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YAWN! Miraculously I managed to get home from Jen's in Ireland. It was a long day and I managed to travel on one of the worst days in a really long time. It seems that there were a lot of gale force winds attacking the north western part of england where I needed to get to. The days and weeks before it had rained a lot and in Cumbria, the district north of where I live, experienced major flooding. So they had to drive the train really slowly, and stopped the train in Preston. Refusing to take the trains north of Preston. I live 1/2 an hour away from Preston. On the train they told us that all ground transportation was also closed. So I had a minor freakout and thought I would have to spend the night in Preston. The train manager was misinformed and we got the normal bus to Lancaster. PHEW. 10 hours of travelling is a lot!
I just realized how long it has been since I've posted a real entry. Alas, I have so much to write I don't know if I can write it all in one post here at the library. I had a nice holiday with my family. It was really nice to hang out with my sister, my brother and his wife. I am glad that I am going to be living close to my bro &sister in law, when I get home. It'll be nice to hang out with them more. I went to Paris,England: London, Bath, Wells, (Cardiff in Wales ,but not for long enough), The Cotswalds, York, Ireland: Dublin, Killarney, Gallaway, and Cork. I enjoy travelling but 4 weeks was a bit much. I didn't really get a chance to pack properly and I rushed my entire leaving process because I had only 14 hours to pack after I finished my last essay.
Travelling alone is a really cool experience. I managed to travel alone in Ireland, and it was wonderful. During last term I had started to get a bit bitter because I felt I was attempting to communicate with my friends in Santa Cruz and other places and I wasn't getting as many replys in the time that I had wanted them or replys at all. I was really upset that I was the odd person out. Most of my friends were near to each other and able to make their friendships stronger, and I was off in England with not very many friends, who would probably always live far away from me. While I was alone, I was able to think a lot. It was so refreshing. I was in a foreign country, that I was comfortable with. I have friends from Finland, England, and Austrailia. I know people from all over the US who are studying here. I realized that I was comfortable traveling alone, being alone even. And I had no problem embarking on the journey from London to Lancaster even though I didn't really know where I was going and had never done it before.
I know that I can get on a plane or train and I'll get to my final destination. I came to a conclusion, that because I was upset I hadn't really been trying to keep in touch with many people. My goal for this term is to send people e-mail and cards on a regular basis. If they don't write me back it doesn't mean that they don't want to be friends with me it doesn't mean anything. I have always been friends with busy people. I can't know if the lack of contact here will still happen when I go back to california. I'll just have to see what happens.
I myself am busy when I am working all the time. Somehow while I've been here I haven't been that busy. It's kind of amazing how we get used to working on shows all the time that we forget how it is to have free time. I am now getting used to it. Which leads me to my next thought... I am going to be quite busy this term. an essay, two practical projects, and applying for what I am going to do next year.
Fun thing that I realized yesterday. I may not be able to do the fifth year because I may not have actually graduated by the time sept starts. I have e-mailed my study centre and angela and hopefully everything will work out. But boy did I freak myself out when I realized that. I am applying for two other internships which I really don't think I am qualified for,but who knows. Fifth year is what I really want to do. Alas, I do love applying for things every year. It's like a bad game, 'here's some more paperwork to fill out and statments of purpose to write.'
In Conclusion, I do hope that everyone is doing well and enjoying what they have chosen to do for the time being. If anyone moves please let me know as I should stop sending postcards to your old address.
I just realized how long it has been since I've posted a real entry. Alas, I have so much to write I don't know if I can write it all in one post here at the library. I had a nice holiday with my family. It was really nice to hang out with my sister, my brother and his wife. I am glad that I am going to be living close to my bro &sister in law, when I get home. It'll be nice to hang out with them more. I went to Paris,England: London, Bath, Wells, (Cardiff in Wales ,but not for long enough), The Cotswalds, York, Ireland: Dublin, Killarney, Gallaway, and Cork. I enjoy travelling but 4 weeks was a bit much. I didn't really get a chance to pack properly and I rushed my entire leaving process because I had only 14 hours to pack after I finished my last essay.
Travelling alone is a really cool experience. I managed to travel alone in Ireland, and it was wonderful. During last term I had started to get a bit bitter because I felt I was attempting to communicate with my friends in Santa Cruz and other places and I wasn't getting as many replys in the time that I had wanted them or replys at all. I was really upset that I was the odd person out. Most of my friends were near to each other and able to make their friendships stronger, and I was off in England with not very many friends, who would probably always live far away from me. While I was alone, I was able to think a lot. It was so refreshing. I was in a foreign country, that I was comfortable with. I have friends from Finland, England, and Austrailia. I know people from all over the US who are studying here. I realized that I was comfortable traveling alone, being alone even. And I had no problem embarking on the journey from London to Lancaster even though I didn't really know where I was going and had never done it before.
I know that I can get on a plane or train and I'll get to my final destination. I came to a conclusion, that because I was upset I hadn't really been trying to keep in touch with many people. My goal for this term is to send people e-mail and cards on a regular basis. If they don't write me back it doesn't mean that they don't want to be friends with me it doesn't mean anything. I have always been friends with busy people. I can't know if the lack of contact here will still happen when I go back to california. I'll just have to see what happens.
I myself am busy when I am working all the time. Somehow while I've been here I haven't been that busy. It's kind of amazing how we get used to working on shows all the time that we forget how it is to have free time. I am now getting used to it. Which leads me to my next thought... I am going to be quite busy this term. an essay, two practical projects, and applying for what I am going to do next year.
Fun thing that I realized yesterday. I may not be able to do the fifth year because I may not have actually graduated by the time sept starts. I have e-mailed my study centre and angela and hopefully everything will work out. But boy did I freak myself out when I realized that. I am applying for two other internships which I really don't think I am qualified for,but who knows. Fifth year is what I really want to do. Alas, I do love applying for things every year. It's like a bad game, 'here's some more paperwork to fill out and statments of purpose to write.'
In Conclusion, I do hope that everyone is doing well and enjoying what they have chosen to do for the time being. If anyone moves please let me know as I should stop sending postcards to your old address.