tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58518959346745181042024-02-06T21:13:27.174-08:00 Rule BritanniaCollege student from North Carolina studying abroad in the UK for a semester. Hoping to find a crown, and seeing what else I encounter along the way. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-28374274518458612332012-12-11T04:02:00.002-08:002012-12-11T04:02:22.325-08:00Time Fly'sTime fly's when you're having fun, right? Well it's not just when you're having fun; time fly's whether you want it to or not. This is especially the case here, since I have two weeks left in England. This place that I have grown to love, to cherish. The majestic rolling hills, the cliffs overlooking the sea, the peacefulness of the countryside and the crowds of the city. The purr of the Jaguar on the road, the graffiti sheep. The roman ruins to the modern skyscrapers, England is a proud, wonderful country that I have been so lucky to have called my home for the past four months. I honestly don't want to leave. My mom and my grandmother (on my mom's side) always have a strange fascination; almost an obsession with England, and now I know why they constantly talked about it, and traveled here. It is simply amazing. So many different facets to this jewel we call Britain and I have vowed to come back again.<br />
I have learned so many things here, and I have experienced some amazing things. I remember when I came over here I was looking for a grand adventure; maybe something out of a Jane Austen book or out of a romance movie, but what I found was much better. Friends for a life time, a possible relationship with an amazing guy, and a city that I have come to know and love.<br />
Most of the people in my group that came over with me traveled a lot. And I mean every weekend, new country kind of travel. I traveled some; not to any of the places that I really wanted to go, but I got around a bit. But I mainly stayed in Oxford. And I tell you, there is something to be said about getting to know a city intimately and in it's entirety. I know the in's and out's, the back streets, the best places to eat, the hidden places in the parks, the quaint pubs, and I know the bus system like the back of my hand. I know that Oxford will be a place that I will come back to see again and again. While I am thrilled to back home to see my family and eat my mom's cooking I will miss Oxford desperately. I am already planning on coming back and visiting. A place revered for its university and majesty; a city that I have fallen in love with.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-50672393620973916552012-11-27T06:51:00.001-08:002012-11-27T06:51:50.086-08:00This Past Week in One Huge Post<br />
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with my family for the past week was one of the best trips I have ever had. On
Saturday we went to Chatsworth House, a gorgeous manor, home of the Dukes of
Devonshire, with amazing artwork, and travelled to York. Chatsworth House was
beautiful inside, and for those of you who like Pride and Prejudice, it is
where they based the home of Mr. Darby. My mom was thrilled to see it. There
was an amazing Christmas fair going on outside the house, with stalls of
butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers; plus the occasional churro tent. But
my favorite part of the house was outside, in the back. Acres and acres of
green, sunlit forest, with waterfalls and ponds where the sun seemed to dance
over the water. I felt like I had entered a magical realm, and I did not want
to leave. I climbed the rocks to a top of a waterfall, traversed a maze, and
was simply exhilarated by it all. I could have stayed there for hours and I
know that if I had lived at Chatsworth I would have been that girl that would
have been found outside, either riding her pony or in the forest, where
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Too soon
we were all back in the car with our wonderful tour guide Jeremy. We arrived at
York, had a fantastic (to use Jeremy's favorite word) dinner at a local pub
called "The Hole in the Wall" and we were all asleep by 8 p.m. Sunday
found me ravenous. My little brother and I were the first down to breakfast in
the hotel, and I can tell you that there is nothing more relaxing than
breakfast with the sun shining on your face, a good cup of coffee, and good
company. Or a newspaper if you are alone. I don't think I have ever eaten so
much for breakfast! We then all went on a tour of York, my dad fell in love
with it instantly, and I must say, York is a special place. It can be said that
the history of Britain can be found in York. From the Roman soldiers, all the
way up to today, there are artifacts and ruins and treasures from every era
that can be found. We saw stone coffins, lids ajar simply laying in someone's
back yard because they were too heavy to move; a roman fort that had been
buried for centuries but was recently dug up. I personally loved seeing the
ruins of St. Mary's abbey and all of the amazing pedestrian streets with their
historic shops. I even found a street named after me! Colliergate! </div>
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course York minster was impressive, and as the Jewel of York it was a must see
for our family. I loved the stained glass windows, the architecture and the
feel of being so close with God. My dad and I ended up simply sitting on one of
the benches and just soaking it all in while my brother led my little brother
on a whirlwind tour of the minster. It was a funny sight! My mom loves to read
the brochure and go on the tour it lays out but I'm more like my dad in that I
prefer to wander on my own, to find my own surprises and not be distracted by
the brochure...I'll read it later. After eating two whole pizzas we all went shopping
for a bit then piled into the car and headed for Lumley Castle, where we would
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Looming
on a hill in grandeur Lumley Castle has sat there for nearly 600 years. Every
girl wants to be a princess and stay in a castle so my wish came true. It was
very baronial but that made it all the warmer and cozier inside. With rich hues
of red, blue, gold, purple and brown it was my favorite place to stay. I
especially loved the library, that had been transformed into a bar/library. I
could have curled up by the live fireplace and read a good book whilst having a
drink for a few days. My mom introduced me to my new favorite drink there as
well, which makes this place even more special, if that makes sense. I really
love Bailey's on the rocks now. It tastes like chocolate milk! </div>
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Too soon
we were gone and off we went to Durham Cathedral, which went I beheld the stained
glass windows near the back of the church and the sun glinted through them and
the colors poured onto me, I had tears in my eyes. This was surely a place that
was close to God. My dad and I even spoke to the Chaplin a bit and he even
blessed us. But my dad was in a bit of a hurry to get going because the
highlight of the tour for him was our next stop: Hadrian's Wall. </div>
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Now not
even half its size and covered in spongy green grass, Hadrian's Wall is still
an impressive site. We went to the most well preserved fort on the wall, I fell
in the mud, Jeremy chased the graffiti sheep, dad wanted to hike a good five
miles on the wall (to which we all said no) and mom took pictures. It was a
stunning view from the fort, which is situated on top of a hill, so I could see
both the beauty of the land from a civilian's view and it's military advantage
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Too soon
we were off driving, taking those country road turns at 50 miles per hour, and
we were in Edinburgh by nightfall. This was my second trip to Edinburgh, and I
was determined to see more than I had when I was last there. We ate at a
fantastic Indian restaurant and my cousin Stuart joined us. Poor guy got
bombarded with questions from my mom. Jeremy even joined us for dinner , so it
really felt like the whole family was there with us that night. I was a little
dubious about Indian food, but I must say that I was proven wrong about me not
liking it. I thoroughly enjoyed it! And fell asleep with my stomach full and
content. </div>
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Tuesday
morning brought the Wimmer family to the grand entryway of Edinburgh Castle.
