This post brought to you by the London Underground Worker Strike - June 2009.
On Sunday Megan and I went to the Tower of London (culture/history lesson in case this ever comes up on a game show... actually not a tower). We took a little tour and then saw the CROWN JEWELS!! yes, my life is complete. There was also an exhibit about Henry VIII... that man was excellent at propoganda regarding himself. Then we went to HERRODS!!!!!!!! Also very excited for both Megan and myself, seeing as our entire lives we would be brought things from Herrods.
Monday I went to changing of the gaurd. Then the class had a site visit to BBC, not as fun as I had hoped. But then again, I spent the majority of the visit focusing on not coughing. That night I went to see 'A Little Night Music' first row. Basically the equivalent of high def in the theatre world, it was awesome to see the actors' expressions so clearly.
Tuesday was a site visit to IBM. That is a company with some awesome social responsibility mission statement. I was very, very impressed. And some fun facts... the company turns 100 this year and no longer makes PCs. That evening the Underground strike started... basically causing mass chaos in the city (to the point where they were discussing shutting the city down). Due to strike I took the bus to see Carousel and afterward GOT TO GO BACKSTAGE AND MEET THE LEAD!!! It was so cool to see backstage, especially because it was such an old theatre and therefore they had basically no wing space.
And now here I am. I attempted to go out for a little sight-seeing this morning, but that streets are crazy crowded because of the strike and the bus system is flooded way over capacity making it hard to get anywhere and to top it off it is raining, of course.
So excited to come home on friday, especially because I can watch the hockey game!!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
"The Romans were there and they built that crap" -my mom
The beginning of this week was rather uneventful. Doing so much caught up to me, and this week we actually had homework due (crazy how they expect you to learn something while studying abroad) so in the mornings I was far more focused on writing my paper, doing group work, and sleeping. But at night I did check out some great restaurants with other people from my program. Lots of good food to be had in London, just like in mke you have to know where to look!
Thursday night Megan O'Neill got into town for a visit, but as my entire technological life went haywire this weekend I was unable to reach her by phone... each and every time it came up as 'call lost.' The next morning my phone still continued to not work, so I had no idea what to do. I tried every location on campus to get better reception... no dice. Then I borrowed someone's calling card... still no luck. So I decided to set out on a journey to try to find Megan in the city, knowing only that she was trying to stick near the bakerloo tube line. I bought an international cell phone as well in an attempt to reach her, which still didn't work. And while paying for it my debit card was rejected. And then to add insult to injury, there I am coughing up a lung in the phone store and the guy asks if it's a smoker's cough. (it's not, it's this stupid weather changing drastically every day.... hmm sounds like milwaukee) I then try to stalk megan down at her hostel by leaving her a note (and being a great friend by checking up on the level of attractiveness of the male guests) I then set out to find her in picadilly circus, one of my stupider ideas i must admit. I make my way back to school defeated and decide to eat something... and just as I am about to go to my room i get a call from megan saying she is sitting in my room as we speak... aka she is a far better stalker. I rejoice that she is alive and I will not have to call the embassy and we headed to camden market by way of PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS!!! I must say it was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my trip/life. That night we went to Waxy O'Conners and O'Neill's (where megan took about 40 pictures of signs with her last name on it).
This morning my lack of luck with technology continued when I went to print our tickets for stonehenge/bath. Gmail was not working. I try three computers and every way to access it i can think of to no avail. Get to to the bus stop (where Megan makes it just in time) and oh, guess what? they don't need our tickets anyway. VICTORY! So we board the bus and head to Bath. So incredible. An absolutely adorable gem of a city (and i saw johnny depp's front door!). And my mom was right the baths are cool... and as the title suggets the romans were there and they just decided to build this stuff. Seeing their version of the hot tub did make me long for mine though. Next up was stonehenge. SO COOL! yes, i am a dork, deal with it. Though incredibly ambigous. The guided tour of it kinda reminded me of the awkward part of a marquette tour at 16th & Wisconsin where I say every random maybe-not-totally-correct fact about everything on that corner while we wait for the light to change. (For non-golden eagles, another good example is the Twickam house museum in gilmore girls season 5). Even still, wondering why on earth people would construct that and what it was used for was fascinating. I also bought an earth friendly stonehenge bag, just because on principle of the things i felt that needed to be supported. Overall a fantastic day trip.
