This Last Week
I'm sorry I haven't been updating lately. Nothing exciting has been going on (except for one really big thing which I'll get to in a minute), so I've been a little embarrassed to update. This week (and next week) prove that I am actually STUDYING abroad. I am hoping to start, research, and finish 3 major papers by next week so that I can go out and experience London without worrying about schoolwork.
This past weekend was amazing. Friday afternoon I was researching a paper when my boyfriend called. I asked him what he was up to, and he said he was walking around campus. All of a sudden, I hear one of my London friend's voice on HIS end of the phone! So I ran all the way down 3 flights of stairs and sure enough, there stood my boyfriend with the prettiest flowers ever! He flew in for the weekend to surprise me for Valentine's Day. Since he got here in the late afternoon, we didn't get to do a whole lot. I showed him around our neighborhood, went out to dinner, and then walked around Picadilly Circus. Saturday we went out to breakfast and then spent the day shopping in Knightsbridge. We did end up at Harrods, which was absolutely beautiful. I was there in 2003 but last semester I saw a program on the secrets of Harrods on the Travel Channel so I appreciated it this time much more. One thing I recommend for anyone going to London is to go to Harrods and eat in their food halls. We had gelato at Morelli's and it was unbelievable! They create these beautiful gelato sundaes that are almost too pretty to eat. I ate mine of course, but at least I took a picture of it. It's totally worth it to wait for a spot at the counter. I felt like a little kid in an old ice cream parlor, when in reality I was in an extremely busy part of Harrods. Saturday night I introduced him to Kabobs. There is this tiny place right down the street from us that has amazing food and is open until 4:30 am (VERY rare around here...even pubs close at midnight). Kabobs is the place that everyone in the house goes to when they're craving chips (fries) or kabobs...which is at least a few times a week. Sunday was a fairly relaxed day. We ate breakfast and wandered around the area a bit more. We ended up back at Picadilly Circus again and ate at a fairly good steak house. We had such an amazing time and I'm so thankful he made such a huge journey to see me for such a short amount of time.
This week has been nothing but classes and writing papers. Last night our Theatre class went to see Corum Boy which was by far the best play I've seen with this class. If anyone ever has the opportunity to see it, I strongly recommend it. It was visually brilliant and the acting was phenomenal.
Tomorrow morning I leave for Prague. I won't be back until around 1 or so Tuesday morning...yes I am skipping a day of class to go, but it's already been preapproved :).
Next week will be busy, but after that I will have time to upload my pics/hunt other people down for pics of me, and actually start exploring the city and writing proper entries on here.
Have a great weekend!
This past weekend was amazing. Friday afternoon I was researching a paper when my boyfriend called. I asked him what he was up to, and he said he was walking around campus. All of a sudden, I hear one of my London friend's voice on HIS end of the phone! So I ran all the way down 3 flights of stairs and sure enough, there stood my boyfriend with the prettiest flowers ever! He flew in for the weekend to surprise me for Valentine's Day. Since he got here in the late afternoon, we didn't get to do a whole lot. I showed him around our neighborhood, went out to dinner, and then walked around Picadilly Circus. Saturday we went out to breakfast and then spent the day shopping in Knightsbridge. We did end up at Harrods, which was absolutely beautiful. I was there in 2003 but last semester I saw a program on the secrets of Harrods on the Travel Channel so I appreciated it this time much more. One thing I recommend for anyone going to London is to go to Harrods and eat in their food halls. We had gelato at Morelli's and it was unbelievable! They create these beautiful gelato sundaes that are almost too pretty to eat. I ate mine of course, but at least I took a picture of it. It's totally worth it to wait for a spot at the counter. I felt like a little kid in an old ice cream parlor, when in reality I was in an extremely busy part of Harrods. Saturday night I introduced him to Kabobs. There is this tiny place right down the street from us that has amazing food and is open until 4:30 am (VERY rare around here...even pubs close at midnight). Kabobs is the place that everyone in the house goes to when they're craving chips (fries) or kabobs...which is at least a few times a week. Sunday was a fairly relaxed day. We ate breakfast and wandered around the area a bit more. We ended up back at Picadilly Circus again and ate at a fairly good steak house. We had such an amazing time and I'm so thankful he made such a huge journey to see me for such a short amount of time.
This week has been nothing but classes and writing papers. Last night our Theatre class went to see Corum Boy which was by far the best play I've seen with this class. If anyone ever has the opportunity to see it, I strongly recommend it. It was visually brilliant and the acting was phenomenal.
Tomorrow morning I leave for Prague. I won't be back until around 1 or so Tuesday morning...yes I am skipping a day of class to go, but it's already been preapproved :).
Next week will be busy, but after that I will have time to upload my pics/hunt other people down for pics of me, and actually start exploring the city and writing proper entries on here.
Have a great weekend!
posted by Jen at 2:40 AM
2 Comments:
aww good boyfriend! =)
ps you have some snail mail coming your way =)
apparently google signed me into blogger? stupid technology
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