Mom said we could do it in an hour to which I looked at her and chuckled. We
entered around 10 a.m. and did not leave until 1:30 p.m. On the way back down
the Royal Mile (the street leading down from Edinburgh Castle) we stopped for a
bit of shopping. I got a kilted skirt, although not in my clan tartan (Kilgore)
and I met my Scotsman. He was working in a shop we entered, and my jaw
literally dropped a bit. In the movies you see the strong, handsome Scott with
that amazing accent, but in reality most of them are just tall and skinny. He
was not. Tall, built, was dark hair and a good smile he was handsome but to top
it off...he was wearing a kilt. Flirty eyes were thrown from both parties and
then my mom had to go and humiliate me. She grabbed him and said, "My
daughter wants a picture with you." We both turned beet red. Sadly I never
got his name, nor anything else, and I was too shy to ask but on the way out of
the store he did say, "Take care." in that mind-blowing beautiful Scottish
accent. </div>
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Leaving
Scotland was a bit hard, I really have fallen in love with that place and I
want to back and explore more; especially the highlands. But we were on a
schedule and by nightfall we were in the lake-district, on lake Windermere. I
think I fell asleep that night around 8 p.m. and Wednesday found us once again
in the car heading back for Oxford. We did stop however in Stratford, home of
Shakespeare. We saw his birthplace and grave, and wandered around for a bit in
the charming town, but I had to get back for class. When we got back, I said
goodbye to Jeremy, gave him a hug and off I went to class, promising to meet up
with my parents for dinner. My good British friends Jess, Simon, and Libby met
my parents at the white horse pub for dinner so they could meet each other and
it was a really good night. </div>
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Thursday
was take my dad to class day! I took him to my business class, where he spoke
for a bit and I had people come up to tell me how much they enjoyed him
(including my professors), he met my friends, including George, and it was fun
to have him there. Albeit it was a little nerve racking in my seminar, I felt
that I had to be on my A-game with my dad there! As it was Thursday it was also
Thanksgiving, so that night the entire HPU family came together to have a
wonderful Thanksgiving meal, complete with the NFL game on the big screen! I
missed my Thanksgiving meal at home but I was happy to have this meal, with
both my friends, and family. </div>
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Friday I
yet again had to wake up at the crack of dawn for my family and I were going
into london. Disembarking from the bus to see the Pagani high-end cars was a
great start to the day. We went antique shopping (much to my dad and my little
brother's dismay) had an amazing dinner st one of my new favorite restaurants
in London, Rules, and went to see Wicked that night. I loved all of it. London has always been one
of my favorite places to go and that night made it all the better. The icing on
tha cake was where we were staying: The Grosvenor House on park lane. Superb
employees, beds that feel like heaven, and a warm bath. I even met a girl who
worked that who was on tour with Riverdance. A fellow Irish dancer! Small
world. </div>
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Saturday
morning my parents came in the room to say goodbye as they had to head to the
airport at 7 a.m. I stayed in bed till about 8:30, took a wonderfully hot
shower, and went down to have a relaxing breakfast. That was thwarted. I got
there while breakfast was in full swing. People rushing around, so I sighed
inwardly and just thanked my lucky stars I was eating a decent breakfast at
all. Breakfast itself was fine, however they sat me in the middle of the room
with my back to half of it. Call me paranoid or whatever but I like to see the
whole room, to see everything that is going on, preferably with my back to the
wall. I texted my good friend Simon telling him of this, and he responded,
"Just drop kick anyone that tries to sneak up on you."</div>
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I spent
that day mostly shopping at Covent Gardens and the highlight of it was going to
see the matinee performance of my favorite play: Phantom of the Opera. This is
how much of a sap I am for this play: the chandelier went up and I had tears in
my eyes, and at the end I was sobbing. But then, the best came. I went to the
stage door and I got to meet the Christine Daae, the conductor, and the Phantom
himself! I was over the moon. Everyone was so sweet, and I got autographs and
pictures. And to top the night off, while I was waiting for the bus that would
take me back to Oxford, I sat at the bar at the Grosvenor House and had a
Bailey's. Perfect. </div>
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PICTURES TO COME LATER</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-79106429246636281782012-11-17T03:46:00.002-08:002012-11-17T03:46:58.904-08:00Day one of Family Travel part 1I am currently sitting in a steel grey Renault, after picking up my mom, dad, and little brother from Gatwick airport. We, along with our driver/ tour guide Jeremy (who has the traditional British humor) are driving up to York today, stopping at Chatsworth House and then finally ending up in York for the night. About a five hour drive all together, three hours from Gatwick to Chatsworth and two hours from there to York.<br />
I woke up this morning around 4 a.m. to pack up, made some pancakes while finishing a book that I have now read for the third time ( I really miss getting new books) and meeting Jeremy outside my flat. We had to park and go find my family and I found them by looking for the signature look that my 16 year old brother sports thses days, a grey fedora. He actually manages to pullit off quite nicely. Mom did not let go of my hadn when we got in the car for a good solid ten minutes (think she missed me?) and dad remarked how he thought my jacket, which has WDM on the front that stands for World Dressage Masters, said WMD which stood for Women of Mass Destruction, and was thus a befitting coat for me.<br />
Jeremy and my parents have already been through politics, local history, the two finger salute and its story, the dislike of the french, and how apparently my dad needs to try real beer. Lawson, my little brother, is now nodding off into sleep and I don't want to be rude by plugging into my Ipod so I thought I would blog about my day thus far and other such thoughts that I have meant to blog about and have not, so now that I have caught you up on my exciting day, here is what I have been meaning to blog about:<br />
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1)Music. England has always been ahotbed of music. The beatles, rock and roll, and now dubstep. You know that new-fangled music that sounds like a lot of beats thatsound like different random sounds on a perpetual repeat with the ever important "drop"? Yeah, that has become huge in the UK and is spilling over into the U.S. Most clubs today onnly play dubstep, or dubstep remixes, or dubstep mashups. If it can dub and step then it is played. Not my favorite type of music, one because it is exceedingly repetative and two, because it is hard to dance to. Dubstep is the new musci over here so if you come you better get used to it and ring some advil.<br />
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2)Fashion. I have been meaning to blog about this for a while, I just had to get my thoughts straight and organized. First off, men's fashion. If you wear skinny jeans with a scarf in the states you are a flaming gay. No questions asked. Here, if you wear skinny jeans, pointy toed shoes, a vest with a blazer and a scarf you could be very straight or very gay. It is very hard to tell. Men over here dress either two ways. The first is as I've previously described and that is most of the older university students and above, the other I think is trying to be "American." The guys that dress like this wear graffitti shirts and hoodies, tennis shoes, brightly colored boxers, and very, very low jeans...so the whole world can see their backside. Disgusting. You wear a belt for a reason hun, pull your trousers up!<br />
Now women are a bit differnt. Two words. Boho Grunge. Take the color wheel of the standard camo print. Now take every shade of that and you have the entire color scheme for the fall/winter fashion. Military style, high necklines with actual collars, tights, lots of bangles, and biker boots are essential to this style. Even if you decide to sport a birght color, like red, it must be muted. So red is no longer red. In addition, there is also a lot layering that goes on, which makes sense since we are in England. In terms of hair, the frizzier, the messier, the teased, the better. Bed-head does not evenn begin to describe it. I don't quite understand it. Jewelry equals studded. Anything studded and spiked is a must to go with everything else you are wearing. The girls these days are trying to put off a "bad-girl" and "don't mess with me" vibe I suppose; at least that's what I'm getting.<br />