Now for your reading pleasure (something to read between hockey periods) things i am super pumped to do when i get back state side:
1. be able to text people again when something happens to me
2. eat good ketchup without having to carry around my own bottle
3. watch gilmore girls at 11 and 5 est
4. hot tub
5. sleep in a bed that is not essentially a yoga mat
6. not have to walk a day's journey to my room and to the bathroom
7. have my computer back
8. watch twilight (though i will miss reading a story about Rob Pattison every night in the london times)
9. eat coney, buddy's, middle eastern, chinese, kopp's, and the palms chicken sandwich
10. not have to worry about carrying around pounds of pounds
go wings!!!
becky
Thursday night Megan O'Neill got into town for a visit, but as my entire technological life went haywire this weekend I was unable to reach her by phone... each and every time it came up as 'call lost.' The next morning my phone still continued to not work, so I had no idea what to do. I tried every location on campus to get better reception... no dice. Then I borrowed someone's calling card... still no luck. So I decided to set out on a journey to try to find Megan in the city, knowing only that she was trying to stick near the bakerloo tube line. I bought an international cell phone as well in an attempt to reach her, which still didn't work. And while paying for it my debit card was rejected. And then to add insult to injury, there I am coughing up a lung in the phone store and the guy asks if it's a smoker's cough. (it's not, it's this stupid weather changing drastically every day.... hmm sounds like milwaukee) I then try to stalk megan down at her hostel by leaving her a note (and being a great friend by checking up on the level of attractiveness of the male guests) I then set out to find her in picadilly circus, one of my stupider ideas i must admit. I make my way back to school defeated and decide to eat something... and just as I am about to go to my room i get a call from megan saying she is sitting in my room as we speak... aka she is a far better stalker. I rejoice that she is alive and I will not have to call the embassy and we headed to camden market by way of PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS!!! I must say it was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my trip/life. That night we went to Waxy O'Conners and O'Neill's (where megan took about 40 pictures of signs with her last name on it).
This morning my lack of luck with technology continued when I went to print our tickets for stonehenge/bath. Gmail was not working. I try three computers and every way to access it i can think of to no avail. Get to to the bus stop (where Megan makes it just in time) and oh, guess what? they don't need our tickets anyway. VICTORY! So we board the bus and head to Bath. So incredible. An absolutely adorable gem of a city (and i saw johnny depp's front door!). And my mom was right the baths are cool... and as the title suggets the romans were there and they just decided to build this stuff. Seeing their version of the hot tub did make me long for mine though. Next up was stonehenge. SO COOL! yes, i am a dork, deal with it. Though incredibly ambigous. The guided tour of it kinda reminded me of the awkward part of a marquette tour at 16th & Wisconsin where I say every random maybe-not-totally-correct fact about everything on that corner while we wait for the light to change. (For non-golden eagles, another good example is the Twickam house museum in gilmore girls season 5). Even still, wondering why on earth people would construct that and what it was used for was fascinating. I also bought an earth friendly stonehenge bag, just because on principle of the things i felt that needed to be supported. Overall a fantastic day trip.
Now for your reading pleasure (something to read between hockey periods) things i am super pumped to do when i get back state side:
1. be able to text people again when something happens to me
2. eat good ketchup without having to carry around my own bottle
3. watch gilmore girls at 11 and 5 est
4. hot tub
5. sleep in a bed that is not essentially a yoga mat
6. not have to walk a day's journey to my room and to the bathroom
7. have my computer back
8. watch twilight (though i will miss reading a story about Rob Pattison every night in the london times)
9. eat coney, buddy's, middle eastern, chinese, kopp's, and the palms chicken sandwich
10. not have to worry about carrying around pounds of pounds
go wings!!!
becky
Monday, June 1, 2009
"Is this British or American?! Where's the word 'color'?" - Andrew Kaczmarek
Hey Friends,
First things first... THE DETROIT RED WINGS ARE TWO GAMES AWAY FROM BEING THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS (again). This is me subtly educating any non-detroit friends who may read this blog, it's me repaying my debt to society.
