that. so, am i a swimmer? not really, but today i swam for 1 HOUR and im extremely satisfied, and cant wait to hit the water again for another round. yay yay.

well, 3 more days of vacation (weekend) and then monday/tuesday classes. not too bad, but still getting used to using my brain (even more now than for a bachelor!?)....

ok, thats all the 'news' for now. i get internet on monday! so no more slinking off to the library for service. and what the heck, they close at 8pm!!? grandmas?!!!!!! Hope closed at 12am and 2am for exam week!

its raining.......

k, not sure anyone reads this thing, since im forgetting about it most of the time.

i get internet next monday, and SERIOUSLY cant wait. using public computers just reminds me of how many germs now lurk on my fingers, and it gets annoying to come to the library each day...and it only stays open till 8pm!! what the shiz? hope college knows what its all about....

courses have started, and they are ok. i only have class 2x a week for 3 or 2 hours. so its ok, but of course the first class is always a bit boring with the tutors droning on and on.

but, on of my courses, event project management we get to create our own "fashion" show event. apparently theres a huge arts event in brighton each year, and one of my tutors is really into the fashion department for it and knows a lot of people involved. (internship?!). so im SUUUUUUUUUUUUPER STOKED about this project!! i hope i do really well, and i know im gonna be aggresive and try my best to beat out the competition! ;)

alright, off to make some dinner.
ps. i tried the breast stroke this morning, and it kicked my butt (well, arms) but i like it cause is the one stroke where i can breath!! ive learned i really enjoy swimming......thanks for the motivation to try, mr. phelps.

I know the game like im reffin' it..........

hallo.

ok, i created an account on dropshots.com/edoprudy so check it out! zach made me do it, and i tried making comments about the pics but it kept saying "try again". so i said "screw you". so, there may not be any comments, so feel free to interpret them as you like.

im starting to really get acclamated (sp?) to the surrounding areas and living in my new place with everyone. i have started swimming and running (super excited and love it!) and my rib is starting to feel better. i think swimming is helping it.

ive been meeting a couple new people here and there, and have gotten to know some of the students that ill be studying with and they all seem really nice.

the weather here has been really nice. only maybe 2 days of rain in all? its usually sunny but quite windy, and i dont wear jackets cause i always have to walk up hill majority of the time, so i get hot, but its a good workout!

ok, check out the pics at the website and i hope you enjoy!

My life as a sheep herder

Today, i took a trip with some friends to "Beachy Head" which are cliffs that line part of the beautiful coast in Eastbourne. We got on a double decker tour bus and rode it up the long hill to the top where we got off and then soaked up the sun and sea breeze while overlooking crystal blue water from the trecherous cliffs.

I got some really cool pictures, but to my dismay, they do no justice whatsoever to what it really looks like when you're really there. It was simple and beautiful grassy lands sprinkled with sheep and some cattle roaming about. there were what looked like old farm houses and cottages, and i realized this is my dream spot. ive come to the realization that i am not infact infatuated with England as it is now (though i really love it and enjoying myself) but instead the England from 1800's, or whenever the Jane Austin stuff is set. so, the cliffs today reminded me of that and im not sure i ever felt so peaceful. really.

i loved it so much, but i also felt really sad that i wasnt able to share my first life-long-goal experience with my family :( i really (already) cant wait for them to come out and show them the sites and eat food.

im still using the school's computer, and i brougth my camera but forgot the cord, so i cant upload the pics right now, but hopefully tomorrow if i have time, i will for sure upload the pics of the cliffs and views of my flat.

>i think its funny that the cashiers here say, "lovely", "fantastic", when you hand them money.

I dont know what she's gonna do!, when she sees the balloons?!!!!

if you know what that quote is from, you're just about as cool as me.

well, i tried typing a long blog a couple days ago, but apparently for some reason it didnt feel like actually being posted on my site. what the shiz?

classes start soon-ish but this next week is induction week for us, which means talking about administrative stuff and setting up for courses and whatnot. cant wait to meet the other "real" students whom i will be studying with.



i am living with 5 other people, and share a bathroom with 4 others. it will take some getting used to, but im sure once schedules are worked out we will fall into place. also, i found out that (im pretty sure) i only have classes monday and tues. so thats nice. but i have a feeling something else will be going on on later days in the week.

ive been pretty upbeat and positive about everything, even when i feel worn out and grumpy, i just think of the good things that have happened, like a towel rack-heater in the bathroom, and the garden i can see from my window and the english channel i see from my classrooms. yes yes.

i just need to figure out if my computer will die if i plug it in since the voltage here is crazy and almost burned down a building with my american hairdryer (ok maybe not really, but i had to buy an european one).

i will post pics soon of my place and around the campus/town. (though i hate im gonna have to look like a tourist to get the pics....oh well, my accent kinda gives me away anyhow).
alright, more info to come!

im here!? i made it!

Here I go, again on my own.......

Well, it is time for me once again to flee the country and embark on another life changing, personal treasure seeking adventure! This time in a country that speaks English and the people look like me.

I was encouraged to blog about this venture again, and I am glad to. It is a nice way to keep in touch and i enjoy sharing all the stuff i go through. I'm really hoping this time it wont be so dramatic or enraging. I learned a bit about my anger after flipping through "Honor Your Anger". I highly recommend it to anyone who is frustrated or confused at his/her acts of anger.

anyhoo, I leave for England the 22, arrive in Gatwick airport, and then scooted off to Brighton for the 3 day Int'l orientation. Im very very very nervous about classes, but i guess i just need to take on day at a time. * and hope i find a lovely place to live/people to live with!!

more to come........