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Anyway, I am getting a bit car sick from all of this, so I am logging off. More to come later.<br />
Cheers!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-62389569200129562142012-11-13T06:31:00.000-08:002012-11-13T06:31:07.057-08:00So America runs on Dunkin? Well, I run on Starbucks.Well ladies and gents I have been up for over 24 hours! That's right, I pulled an all nighter monday (last) night because I have got two weeks worth of regular work plus end of the semester projects for each of my four classes that count for a heavy mark on my final grade. For example, my business final essay counts for 70% of my final! It is a case study where I have to go through and write an essay on a businesse's problems in every aspect of the business, and create and present solutions with supporting evidence from outside reserch. So I have got that, my history final paper which I have yet to decide a topic on (although I am meeting with the professor tomorrow), a photo essay for my travel blogging class, and a poetry final essay where I have to create my own anthology using ten to fifteen poems, write a critical introduction, and include all of them. I have to do this choosing a topic that there are interesting assumptions about, or challenging an assumption. I was going to do light versus dark poetry and challenge the assumption that not everything that is dark is bad just as not everything that is light is good. It is one of my favorite conceptions that I have stumbled across in all of my readings and I must say that I strongly believe in it (however I will not stick my hot foot out of the covers at night, the monster under my bed WILL get it). Unfortunately for me there almost nothing out there in poetry regarding the whole 'light versus dark' thing. So I had two more options: the importance of the use of Greek mythology in poetry or death. I have decided to go with death; something else I have always loved reading about in poetry. Death is such a vague concept and poetry provides the perfect canvas on which to paint as many different pictures and beliefs of death as it wishes, and none can be wrong or right. I have about eight poems on death so far, so I am almost there! I actually like being this busy (obviously not the all-nighters) I really like feeling productive and staying busy. <br />
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P.S. I am happy to inform my readers that my family will be coming up this coming Saturday and I will be spending Saturday through next Wednesday travelling! We will be going to York, Devon, Edinburgh, Stratford, and Cotswold before heading back to Oxford! So excited! <br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-29570495610207608932012-11-12T14:48:00.002-08:002012-11-12T14:48:52.061-08:00"Cherish Old Knowledge So That You Can Acquire New"I love museums. I openly admit it. I am a nerd, and proud of it. I love learning new things and making the historical connections whilst seeing them in front of me. If a picture is worth a thousand words, I wonder what the real life object is worth? Much more than a thousand, I can tell you that.<br />
Yesterday I had the privileged of going with my friend John Purcell to the Ashmolean Museum in downtown Oxford; famed for its archaeological exhibits and artwork. We wandered through ancient Greek and Roman statues ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Oxford farming, and textiles...all within the first two floors. Now I said I love museums, and I do, but the Ashmolean was filled with a lot of little things. As if they put up on display everything people have dug up in that last fifty years or so...it's an astonishing amount, believe me. because of this, and my ADD, John and I quickly lost interest and steam going through everything. When we hit the art rooms on the second floor we turned tail and fled. John had a mad hankering for fried chicken so we went American and ate at the local KFC. I have to say it does taste pretty much the same. We then shopped around a bit, and then parted ways. I know this all seems really short however going through the museum (even if it was only half of it) took a good solid three hours.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swedish Rune stone. These were cool to see. I have heard of rune stones and have seen pictures of them, but to see one in real life was something else! Definitively much more than a thousand words!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anything horse related I find I take a picture of. I am a horse lover so it goes without saying I will take their picture. Plus, it has always fascinated me how horses are portrayed throughout history. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Limestone with cuneiform. One of the most interesting languages I have studied over the countless history classes. It is very small and incredibly hard to read, much less decipher. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whats up Zeus? Or as John said, "They dipped Zeus in chocolate. Yum"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above pictures are of the only bronze casting of a Bernadine statue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every museum I go to there seems to be a mummy. Fascinating but spooky. </td></tr>
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<br /><br />Today, well today was not as exciting as yesterday. I had my 'Art of Poetry' class where some guy did not know what a Siren (in Greek Mythology) was. The poem we were reading said, "The song that the Siren sings" or something like that and the guy said, "siren's don't sing." To which my mouth dropped open. Luckily I was sitting in the front so no-one saw my expression. Unfortunately I was sitting in the front so our teacher saw my expression and asked me to correct his statement. Poor guy. <div>
After class I went to the library, and sat down to do work until 7, came back to my flat, got dinner, and guess what? I'm still doing work! I have a lot of things to get done since I am going traveling with my family (they are coming up to visit) from Saturday to next Wednesday and I have all of my final projects coming up. no rest of the weary. I tell you one thing though, the Brits are more insane than I thought. I left the library to get more coffee and come back but was refused entrance until I finished my drink! They would not allow coffee in the library. excuse me, how am I supposed to get work done or feel motivated or energized without caffeine? Insane. Absolutely insane. Now I am on mug number two back in my flat and still going strong! Until next time. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-38296560782247426252012-11-06T13:08:00.000-08:002012-11-06T13:08:20.131-08:00Policy, Rhetoric, and Public Bewilderment: The Speech of Mark ThompsonStanding at the bus stop impatiently waiting for the next bus I knew I should have left my room earlier. It was 5:15 p.m. and I was going to be late for one of the Oxford Universities public lectures. They hold several each semester but this was one of the few that I was actually interested in and fit in my timetable. This lecture was the opening speech for the inaugural lecture series called Humanitas. A visiting professor will come each year to speak on his area of expertise in the humanities area. This first year the speaker was Mark Thompson. He is the outgoing Director General for BBC, a post he took up in 2004 and he has recently been announced as the new president and chief executive of the <i>New York Times</i>.<br />
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Finding the lecture venue (at St. Peter's College chapel) was fairly straightforward and I was relieved when I walked through the door that they had not started on time. I sat down near the back next to a guy that I presumed went to St. Peters, said a brief hello and took out my pen and pad in preparation to take notes. I picked up the habit to always have something to take notes with when listening to a speaker from my dad, you never know what you are going to hear that will stick with you. This inaugural lecture was titled, "Is Plato Winning the Argument?" and here is the description straight from the bulletin:<br />
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<i>Drawing in particular on recent examples from American and British healthcare reform, Mark Thompson asks whether the language of politics is changing in ways which threaten public understanding of and engagement with the most important issues of the day.</i><br />
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He was absolutely fantastic. The hour and a half flew by, and with some remarks spoken between the guy next to me (turns out he is from st. peters and is in London studying to get his masters in middle eastern politics) I learned a great deal.<br />