Anyway, the Embassy was great. I was very much not looking forward to it because I felt I had just done it a few months ago in Kenya, but this one was much more geared to PR which was awesome and the security was only half as intense (I am sure no one in my program here would believe that, but seriously). We met with a few guys worked in Public Diplomacy which was great. Including a man who used to work in Detroit (!!!) as a newscaster for CBS. The visit inspired me to take the Foreign Service exam (mom, i promise i will only live in cool places) as part of my upcoming year of 'i don't know what i want to do with my life so i will be applying to anything and everything' (i may make a board like Paris in gilmore girls season 7, i mean it worked out well for Rory). Before the visit we took a stroll around the park where Jefferson and Adams talked about how the U.S. government should be structured, it was soooo cool! Alright, possibly no one else would find this cool but I loved it.
Then it was time for Kate and I to find Amanda, which was quite the adventure. We eventually found her hostel and took her to Piccadilly Circus/Leicester Sqaure. I also showed her Trafalgar Sqaure and Big Ben. The next day we explored London and checked out Notting Hill/ Portobello Market. That night we went to see Chicago. There was a bar across from the theatre named the DETROIT!!!!! I took pictures, and I may make megan go with me this weekend. I was very pumped. The show was good, but Jerry Springer was not performing (lame, though perhaps for the best). I had never seen it on stage before, not what I expected, but creative. And one professional show that does in fact use a lot of spotlight action. Roxy was a little to cutesy-innocent the whole time, as if the actress didn't know that she was supposed to be scheming but Velma was great.
Then it was time for packing (only brought my longchamp and my purse = lightest packer award!) for PARIS!! The next morning very, very, very early we headed to the train station to head to France. I was hoping we'd accidentally be taken to Hogwarts, but no such luck. That day we walked around EVERYWHERE! We saw the Eiffel Tower, then walked along the river (where Madeline would frighten miss clavel and met genevive) and saw the national assembly, grand palace, bridge where big tells carrie she's the one, notre dame-the bells rang!, and the latin quarter. And we made a pilgrimage to the longchamp store!!!! We also went back to the Eiffel Tower to see it at night. It sparkles on the hour, SO PRETTY! And everyone was just sitting out, Jazz in the Park style, admiring the tower which was very cool. The next day we went to Louve to see Mona Lisa. Awesome painting, but all I could think of was the Wizards of Waverly Place episode (maybe I do watch too much disney channel) and Mona Lisa Smile. We also saw the Code of Hammurabi which I loved. Then we went to Sacre Coeur. Incredible, very serene. And a great view of the city. Though Notre Dame was great, Sacre Coeur maintained a more holy atmosphere. Next we headed to the arc de triomphe. Then it was time for lunch, a crepe in front of the Eiffel Tower, and then we headed back to the hotel and the train. Paris was a beautiful city-almost every street was exactly how you would imagine Paris to look, and I was glad to have seen it, but I must say London is much more my style.
In 12 days I come home!!! Until then I am continuing to widdle down my list of goals that I keep in a bucket.
First things first... THE DETROIT RED WINGS ARE TWO GAMES AWAY FROM BEING THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS (again). This is me subtly educating any non-detroit friends who may read this blog, it's me repaying my debt to society.
Anyway, the Embassy was great. I was very much not looking forward to it because I felt I had just done it a few months ago in Kenya, but this one was much more geared to PR which was awesome and the security was only half as intense (I am sure no one in my program here would believe that, but seriously). We met with a few guys worked in Public Diplomacy which was great. Including a man who used to work in Detroit (!!!) as a newscaster for CBS. The visit inspired me to take the Foreign Service exam (mom, i promise i will only live in cool places) as part of my upcoming year of 'i don't know what i want to do with my life so i will be applying to anything and everything' (i may make a board like Paris in gilmore girls season 7, i mean it worked out well for Rory). Before the visit we took a stroll around the park where Jefferson and Adams talked about how the U.S. government should be structured, it was soooo cool! Alright, possibly no one else would find this cool but I loved it.
Then it was time for Kate and I to find Amanda, which was quite the adventure. We eventually found her hostel and took her to Piccadilly Circus/Leicester Sqaure. I also showed her Trafalgar Sqaure and Big Ben. The next day we explored London and checked out Notting Hill/ Portobello Market. That night we went to see Chicago. There was a bar across from the theatre named the DETROIT!!!!! I took pictures, and I may make megan go with me this weekend. I was very pumped. The show was good, but Jerry Springer was not performing (lame, though perhaps for the best). I had never seen it on stage before, not what I expected, but creative. And one professional show that does in fact use a lot of spotlight action. Roxy was a little to cutesy-innocent the whole time, as if the actress didn't know that she was supposed to be scheming but Velma was great.
