Saturday, November 5, 2005

Stonehedge: similar to the Arctic Circle?

This is what my professor said when we asked him about it in class. Apparently it is always really stupidly cold there, since it's in the middle of this big plain and the wind just sweeps across and smacks you around. He advised us to layer up and bring jackets, and Ashley (one of the lit girls) asked him, "Is it as cold as the Arctic Circle?" and professor Duckworth replied, after thinking for a moment, "Similar." So he's a fun old British man. We like him. Right now, I am supposed to be writing a paper for his class (imagine that!) but I have yet to begin. It's due Monday, though, by 5 pm, so at least I'm getting something of a head start. I don't think Arcade Fire is the proper music to do work to, however, because all I want to do is just sit and sway and listen. Well then. London is still fabulous, but we're getting into the colder months. The weather is starting to turn very London-esque, and the sun sets at five pm. It's insane because you're sitting around at six wondering what the hell happened to the day because it seriously feels like it's nine, ten, but no, it's six o'clock. Which is both nice and not nice - at least you do have all that time still, but it really kind of kills your work ethic. When it gets dark, you don't want to be doing homework, you want to be out at the pubs. Especially considering they close at eleven. Eh, well. There it is. So, how is the rest of the world doing? We're going to Paris on Wednesday, and then after that is Thanksgiving and I'm off to Barcelona. For fall break a couple weeks ago me and some more of the lit girls (Erin and Kacie) went to Austria and Germany for ten days. It was beyond amazing, and we had some very interesting cultural experiences. The Germans are mean. Really mean, sometimes. And they're just very different. They know that you're foreign, and can even narrow it down to British or American, because you smile when you walk. And they don't ever hand you money - there are trays that you put it in, and they put the change back in it. They don't like children, and they take their dogs everywhere - even into restaurants. But they're very well trained and totally clean. And the cities are pretty safe - much safer than London and the states. Walking around at night in Vienna, Munich, and Berlin was some of the best fun I've had, and I got some wonderful pictures. Hopefully I will upload them one day. So yeah, life has been pretty busy. I'm so broke it's not even funny, but it's been so worth it, too. It seems kind of cliché but studying abroad has really had this complete overhaul effect on me. It's cool, though. Very cool, daddio. Much lovesnuggles to all, hope all is well. ^__^

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