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Mr. Thompson firstly welcomed everybody and said that since this is Oxford he was sure there were knights and lords in the audience which got a chuckle and made me want to ask if there really were any in the audience. He then got directly onto business. Mr. Thompson firstly brought up Obamacare, how it was seen by both views and the the fight America had in 2009 about a phrase that was penned due to a specific article in the bill that had everybody up in arms. This phrase was "Death Panel." He talked about how such a simple term can lead to the biggest destruction and he asked who is to blame? Politicians? The Media? People these days are biased against understanding and demonizing our opponent seems to only create more of a problem, not form a solution.<br />
Mr. Thompson then went on to say that traditional political debate is not dead and that rhetoric is dead; nor is real information gone (even though we have more of it today than ever), but for a series of reasons, we are seeing growth in knockout blows rich in language, but exceedingly cryptic in meaning.<br />
Everything these days are tangled up but if people just decided to talk using effective public language, the average person can understand and then contribute more into public policy. Mr. Thompson also says that when you act without proper debate you get bogged down. Public language is gaining more and more favor these days. The example he used was the "Death Panel" again. We remember that it stands not for section 1213 of Obamacare but for Obamacare as a whole, and we 'see' Obama as Hitler and the government as the Nazi soldier's marching people toward their death camps. Even Sarah Palin alluded to the fact that this was a battle of good versus evil. The public language impact of "Death Panel" is MAXIMAL. And it is purely partisan-making Obamacare not easier, but harder to understand. This is a pattern of public language: avoidance. It is not straightforward, but a cryptic message. Public language is never the language of understanding (I guess that's why politicians love it so much), and in this day and age anything that can be turned into a linguistic weapon is. Also in this day, to meet a political opponent halfway is treason; it is better to fail purely than to partially succeed-Ideology more important than success.<br />
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Now forgive me if any of that was confusing, I literally just re-wrote what I had on my notes. It was a bit hard to follow him as he was speaking extremely quickly. But I did agree with a lot of what Mr. Thompson was saying and it makes me wonder how much of anything anyone says is true (in terms of media and politicians). With the election tonight (which I am staying up for) that is sure to be close, it will be interesting to see what the different media channels are doing/saying as well as looking at the candidates themselves. I took a lot away from the speech and I hope to get back Thursday evening to see his final speech. But for now, GO ROMNEY!<br />
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<span id="goog_592286971"></span><span id="goog_592286972"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-85271208815881088702012-11-06T06:05:00.003-08:002012-11-06T09:03:20.796-08:00Be-heading, Dread Steeds, & Warwick Castle Oh My!<br />
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morning I got up at the crack of dawn to go with Heather and Dr. SChweitzer to
Warwick Castle, about a two hour bus ride from Oxford. It was a gorgeous
morning, albeit a little chilly, but before I knew it we were off! Thank you
National Express bus service! We got there with plenty of time to spare before
the doors opened so we were one of the first in line. Warwick Castle is penned
as "Britain's Ultimate Castle" (where history meets theme park) and because
it was Halloween week it was in its "Haunted Castle" mode which meant
that as soon as I stepped through the gate I came face to face with a gruesome
eight foot tall angel of death. This basically set the standard for the rest of
the day. First we went off to the attraction "Merlin and the Dragon"
where we met the famous dragon that Merlin raised when he was young. However we
were not chosen as dragon lords, but I suspect that if you were over the age of
9 you didn't stand a chance. But we all secretly agreed that we were all real
dragon lord's but the dragon didn't call on us in order to keep our status
hidden. We then toured the great hall's and state rooms which were exquisite
and I kept taking way to many pictures (as you will see below). After that we
bustled to get in line for the scariest attraction there: The Castle Dungeons.
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Complete
with scary, wonderful actors, authentic rooms, the smell of urine, people
jumping out at you and audience mandatory participation I switched between
holding Dr. Schweitzer's hand and clutching Heather's arm. I don't like scary
things and if I see something jump out I don't scream and run away, I scream
and punch...however we were not allowed to touch the actors so my hands were
tied (In both senses). After we said our last prayer's with a scary looking monk in the first room we were led through rooms of medical dissection torture
(which was very gruesome and I usually like learning about that kind of stuff)
court rooms, I was chosen to be be-headed in one room (then found out I was
immortal, who knew?) and plagued by a witch before we were finally set free. I
think I may have had about five mini heart attacks and my adrenaline did not
stop pumping until well after lunch, which we had next. I had a yummy plate of
fish and chips and then we wandered back around the castle and through the
other attractions, which included a story about the king of England back in the
day, and how everyone prepared for battle. Next I had my picture taken with the
headless horseman and the dread steed (who was a Friesian, of course) which was
one of my highlights of the day. Then we went to see the birds of prey show
which showcased a young vulture, a bald head eagle, and a larger eagle called a
sea hawk (I think that's right). Pretty
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tried my hand at archery for the first time in a while and my first time using
the long bow and I got a bull's eye! We then went for a tour of the complete
history of the castle in 25 minutes (it was very abridged but very
entertaining) scaled the ungodly amount of steps up to the ramparts and saw the
trebuchet (A large catapult and surprisingly Britain's largest working one)
fire a flaming faggot, got some great pictures and finally called it a day. We
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did not get back until 3:30 a.m. so Saturday I slept most of the day haha.
oops. But then I went with A few people to the Isis Tavern for their Guy Fawkes
day celebration which included music of every kind ( I danced to African music)
chestnut and lentil soup, two mugs of steaming hot chocolate, and of course a
giant bonfire. It was a wonderful night although when I got back I could hardly
move I was so cold! But it was a great experience and I'm glad I went! </div>
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Last Wednesday was Halloween, or as some people know,
Samhain. Halloween originates from the ancient pagan celebration called
Samhain, when the boundaries between this world and the spirit world were open.
Christianity assimilated it later on to gain the cooperation of the Celts. And
it is still celebrated to this day; not as much in the UK as in the states but
still a fair amount. I went with Dr. Schweitzer to the Pitt Rivers Museum to start my day off,
and it was fantastic. There was so much stuff! They literally had drawers you
could pull out that was overflowing. The museum itself is very family oriented
and invites you to touch and explore the exhibits, and boy did they have a lot.
everything from dinosaurs to dolls, from weapons to jewelry and ceremonial
robes made entirely out of bird feathers! My personal favorites were the
weapons and the jewelry exhibits, and when my family gets here I am taking them
straight back there, it was fantastic.</div>
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After we
spent a good while exploring the museum and dodging kids in costumes we decided
to head out for lunch and we found this great little place called Turl Street
Kitchen where I had free range chicken and Dr. Schweitzer had some sort of bake
(I forgot) . Tucked in the side of a back street it was a cozy place with
friendly people and perfect to relax and get our energy back up. By the time we
got out it was drizzling a bit but when you are in England you get used to it,
so hoping we would not melt we decided to do a bit of shopping. We perused
through a few department stores, a few boutiques, a print shop (that I will be
taking my mom to) and the covered market before catching the bus back to
campus. It was a great outing and
whoever said you can't have fun with a teacher is terribly mistaken, Dr.
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costume and went with friends to a club called Fuzzy Ducks. The costumes were
great, my company was excellent, the music was horrendous. I have never heard a
DJ talk so much! He talked more than he played, and it was extremely annoying.