Then it was time for packing (only brought my longchamp and my purse = lightest packer award!) for PARIS!! The next morning very, very, very early we headed to the train station to head to France. I was hoping we'd accidentally be taken to Hogwarts, but no such luck. That day we walked around EVERYWHERE! We saw the Eiffel Tower, then walked along the river (where Madeline would frighten miss clavel and met genevive) and saw the national assembly, grand palace, bridge where big tells carrie she's the one, notre dame-the bells rang!, and the latin quarter. And we made a pilgrimage to the longchamp store!!!! We also went back to the Eiffel Tower to see it at night. It sparkles on the hour, SO PRETTY! And everyone was just sitting out, Jazz in the Park style, admiring the tower which was very cool. The next day we went to Louve to see Mona Lisa. Awesome painting, but all I could think of was the Wizards of Waverly Place episode (maybe I do watch too much disney channel) and Mona Lisa Smile. We also saw the Code of Hammurabi which I loved. Then we went to Sacre Coeur. Incredible, very serene. And a great view of the city. Though Notre Dame was great, Sacre Coeur maintained a more holy atmosphere. Next we headed to the arc de triomphe. Then it was time for lunch, a crepe in front of the Eiffel Tower, and then we headed back to the hotel and the train. Paris was a beautiful city-almost every street was exactly how you would imagine Paris to look, and I was glad to have seen it, but I must say London is much more my style.
In 12 days I come home!!! Until then I am continuing to widdle down my list of goals that I keep in a bucket.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drum
Ketchum PR was incredible. The people who talked to us were so passionate about their work and very creative. (Mom, their entire office looked almost indentical to JWT, you guys are the wave of the future) It was an awesome site visit and officially on my list (okay, fine when I get back to america and to my mac) of places to apply for jobs. A really cool thing they just started in the past year was their own CSR bit, in addition to encouraging clients to do it. So they have two days a year where offices go out and do service and sites they choose, plus book collections for a foundation that is getting books for children in African countries that do not have libraries.
After the site visit, I journey down to Pennycoat Lane's market and found a very Whitney from the hills dress.
And then it was time for... LES MIS! So beautiful. It had been awhile since I'd seen it and I appreciated so much more of it now that I am older. I went with a girl who had never seen it performed before, which was also very cool. Her reaction was amazing. It also got me in the spirit for Paris this weekend.
The next morning we went to the Victoria and Albert museum. They have a fashion history exhibit which I loved. It showed an awesome progression of how we got the fashion we have today and also had a Princess Di dress on display.
Today we are going to visit the U.S. Embassy. And Amanda gets here tonight!
After the site visit, I journey down to Pennycoat Lane's market and found a very Whitney from the hills dress.
And then it was time for... LES MIS! So beautiful. It had been awhile since I'd seen it and I appreciated so much more of it now that I am older. I went with a girl who had never seen it performed before, which was also very cool. Her reaction was amazing. It also got me in the spirit for Paris this weekend.
The next morning we went to the Victoria and Albert museum. They have a fashion history exhibit which I loved. It showed an awesome progression of how we got the fashion we have today and also had a Princess Di dress on display.
Today we are going to visit the U.S. Embassy. And Amanda gets here tonight!
Monday, May 25, 2009
they don't have provalone cheese at subway here?!
So just like in the states, this weekend was a holiday weekend. All the banks (and therefore basically everything else) was closed for 'Spring Banking Holiday' yet we still had class, most unfortuante.
This weekend was full of adventuring around London. Friday morning, I went to the British Museum which was so cool and HUGE! My favorite exhibit by far was about jewelry designer Elsa Peretti http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Category.aspx?cid=288187&mcat=148206 Let's be honest, anything that comes in a little blue box is amazing, and learning about her inspiration and design was fascinating.
Saturday was a day full of shopping at Covent Garden, a very cute little area with tons of shops. I have found some great london clothes and jewelry including a couple dresses(!!!) and an adorable necklace. I am starting to look more London with each passing day. A major achievement was that we are no longer bothered by people handing out fliers to tourists!
