Across the Pond: Time is flying!

Two weeks flies by. I didn’t even think about making a blog post until it hit me earlier this week that I hadn’t done it since my Easter Europe trip.

My first five days back from my Europe trip I was still on Easter vacation but I spent most of my time in the library working on a few assignments and papers that had upcoming due dates. Brian went to Stratford-upon-Avon for half of a week so I had the room by myself which was nice. Other internationals were busy doing their own thing so I was pretty productive.

Classes and campus dining resumed on April 16 which was a joyous day – good food! Two of my classes finished at the end of March so I don’t have class on Fridays anymore. The rest of my classes will finish up next week, with assessments in later May and one on June 7. Academically, I’ve been working on essays piece by piece, making sure I don’t procrastinate like my high school writing days. Culturally I’ve set out with a few new life goals: watch the American Film Institute’s top 100 films of all time and listen to the top 100 albums on the Rolling Stones list. I’m on my way in the album collecting and have been harvesting as many free ones out of the Chester Uni library as possible to save for when I get back to the states.

Last weekend I did a little travelling here in the UK. On Friday the 20^th I went to Cardiff, Wales with another international student. We spent about 10 hours in the city, which is the capital of Wales. The highlight was Cardiff castle which has been remodeled multiple times giving it a keep that looks 750 years old and a residence in the fortress that looks 300 years old. After the castle we walked around Cardiff all day, making our way to the Cardiff bay, seeing Millennium stadium which is home to 2012 Olympic football (soccer), and I bought some shoes because mine are giving out from all the walking and basketball. The next day I went to Liverpool with seven others to see the "Giants" Titanic memorial event and The Beatles Story. In the evening we went to our pub for English breakfasts. Yes, I can say “our pub” in Liverpool because we’ve been there four times.