However I managed to have a good time (I went out with my British friends
Libby, Georgie, her boyfriend Jonty, Minty, and Charlie the Greek). I was
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afternoon and I took the bus back straight away to the library and worked there
for a good solid five hours. I got a lot of work done but I only hit the tip of
the iceberg, so now I am back in the library today writing all of this</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-11328224719818892302012-10-30T10:53:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:53:53.221-07:00Confidence is Key<br />
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In class today we were asked to respond to this prompt:</div>
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Hmmm
interesting question. And very loaded. I suppose it's a bit of both. I do love
travelling and I grew up with parents that are ingenious travelers; smart
without looking touristy, blending in and knowing what to do. Plus I have been
to England before so it is not that much of a shock to me as some of the other
girls in my group that came over from our school. For them it's their first
time out of the country. I know there are a few places I stand out, but it is
not that hard to fit in I find, especially when there are hundreds of new
students coming in as well to the same school. Plus, the British are plenty
friendly. And even more friendly if you know proper British etiquette and
mannerisms (Thank you mom and Nanee). I personally think that I adapt well to
surrounding changes, even though at times I do miss the comforts of home. I
mean it is called home for a reason, right? I tend to go with the flow and I
think I am pretty easy going. There are still some places where I know I feel
slightly uncomfortable or I know that I stand out, but it's to be expected. For
instance, the dance floor at clubs. I am addicted to dancing. As I mentioned in
my previous post, I tend to go all out sometimes. This is NOT how the Brits
dance. As my good friend George explained it to me: British people cannot
dance, we jump up and down and wave our arms. We have a sense of rhythm yes,
but that is as far as it goes. When someone starts dancing well, it's out of
the norm and we all stop to gawk. </div>
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So if
you are self-conscious about dancing, just go with the Brits. If you are like
me and don't really care on the dance floor, then go for it. Now I must add in
that I have been dancing my whole life so I am decent. I'm not doing
belly-flops on the floor thank you very much. But honestly, go with people you
trust, anytime you go someplace new. Make local friends , hang out, and soon
enough you will pick up their mannerisms and traits. I've already started to
say "cheers" to the bus driver when leaving. My best piece of advice to
you, and to myself is this, " Act confident. Act like you are know what
you are doing even if on the inside you have no earthly idea; if you do so, no
one will notice and you yourself become more confident and brave."</div>
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However
there are a few things that still make me stick out here. Like my love for
Downton Abbey, who according to my friend, only mother's and old women watch.
It's almost a cult thing in America. Go watch it if you haven't. Another show
that I love to watch on the "tele" (see, I'm using British words), is
Dr. Who. Which, if you watch Dr. Who over here you are the biggest kind of geek
and have no life. Oh well. However, my British friends are excited I know who
Daniel Craig is and that I love James Bond (who wouldn't?). </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-49542353934845959762012-10-30T10:51:00.002-07:002012-10-30T10:51:31.301-07:00Ruling Britannia Soundtrack<br />
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The writing theme for today in my blogging class was to
create the soundtrack for this trip thus far, and I would have to say mine
would be very, very...ummm....interesting. It would be very long and have a lot
of different genres. Okay, here we go:</div>
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Dance/Dubstep/Club
music. My weekend nights (and sometimes weekday nights) are mostly spent at the
clubs, and the clubs here play all dance music. I'm not talking about R&B
Lil Wayne hip hop, bass booming, quick rapping American songs. I'm talking about
the bass dropping, stomach lurching, first pumping, jumping up and down, mash
pit songs that don't. Stop. They just roll on from one beat to the other and you
have to take frequent breaks. Nonetheless there are some really good songs, and
my 'Recent' playlist has been piling up. They are good, and excellent for
running, walking around outside, riding the bus, and partying in friend's
apartments.</div>
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My 'Movies'
playlist would be taking another big chunk of my study abroad soundtrack. This
playlist consists of soundtracks ranging from Avatar to Game of Thrones, with a
LOT of Hans Zimmer in the middle. When I sit down to do my work, this is what I
listen to. Plug in, crank up, and go. Motivation and brain tuning all in one. </div>
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After visiting Scotland
this past weekend I have been downloading a lot of Celtic/Scottish music. I
really am enjoying listening to the bagpipes, bodhran, and tin whistle. It reminds me a bit of Irish dance music, but
it also excellent day dreaming music whilst riding a bus. One my recent
favorite finds is called Highland Storm by the orchestra Nox Arcana. Just
picture dragons and castles and knights and that's essentially the feel of it.
Great music to listen to for any occasion. I especially liked listening to it
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Although
this album was introduced to me before I left, I still love listening to it
when I am riding the bus, flying by plane, running errands, singing in my room,
ect. Perfect uplifting, inspirational music. The album I am talking about is
New Blood by Peter Gabriel. Set with an orchestra, it's all of Peter Gabriel's
most favorite songs newly refurbished and amped up with an amazing orchestra. I
highly suggest listening to it. And if you
get the chance, watching the DVD performance. My personal favorites are:
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That's the main four parts as of now. Of course, I always
love putting my IPod onto shuffle and seeing what comes up, but usually my IPod
likes to put all the songs I don't like into one long list during shuffle so a
lot of clicking ensues. Nonetheless I wouldn't be anywhere without my music. I
am constantly finding new songs that I like and listening to UK music has
definitely broadened my horizons. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-83850824644520534892012-10-30T06:13:00.003-07:002012-10-30T06:13:39.542-07:00 The Misadventures in Edinburgh, Scotland<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Finding out at four
a.m. that your left pocket is not really a pocket but more of a hole is not the
best omen when going very far up north. Standing at the bus stop, waiting with
my flat mates for the bus to Gatwick Airport I found out that I soon might not
have a left hand after the upcoming weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland. We boarded the bus, and soon everyone fell
asleep listening to music. I however, was too pumped up with pre-travel adrenaline.
I love to travel, and I am usually very good at it. This trip however was going
to prove me horribly wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 200%;"> Arriving at Gatwick airport about three hours early from
our scheduled departure, we ate a hearty breakfast. I managed to eat eggs and
bacon surprisingly. If you know me well you know that I have taste aversion to
eggs and bacon in the mornings. It's from years and years of my father force
feeding me to eat those horrible hotel eggs early in the morning before dance
competitions, and usually if I even smell them before noon my stomach does
those terrible flips. Thankfully my stomach did not protest this morning, and I
ate very well. We then </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 32px;">traveled</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 200%;"> around the airport, doing a bit of shopping (who knew airports can be so expensive when you have enough free time) and I
spent a fair amount of time looking at the 2012 Aston Martin that was on
display, and talking to the car guys about it for a good ten minutes. It's
still funny how guys, no matter how old, get so surprised when a girl knows
something about cars. Anyway, they finally posted what gate we were boarding
and off we went, with my flat mates in tow. We got good seats on the plane ( I
got a window) and before we knew it, we were flying out of rainy Gatwick. It
was really beautiful passing the cloud layer because as soon as we went through
it, the sun was rising and there were bright pink and blue skies everywhere. It
was like we had jumped through a portal from rainy England to true blue skies. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The trip only took about an hour and soon we were in the
city of Edinburgh. The girl could not check into their hostel until four and I
was planning on staying with my cousin Stuart who goes to Edinburgh University
so I had to wait for him to get up before we could meet, so we all started
heading toward Edinburgh Castle. Thank goodness I was smart and thought to get
a map because none of my flat mates seemed to know where to go. As soon as we got
up to the castle we all became tourists, took pictures, got out tickets, and
went to wait for the guided tour. Now Edinburgh Castle is situated on top of a
dormant volcano that formed 340 billion years ago. So while
we waited, we also got front row seats for the wind, which meant that we all
dug out and donned our scarves, hats, and gloves. The tour itself was really
interesting, with our tour guide Ewan leading the way, we found out some pretty
cool stuff. We saw the oldest building still standing, St. Margaret's Chapel,
that was built in 1063, the six ton cannon called Mons Meg
which can shoot one of its stone cannon balls two miles (who wants to volunteer
as a target?), the beautiful great hall, where I saw a four foot tall
broadsword that I was really tempted to try and lift, and a few other things.