Sunday was very 'Sunday in the Park with George' (coming to Marquette's Helfear Theatre in April of next year by the way). I went to Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens. There is a statue of Peter Pan (Sorby would be so proud). And fun fact of the day it was built near when J.M. Barrie met the Peter he eventually became so fascinated with that he wrote the story about (think Finding Neverland). I also went to the Princess Di memorial. THE COOLEST THING EVER! If it ever becomes neccessary to build a memorial for me, please model it after this (aka: Erin, forget the staue of me with my tg nametag pointing because this was way better) http://www.jimbosrealm.net/spgm/gal/UK_2006/Princess%20Diana%20Memorial.jpg
So look at that picture, now imagine kids playing in the water and adults walking around in it: practical because it is refreshing, and also active and bringing people together. Such a perfect testiment to Princess Di.
Today I only went to class... lame I know, but I needed a break from walking around. The fact that our streak of perfect rainless weather is over did not help either. But no fear I found a trench coat so this time I am ready!!
Tomorrow, we are going on a field trip (just like in grade school and i am pumped) to Ketchum PR, winner of tons of awards. They have awesome clients including Ikea, Kodak and FedEx.
Life lesson of the day: subway in london does in fact NOT have provalone cheese and chicken bacon ranch with american just is not as good.
Happy Memorial Day!
Becky
This weekend was full of adventuring around London. Friday morning, I went to the British Museum which was so cool and HUGE! My favorite exhibit by far was about jewelry designer Elsa Peretti http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Category.aspx?cid=288187&mcat=148206 Let's be honest, anything that comes in a little blue box is amazing, and learning about her inspiration and design was fascinating.
Saturday was a day full of shopping at Covent Garden, a very cute little area with tons of shops. I have found some great london clothes and jewelry including a couple dresses(!!!) and an adorable necklace. I am starting to look more London with each passing day. A major achievement was that we are no longer bothered by people handing out fliers to tourists!
Sunday was very 'Sunday in the Park with George' (coming to Marquette's Helfear Theatre in April of next year by the way). I went to Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens. There is a statue of Peter Pan (Sorby would be so proud). And fun fact of the day it was built near when J.M. Barrie met the Peter he eventually became so fascinated with that he wrote the story about (think Finding Neverland). I also went to the Princess Di memorial. THE COOLEST THING EVER! If it ever becomes neccessary to build a memorial for me, please model it after this (aka: Erin, forget the staue of me with my tg nametag pointing because this was way better) http://www.jimbosrealm.net/spgm/gal/UK_2006/Princess%20Diana%20Memorial.jpg
So look at that picture, now imagine kids playing in the water and adults walking around in it: practical because it is refreshing, and also active and bringing people together. Such a perfect testiment to Princess Di.
Today I only went to class... lame I know, but I needed a break from walking around. The fact that our streak of perfect rainless weather is over did not help either. But no fear I found a trench coat so this time I am ready!!
Tomorrow, we are going on a field trip (just like in grade school and i am pumped) to Ketchum PR, winner of tons of awards. They have awesome clients including Ikea, Kodak and FedEx.
Life lesson of the day: subway in london does in fact NOT have provalone cheese and chicken bacon ranch with american just is not as good.
Happy Memorial Day!
Becky
Thursday, May 21, 2009
I believe in Spring Awakening!
London has been absolutely spectacular thus far! Before our first day of class the other Marquette girls and I decided to venture around and check out the shopping scene. It seems as though it will be more than satisfactory.
Class has also been fantastic so far. The professor has basically done everything imaginable, and those are exactly the kind of teachers I like.
This morning we went to the London version of the Time Square ticket booth and got half price tickets for 19th row center to Spring Awakening. The show was INCREDIBLE. Absolutely beautiful. To my harlequins, I just wish I'd seen it with you because I know you would have appreciated every moment of it so much. It was slightly more depressing than I anticipated... we're talking what you get when you mix Rent, Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, and Les Mis. (an incredible endorsement i just gave, but honestly well worth it.) The lighting was so unique, and the symbolism behind everything was cool, and would probably take seeing it at least ten times to really grasp.
And to finish this evening we went to a bar that was built around a tree! Imagine a tree house for grown ups and you kind of have the idea. Very cool, and lots of fun. (don't worry mom, our 30-year-old former air force grad student father of an 8-year-old girl was with us).
and now life lesson of the day from becky moylan:
whatever you take out of your suitcase for the sake of the 50 pound weight limit will be what you want to wear every day, particularly a trench coat.
e-mail/tweet/fb/ smoke stack message me friends!
