As I am sitting here between classes I can't help but to think to myself that it is almost the first week of March. When we first got here I felt like January was going kind of slow, but then February approached and it is gone! I'm not sure how the time flew by so quickly! We'll last week I went to London to see my BFF's Amy(from college) and Amanda (from high school). It was amazing we got to see the usual touristy spots. I went to some of the markets around London and they were huge and amazing. It was so much fun. We attempted to try to just get by eating samples at this food market we went to to save money, but we ended up having to grab lunch! (so we may be a little bit cheap :) ) \oh well! My friend Billy from Central is also studying abroad in London and we found a bar called Bar Salsa that had free salsa lessons every Friday night so... as you might have guessed we totally rocked that bar!It was so much fun!! Oh...and I forgot one very important part- we also went shopping! It was a blast.
I have been doing a lot in my classes ( though the education system is a lot different over here). I am taking two welsh history classes, a literature class, and a course called outdoor pursuits. Outdoor Pursuits in a course from an educational facility named the Conway Centre and it is located on a island part of Wales called Anglesey. The class is a lot of fun! We have done a high ropes course, Mountain climbing, Canoeing rocking climbing, and abseiling. It has been pretty intense and I am being put in front of some pretty big challenges but it is well good! Next week we are possibly going mountain biking... WOW doesn't that sound dangerous?!?
Well this coming weekend I am going with a group to Amsterdam and am really excited for that! I think we may also try to hit up other towns outside of Amsterdam to get more of a feel of the Netherlands! I am excited. We are leaving tonight to take a train to Liverpool then we fly out tomorrow morning at 6am! It should be a great time-- don't worry we will keep our heads on straight! :)
Well I suppose I should head to class... just wanted to let you all know that I am doing well and that this is a proper vacation! :) Talk to all of you soon!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Did I even leave Iowa??
Hello all!
I have been so busy that I haven't been able to blog! I'm not sure where I left off, but I think that I will once again remind you of what an amazing time I am having over here! I have done so many things and I would like to put pictures with my blogs but it isn't letting me! So I will have to resort to the good old fashioned way of just telling you! We have seen many castles since we have been here like Caernarfon, Dolwyddelan, and tomorrow we are going to Beaumaris. All of these castles are beautiful and full of so much history. I love it! We also have been to many cathedrals which have all been amazing as well - each unique in its own way! One of my favorite stops thus far has been Chester. . I can’t even describe how it felt to walk off of our bus and into the streets and hear all different types of music playing, see a balloon vendor, and hundreds of people. I feel in love immediately. The minute I stepped off the bus I wanted to wonder everywhere. This was the first city that I had ever been in that was completely walled in. I loved hearing the history about the Roman remain and how during the medieval times some things were altered. Not only did we hear about these happenings we were able to see the differences. Being able to compare the roman times to the medieval times was amazing.
Another really beautiful place that we all went and saw was Swallow Falls. I haven't seen to many water falls in my life so this was beautiful. Speaking of water I have been to a couple very nice piers here in Wales. Bangor has one itself (which has a tea room on the end that has the best scones around) and also one in Llandudno-- which is pronounced Clan-did-know--they are really nice and show off great views of the cities.
Last weekend a bunch of us decided to take a trip to Liverpool. It was a lot of fun. We went to the Beatles museum, took a tour on a Yellow Duck Marine (which went on land and water-- so fun!) and then toured the cathedral-- oh how could I forget WENT SHOPPING! There is a store called Primark and all the girls here at University were talking about it so we decided to give it a try. This store is seriously one of the best bargain stores i have been to and I have been to many- trust me! But it was a lot of fun - except for the fact that we almost missed our train on the way back!
I have been having a blast here and I have been meeting some really neat people! Though I am starting to crave the most amazing soda in the world -Mt.Dew in case you didn't know!- I am managing just fine. In two weeks I will be headed to London and then Amsterdam. Classes are going well I am taking two history classes, a literature class, and outdoor pursuits. Outdoor pursuits lets us do all of these crazy things like rock climb, surf, and much more I am so excited for the rest of my time here! Well got to head to bed tomorrow we are going to Anglesey which is an island right off of Wales! It should be fun- then Volleyball practice starts on Sunday! Yay! Well I'm headed and I will try to keep you'll updated!
OH.... and as for the title of this post... It hasn't snowed in Wales in ages probably around 6 years- I will give you one guess, it is snowing here! It has snowed the last five days and it is crazy! I think we must of brought it with us!
I have been so busy that I haven't been able to blog! I'm not sure where I left off, but I think that I will once again remind you of what an amazing time I am having over here! I have done so many things and I would like to put pictures with my blogs but it isn't letting me! So I will have to resort to the good old fashioned way of just telling you! We have seen many castles since we have been here like Caernarfon, Dolwyddelan, and tomorrow we are going to Beaumaris. All of these castles are beautiful and full of so much history. I love it! We also have been to many cathedrals which have all been amazing as well - each unique in its own way! One of my favorite stops thus far has been Chester. . I can’t even describe how it felt to walk off of our bus and into the streets and hear all different types of music playing, see a balloon vendor, and hundreds of people. I feel in love immediately. The minute I stepped off the bus I wanted to wonder everywhere. This was the first city that I had ever been in that was completely walled in. I loved hearing the history about the Roman remain and how during the medieval times some things were altered. Not only did we hear about these happenings we were able to see the differences. Being able to compare the roman times to the medieval times was amazing.
Another really beautiful place that we all went and saw was Swallow Falls. I haven't seen to many water falls in my life so this was beautiful. Speaking of water I have been to a couple very nice piers here in Wales. Bangor has one itself (which has a tea room on the end that has the best scones around) and also one in Llandudno-- which is pronounced Clan-did-know--they are really nice and show off great views of the cities.
Last weekend a bunch of us decided to take a trip to Liverpool. It was a lot of fun. We went to the Beatles museum, took a tour on a Yellow Duck Marine (which went on land and water-- so fun!) and then toured the cathedral-- oh how could I forget WENT SHOPPING! There is a store called Primark and all the girls here at University were talking about it so we decided to give it a try. This store is seriously one of the best bargain stores i have been to and I have been to many- trust me! But it was a lot of fun - except for the fact that we almost missed our train on the way back!
I have been having a blast here and I have been meeting some really neat people! Though I am starting to crave the most amazing soda in the world -Mt.Dew in case you didn't know!- I am managing just fine. In two weeks I will be headed to London and then Amsterdam. Classes are going well I am taking two history classes, a literature class, and outdoor pursuits. Outdoor pursuits lets us do all of these crazy things like rock climb, surf, and much more I am so excited for the rest of my time here! Well got to head to bed tomorrow we are going to Anglesey which is an island right off of Wales! It should be fun- then Volleyball practice starts on Sunday! Yay! Well I'm headed and I will try to keep you'll updated!
OH.... and as for the title of this post... It hasn't snowed in Wales in ages probably around 6 years- I will give you one guess, it is snowing here! It has snowed the last five days and it is crazy! I think we must of brought it with us!
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