I got back to the U.S. on Thursday. I will no longer be writing on my travel blog and updates here will return soon.

It is 5 days until I leave for Oxford. While abroad, I will not be writing here. Rather, you can follow my travels here - http://rebeccaatoxford.blogspot.com/

Here's hoping I hear from you soon!

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I love Wall-E, the adorable Pixar robot who made his big screen debut this past July. I am not ashamed to say I saw it three times in theaters, own in the interactive talking toy and watch the trailer whenever I'm bummed. The character just makes me smile. For a brief period today, I stopped to think about why I like him so much and the reason I ( Read more... )

I'm at a point where I just want to leave or not go at all. I recognized how ridiculous of a statement that is as I wrote it and that I'm taking for granted how lucky I am to have this opportunity, but I'm squirming here. I have reasons to want to hang around NJ but I would never actually forgo a trip I have been looking forward to for as long as I ( Read more... )

Rules: Put your playlist on shuffle and write down the first 25 songs you get ( Read more... )

As I was driving home from work last night, Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" came on the radio. When the cover first came out, I had heard it but did not think anything of it because at the time, my musical awareness was not as broad as it is today. However, listening to it last night I got goosebumps. Granted, I was on a dark, empty ( Read more... )

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There are over-tanned, spikey-haired, ripped guys showing off with the weights on the floor ( Read more... )

On Monday, I put in my 2 weeks notice at work - thank you father time. After September 1st, I'll be able to relax until my departure date ( Read more... )