Class has also been fantastic so far. The professor has basically done everything imaginable, and those are exactly the kind of teachers I like.
This morning we went to the London version of the Time Square ticket booth and got half price tickets for 19th row center to Spring Awakening. The show was INCREDIBLE. Absolutely beautiful. To my harlequins, I just wish I'd seen it with you because I know you would have appreciated every moment of it so much. It was slightly more depressing than I anticipated... we're talking what you get when you mix Rent, Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, and Les Mis. (an incredible endorsement i just gave, but honestly well worth it.) The lighting was so unique, and the symbolism behind everything was cool, and would probably take seeing it at least ten times to really grasp.
And to finish this evening we went to a bar that was built around a tree! Imagine a tree house for grown ups and you kind of have the idea. Very cool, and lots of fun. (don't worry mom, our 30-year-old former air force grad student father of an 8-year-old girl was with us).
and now life lesson of the day from becky moylan:
whatever you take out of your suitcase for the sake of the 50 pound weight limit will be what you want to wear every day, particularly a trench coat.
e-mail/tweet/fb/ smoke stack message me friends!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
holiday is just as much a mental state as a physical location
that's what the voice said today as we took the tram from the north terminal to the south terminal at gatwick... but that's getting ahead of myself.
my flight to atlanta was normal, minus the kid with the monkey backpack leash and the fact that they started counting down how many minutes we had till take off to ensure we didn't miss our time slot.
After landing, I made my way to the gate for my London flight and had my final american meal, arby's complete with a jamocha shake. The flight was long (duh) but not as painful as to Kenya. However, it is official I am cursed when it comes to in-flight entertainment systems.
I decided that I should at least try to figure out who is part of the study abroad seminar with me though I was too shy to introduce myself, so I literally just stalked them from atlanta to london. I figured out who the girls were because they were all wearing greek letters and one of the guys had the text book out. I then just stood near them waiting for my bag until someone asked where we go next and I was the one that knew. Oh and by the way I was on of the lightest packers!! However, I still had to lug my bag all around campus finding our way to the res hall. I am on the third floor (in american lingo the 4th) of a building with no elevator. Just when I thought this would be a preview of moving in to Strack 1 the nice man at the desk offered to carry my bag, and he just put it right on top of his head and walked up the three flights. Amazing. I will be erecting the statue of him in the park next week.
Regent's officially looks like a storybook on the outside.
And life lesson of the day: if you just have to send in a picture for you i.d. just email one you use as a profile pic on facebook, don't take one using your computer's camera. i look worse than my marquette id by a LOT, which i did not even know was possible seeing as it had been raining that day and i have red eyes in the picture.
anywho, off to find cute british boys... and learn something. also, i promise this will get more interesting as time goes on.
my flight to atlanta was normal, minus the kid with the monkey backpack leash and the fact that they started counting down how many minutes we had till take off to ensure we didn't miss our time slot.
After landing, I made my way to the gate for my London flight and had my final american meal, arby's complete with a jamocha shake. The flight was long (duh) but not as painful as to Kenya. However, it is official I am cursed when it comes to in-flight entertainment systems.
I decided that I should at least try to figure out who is part of the study abroad seminar with me though I was too shy to introduce myself, so I literally just stalked them from atlanta to london. I figured out who the girls were because they were all wearing greek letters and one of the guys had the text book out. I then just stood near them waiting for my bag until someone asked where we go next and I was the one that knew. Oh and by the way I was on of the lightest packers!! However, I still had to lug my bag all around campus finding our way to the res hall. I am on the third floor (in american lingo the 4th) of a building with no elevator. Just when I thought this would be a preview of moving in to Strack 1 the nice man at the desk offered to carry my bag, and he just put it right on top of his head and walked up the three flights. Amazing. I will be erecting the statue of him in the park next week.
Regent's officially looks like a storybook on the outside.
And life lesson of the day: if you just have to send in a picture for you i.d. just email one you use as a profile pic on facebook, don't take one using your computer's camera. i look worse than my marquette id by a LOT, which i did not even know was possible seeing as it had been raining that day and i have red eyes in the picture.
anywho, off to find cute british boys... and learn something. also, i promise this will get more interesting as time goes on.
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