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Hello Hello!

yeah, its been a long time since i blogged about anything....but there hasnt been too much to report on, as usual.

On the dissertation front, its been going well lately. In the mornings this past week, i stop in the school office and read through sample dissertations from previous years that scored high (otherwise why would they give out crappy ones as an example?!) and i make notes and then hop off to the library for a couple hours typing and researching stuff. im hoping that ill be able to get my primary research done by the end of next week!! if that happens, it will be great!

on the other front...the weather has been cloudy and rainy on and off, with humidity and wind. lovely. my summer here lasted like 2-3 weeks and then vanished....such is england. im still hanging out a lot with the 2 italian girls left here from my course as well. and my japanese friend Tomo is moving to an apt. in Brighton on sunday :( but, i guess maybe this gives me a reason to go visit her more often and check out the hoppin city over there!! (and shopping too ;)

and, its crazy to think that on Saturday, my friend from Hope is getting married!! (not really a schocker, as a lot of my graduating class got engaged and married like the end of the world was staring them in the face), im sad ill miss it, but especially now, i cant imagine being home and feeling tons more stress and pressure of being away from my supervisor, the library, and the study environemnt im used to here. so i guess its good that i stayed for this month.

i should be back home in mid september at the latest!! i figure i might as well just stick it out till i hand in ALL my dissertation shiz and can go home without any stress or work, so i can hit the job hunting stage hard!!

Alexandra, Angeliki, and Ifi come back soon!! cant wait! :D

Will's Birthplace

OH, ps. i took a 1 day bus tour to Stratford and the Cotswolds (a region of england known for its rolling countryside and quaint villages) and the weather was pretty crappy, but stratford was awesome! walked thru Will Shakespeares childhood house, saw the Royal Shakespearan playhouses, and got to understand about Elizabethan architecture, how the houses were made to adjust to the shifting land-and are still standing, and all about Shakespeare's life growing up and how hugely his genius stories have impacted the rest of the world!!!!!!!!!!! amazing! loved it!