Among them was the Scottish National War Memorial that was opened in 1927 . Every Scot that has fallen and will fall will have his named entered
into the correct book inside the memorial. Structured in the Gothic
architecture style, it was beautifully haunting. While walking inside I looked
into one of the books from the Scottish Black Watch command and found three
people that could be distant relatives from my mom's side of the family. It was
a very humbling experience. We also went to see the Scottish crown jewels and
the Stone of Destiny that are both housed at Edinburgh Castle. The Stone of
Destiny has dubious origins, some believing it has biblical ones, however it is
clear that it necessary for the ruler of Scotland to sit on it before he can actually
become the ruler of Scotland . No stone, no ruler. End of
story. Because of this, when the England invaded Scotland they needed to set
the foundations for their rule, so Edward I of England stole the Stone of
Destiny in 1296 and it was taken to Westminster Abbey where it was made into
part of the coronation chair for the next seven hundred years.
From there it was a game of "The Stone is mine!" "No! it's
mine!" Finally, on St. Andrews Day, November 30th 1996, the Stone of
Destiny returned to its homeland and was installed in Edinburgh Castle. After hearing about that, I asked if I could sit on the Stone of
Destiny to which I was given a strict "No." Well I tried. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> After Edinburgh castle, grabbing a bite to eat, and going
to Camera Obscura (an optical illusion funhouse that freaked me out a few times)
we all went to check in at the hostel. By this time my left hand was frozen, I
could not feel my feet, my throat was starting to hurt, and my backpack (which
I can usually carry all day no problem) was starting to make my shoulders ache.
We all filed into the hostel, the girls got checked in and after resting for a
bit, we decided to go shopping for warmer clothes on Princess Street, one of
the most popular streets to shop in Edinburgh. Everyone found something a bit
warmer and by the time we got outside it was completely dark. However there
were Christmas lights already up and some of the buildings were lit up in fun,
festive colors. We got back and by this time I had called my cousin about five
times, texted him about ten, and was starting to get a little nervous. There
were no spare rooms at the hostel and the closest hotel charged over one
hundred pounds for the night. I emailed my dad and he basically (in my typical
dad fashion) told me to chill, and start working on a contingency plan B. So I
did. As I was walking back down to the reception area to ask about a hotel,
Stuart called. Thank God. He had left his phone in a restaurant the previous
night and had just gotten it. After talking and working things out we all
headed out to eat, had a good bite, I met up with Stuart and said goodbye to my
flat mates, telling them I would see them tomorrow. As it would turn out, I
would not see them until Monday morning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> By the time I got to Stuart's room I had almost
completely lost my voice. This was really rare. I never get sick. And if I do,
it's bad. Like throwing up for a few days bad. Stuart had a soccer game the
next day so I told him I would take the floor that night and he could have the
bed. So I got a sheet, a light blanket, and a pillow. You know how heat rises?
Well the floor, albeit carpeted, was freezing! I pulled up my one-pocket wool
coat, put on my long underwear, and curled up at the foot of Stuart's bed. I
must have been exhausted because I fell asleep and did not wake up until
Stuart's friend's rapped in his door the next day around eleven asking him if
he wanted to get breakfast. They then barged in, gaped at the fact that:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">After Stuart explained
that I was his cousin and I had offered to take the floor, we went to grab
breakfast, and afterwards I felt like I had been run over by a bus and could
not talk so I emailed my mom, told Stuart I was stealing his bed, and became a
Collier-fetal ball for the rest of the day and into the night, only waking up
for Stuart to hand me some medicine and some food. Late Saturday night, my
amazing mom called, told me I sounded horrendous, and this is what I get for
living the lifestyle I do ( I.e. basic college student hours: late mornings,
later nights, running on coffee and not eating as healthily as I should). I
could only sit there and listen. After promising I would call later, I went
back to sleep only to have Stuart (who was taking the floor that night) gently
wake me up later that night, and ask if we could share the bed to which I
happily obliged. I knew the pain of sleeping on the floor in the cold and an
extra person meant more body heat which means a warmer and therefore happier
Collier. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Sunday I woke up around three p.m. Stuart handed some
medicine and shoved food and a bottle of water into my hand, told me to drink
and eat, watched me, nodded his head, and then I flopped back down into the bed
and slept for another two hours. Around five, I woke up, saw Stuart was working
at his desk, and decided I needed to get my sick butt up out of bed because I
had an eight p.m. flight to catch. Stuart remarked that he has never seen
anybody sleep this long, to which I retorted that every time he comes to visit
me he is perpetually sick. We laughed, and I got ready, feeling better than I
had in days. It was not actually that cold outside but Stuart did not want me
walking in the cold to the bus stop so he called a cab for me. He really was a
gentleman that whole time. I mean, I come in, Become sick, spread my germs all
over his room, steal his bed, food, and, medicine and he still takes god care of
me. Yup, I'll claim him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> Got a cab to the bus stop, hopped on the bus to go the
airport, and almost had a panic attack because my IPod said 5:30 p.m. while my
watch said 6:30. I had to ask the lady next to me the time and then go through
the whole, "Spring forward, fall back." rhyme in my head to figure
out that it was 5:30 not 6:30. Daylight savings had ended. Yay! Not. I hate losing
sleep. Anyway, got to the airport in record time, went to check in and oh,
wait, you double booked my flight? I have to buy a whole new ticket for a later
flight? Thanks Easyjet. After spending a solid thirty minutes arguing with them
about my flight I was forced to purchase a new ticket, which really annoyed me.
I should have gotten it for free. Well got through security, got food, looked
at the cars on display, found my gate, eyed a few cute guys, and boarded the
plane. When I disembarked, I went and waited a good forty minutes in the cold
for my bus back to Oxford. Whilst waiting I had to watch a couple very publicly
make out and group each other and call each other cute names. I just sat there
and ate my chocolate muffin, drank my hot chocolate, and watched like I was in a
theatre...watching a comedy. Bus came through, I hopped on, plugged myself into
my IPod, dozed off and had a dream about dragons and Scotland highlands. When I
woke up we were almost to Oxford. It was around midnight before I got back into
my dorm. Not a bad return trip though. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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only got one day of sightseeing, and I am trying to get on a better sleeping
schedule. However my left hand did not have to be amputated and now I really
want to go back and watch Braveheart. Too bad I can't find it anywhere online. I
have also downloaded some Scottish music that I like, and I have looked up more
of my Scottish Heritage. All in all a decent trip, one to remember. But I still
never got a Scot to call me lass. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Breakfast at Gatwick!<br />
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Edinburgh!<br />
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Edinburgh Castle!<br />
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St. Margaret's Chapel<br />
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I had to be touristy and take a picture with the Harrod's bear at Gatwick<br />
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Our guided tour of Edinburgh Castle led by the ever-popular Ewan.<br />
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Braveheart anyone?<br />
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Can you spot the rainbow?<br />
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Found MacBeth on the Scotish Royal Line mural!<br />
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A mural in the room where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to James I ( I think that's correct?)<br />
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I wanted to be enthroned..I'm Scottish!<br />
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Only wood here folks. No nails, or anything, just wood fitting into other pieces of wood.<br />
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My fellow Kilgour's that I found in the war memorial.<br />
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Pondering in the plane. I'm studying in Oxford, I have to at least look smart.<br />
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Fireplace in the great hall<br />
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4 Ft. tall broadsword.<br />
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Key to Edinburgh Castle<br />
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Inside St. Margaret's Chapel. You can still have weddings here to this day.<br />
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I snuck a pic...I had to! They're in kilts!<br />
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There was a weeding going on that afternoon. Congrats!<br />
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In Camera Obscura<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-50719832919740246402012-10-30T04:35:00.002-07:002012-10-30T04:35:36.684-07:00Busy as a British Bee<br />
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So sorry I have been neglecting my posting, I have been
extremely busy. Last week I had a two assignments to turn in and I wanted to
get a head start on others so I spent a lot of time in the library. I now have
my own self-designated spot on the second floor in the way way back right nook
where all the maps are. No one in their right mind would go near maps so that
is where I go to get work done. I find it increasingly harder to do work in my
own room as I get too distracted by either the bed, my books, or friends. Anyway
so I turned in my first business assignment which is worth 30% of my grade ,or
my final "mark" as they call it. Talk about nervous! I double, and
tripple checked it, especially since I had to learn a whole new referencing system
(the dread Harvard referencing system). I sent it in on time but I still have
that nagging in the back of my head that I have missed something, or I forgot
to do such and such to the format. I am confident in what I wrote however and I
shall be really interested in getting it back..in two weeks. These people take
forever grading. I also worked on my first poetry assignment where I have to
write a thousand word essay comparing two poems. Only comparison, not compare
and contrast, which is odd. And I have to compare them in technical terms; i.e.
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So I have checked out about five books from the library on
how to pick apart poems technically, I'm a little stuck but nothing I can't
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As for my other classes, I have to write a travel essay for
my travel blogging class which is fairly straight forward and for my British
history class I have to think of a topic I want to write my final essay on. I'm
thinking Gothic architecture, ancient monoliths, or something of the sorts. So
all in all school is going fairly well, I'm just not used to all this free time
I have during the day. Well back to work!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-79034759812491738482012-10-22T03:37:00.001-07:002012-10-22T03:37:41.030-07:00Weekend Trials and DancingWell sorry for the long wait, I've been working on a lot of upcoming projects so that hopefully I can go to Scotland this weekend to visit my cousin Stuart in Edinburgh! This past week was full of work and running after books in the library, making them my best friend. My flatmates went out of town to Milan and Paris so I had the whole flat to myself, which meant turning up the music as loud as it could go and having a dance party. By myself. Yes I do that, please don't judge. Friday was a bit hard emotionally for me as I found out the guy I was somewhat talking to ( I have no idea how to describe our relationship and I don't plan on trying to explain it here) who had been away a lot on weekends recently (now I know why) has had a girl he was seeing this whole time. Oh, and he told me over text. And now, according to his new girlfriend, who forgave him, he can't see me again...even as friends. Which is going to make this Thursday very awkward indeed because I usually ride to class we have together with him on the bus...and sit with him during class...and ride the bus back. Not to mention I am now friends with his friends. Joy. This Thursday is gonna be SO much fun, I can't wait haha.<br />
Piece of advice for girls traveling...guys are the same anywhere you go. Just because they have an accent does not make them your prince charming (even if they turn out to be a prince). Just proceed with caution where your heart is concerned. The heart does things for a reason that reason cannot explain, so just protect it. I have had way too many "hit and runs" with crushes and trust me girls, there are consequences for those. They are good for you, they will help you in the future, but at the same time they can be detrimental. The heart is essentially a double edged sword.<br />
So Friday night I texted one of my good friends that was going out and she told me she was going out with the guy that I had liked and a few friends, so my friend and I decided to go to the same place, I don't know why, I just wanted to go. My hair decided to cooperate and after a quick wait in line, the flash of the U.S Driver's licence and we were in. Had a good night. After we got our first drinks, I had a guy ask me to marry him. No, "Hi, how are you," but, "Will you marry me?" yeah no. It was like anchovies swarming on the dance floor, you could hardly move, just jump up and down, and people were constantly trying to move around so I got bumped, pushed, squeezed, and tossed a bit. Libby and I also seem to have a neon sign around us that says, "CREEPERS! HERE WE ARE!" So that kept us constantly on the move. The DJ was really good though and we found some other friends to hang out with, which was nice. When we were leaving I finally saw the guy and he walked right past me ignoring me, so I did the same. But I'm not gonna lie, I had a little gut wrenching at that moment.<br />
On the walk back, we decided to stop at McDonald's for something to eat when we were stopped by two very posh looking gentlemen. Turns out they were from Finland, and one of them was studying at Oxford University. So I can now check off that I have met someone smart from Oxford University. Libby and I munched on our food on the walk back, and then I got exasperated and hailed a taxi. I have made the 20 minute walk back to campus multiple times before, but I was just not feeling it that night. Thank you Oxford taxis. After I got back and Libby and I parted ways I skyped a few friends and one of them (After a very long rant and boys and their idiocy) gave me a new quote that I like. She said that this describes me:<br />
"East coast girl with a stone cold heart, and looks that can kill."<br />
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Saturday I slept in, went for a run, and watched about five sappy romance movies. Yay me. Sunday I slept entirely too long, did some work, and went to dinner at the Beefeater's with my flatmates. It was good to get out and hang out with them. I feel like I haven't done that in ages. Then we got back around 7:30, I watched some more sappy romance films and this morning I woke up at seven a.m. to get to the grocery store to stock up on pastries (they are all gone by noon). I got back, unloaded, got ready for class, and now as soon as I post this I am going to the library to do some much needed work. I find that I cannot really do decent work in my room, it's too much of a distraction. Well, off I go. Books, here I come!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-78858313463517087692012-10-16T08:19:00.003-07:002012-10-16T08:19:55.496-07:00Things I've LearnedIn my travel blogging class today, our teacher asked us if being over here had changed any of us, or if we were trying to better ourselves in some way from our experiences. I decided to post my answer to those of you who are kind enough to read my blog, in case you ever needed some advice:<br />
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This trip has definitely inspired me to keep moving. To not
"sleep through my experiences." That being said in both the literal
and non-literal sense. Yes, I do love to sleep. Give me a morning to sleep in
and I will happily sleep until the afternoon. But I am trying my best to not
just sleep through everything. There is so much jam packed into England itself
that I want to see! In the non-literal meaning of not "sleeping" is
that I want to be open and receptive of places I go and things I see. I do not
want to just pass by them in a haze, lost in my own thoughts or something else.
Like this morning I had to walk 20 minutes from my friends flat (where I spent
the night) back to campus. It was around 8:30 and the sun was bright, and I
could have very easily grumbled and walked and not noticed the school girls
going to their academy in their purple and gold uniforms, which are my high
school colors. I could have not noticed ass of the shops, lined up in a row,
each colorful and different in their own unique fashion. I could have not
looked in my reflection passing those shops to see if anyone was following me. I
also could have not noticed the heavenly smell as the bakeries and cafes opened
for the morning. The smell of fresh pastries and hot, warm, coffee, made my
stomach grumble but I only had my bus pass, my room key, and two pounds, so I
had to let that one go. I could have not... well you get the gist. </div>
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have tried to take every opportunity that comes my way. Like going out to a
club crawl (apparently one of the biggest student nights of the year) last
night; or going to a pub with friends for an hour instead of staying in and
catching up on TV series. I just keep telling myself that this will be an
adventure and I never know what is going to happen, or who I am going to meet,
or what I am going to see. You never know unless you take that chance, right? </div>
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P.S. My 96 year old great-grandmother just added me on Skype. This should be interesting :) </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-39989367258841555862012-10-15T09:25:00.002-07:002012-10-15T09:25:24.496-07:00Thames RiverFriday morning I woke up to meet everyone from my travel blogging class to go on a field trip. Yes I said field trip, it's a great term and brings back fantastic memories whenever I here it. Our teacher had been down the Thames one day to visit this pub called Isis which is about a 30 minuted walk from the bus stop. It was a clear, sunny day, and with the sun shinning down it was surprisingly warm. I had decided last minute to forego my long trench coat and wear my mom's 1980's blue Patagonia windbreaker. Off of the bus we headed towards the river, switching from one side of the path to the other to dodge the runners, walkers, dogs, and cyclists. After about 30 minutes we reached the pub and discovered it was closed until noon so we went farther down river to see Ippsley lock while we waited for the pub to open. There were geese and ducks that decided we were their new best friends, and took a very strong liking to my friend Libby. Finally we meandered back to the pub and all piled in, camera's in had to take pictures. We all ordered drinks, and I had 1/2 pint of this very nice Cotswold Ale. It was light and perfect for the sunny day outside where we all went to sit after we got our drinks. The lunch menu was not up yet so we sat amiably and chatted for a while in the pleasant sunshine before heading back in to order. I had had a huge breakfast so I skipped the lunch but other people got either a plowman's lunch or some like of green soup. We were there for a good hour and a half, talking about everything from baseball to hair.<br />
On the way back my favorite father in the world called me and we talked about the Vice Presidential debate and caught up for a while. It was good to speak to him again. When we got back we all split up into our separate groups and I headed back to my dorm for a nap before going out that night.<br />
PICTURES SOON TO COME!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-61648794689118376532012-10-15T09:12:00.002-07:002012-10-15T09:12:34.633-07:00Uni<br />
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over here) I can't help but think of a Unicorn. It just sounds so odd! Like
something is missing. And its not only the word that sounds different from the
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1) Almost no-one here pulls an all-nighter. It just simply
isn't done. Although the library is open 24/7 (thank goodness) after 10pm
almost no one is in it. Which, for us Americans, is prime studying time and
therefore perfect for us to go for some peace and quiet. And the library here
is really nice and spacious and has a lot to offer, however I miss the Smith
Library back home at High Point University. It just has such a lived in feel to
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2) Buses. There are three separate campuses here under one
university name, and each of them are 20 minutes away from each other. And
unless you really love cycling or walking, or you own a motorcycle that means
you are taking the bus. The wonderful royal blue Oxford Brookes Bus. That is
most of the time inconsistent and at times too full to let people in. I have
one class outside of the campus where I am staying and I try to catch the bus
at the same time but they are always showing up at different times. This makes
for a very stressed out me because I like to be on time/ a little bit early to
everything I go to, and walking into a lecture hall full of 200 students five
minutes late is not acceptable. Even if I am dressed up. So no, I do not really
like this whole bus system. I prefer my medium sized campus where I can get to
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3)Lectures, seminars, and the like. In England you have each
class once a week, and for those classes you have an hour to two hour long
lecture in a huge lecture hall with a lot of people. Then later on you have a
seminar, which breaks up the class into smaller groups for an hour to discuss
the lecture. Now I don't know about large state schools in the U.S. but I know
at High Point University we have M-W-F & T-TH classes that run about an
hour and ten minutes or so. And here we have only one or two big assignments
that count for all of grade. Some classes have end of the semester exams but
most don't, so it's sink or swim. There is help available but they don't offer
it up at the beginning. You really have to be well self-disciplined to make it
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most people cook inside in their flat. There is no meal plan and while there
are cafeteria's, there is not that much choice. Thank goodness they have
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-58862502011770069822012-10-08T17:23:00.003-07:002012-10-08T17:23:42.815-07:00Random ThoughtsJust thought I would share a few thoughts that I have had since my time here in jolly olde England:<br />
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I have found out how you can tell a tourist/visitor from a
local fairly easily. Just look at their phones. Now, it's not a sure fire way
to tell, but I have found it works pretty well. Locals will have smart phones,
HTC's, Blackberry's, Iphones, ect. While visitors like me have the small, seven
pound half keyboard itty-bitty phone that I have to constantly hunt in my purse
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Remember in middle school and junior high school when you
got your first cell phones and every person had their own unique signature
after every single friggin text? With lots of squiggles, hearts, and emoticons?
Yeah...they still do that here. Granted, it's not as extreme, but every single
British person who has texted always ends they're text with an 'X'. Supposedly,
it's a kiss, like XOXO, and the more you get the more you are loved. However
when I get them, the only thing that pops in my head is those awkward dead
smiley faces that have X's for eyes. So now whenever I get a text, it's like
they died sending it to me. didn't know I was worth that much? XXXX</div>
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accent has almost no consonants, and sounds vaguely Irish, or Scottish,
something other than English. Anyway, his roommates, excuse me, flat mates are
all from the south and every time we meet up the conversation somehow ends up
north versus south. Did our civil war come over to England? The arguments are
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people I have met anyway. When I asked my friend Simon why he liked Obama he
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-69337499350017100692012-10-08T17:22:00.000-07:002012-10-09T15:52:10.413-07:00Uffington White Horse and Dragon HIll<br />
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We all are getting the horrendous fresher's flu, or
something of that sort. Dear lord. I never usually get very sick but I have
been sick with this for the past week. Including being in bed for the better
part of the weekend. However Friday I had the pleasure of going with Cassie,
Sarah, Dr. Schweitzer, and Dr. Forsaith to the White Horse and Dragon Hill in
Uffington. It was drizzling when we got there, and we all piled out of Dr.
Forsaith's car. I had been expecting a big hike and had brought my hiking
backpack and everything, however it only turned out to be a quarter of a mile
walk to the White Horse. Green grass, clean crisp air that made even the worse
sinus afflictions disappear, and sheep. Lots and lots of sheep that we had fun
chasing. I was invigorated. I forgot how much I loved a good hike. Albeit a
short one. We went to the White horse, which dates back some 3,000 years! It is
thought to have something to do with Uffington Castle, which is not a castle at
all but an iron-age fort. We went to go see it, and I climbed the deep trench
that surrounds the fort, just to give myself a feeling of how hard it would be
to scale something like that. Even with a running start, it took me awhile to
reach the top. If I had been attempting to scale it back when it was in use, I
would definitely made it to the top. After seeing Uffington Castle, Dr. Forsaith
went to get the car and the rest of us went to Dragon Hill. A plateau below the
White Horse where legend has it, St. George killed the Dragon. It was really
cool being up there, and I could almost imagine a dragon sleeping below us,
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back to his house for some tea. My first time trying tea was a pleasant one. I
had to add a lot of sugar and honey, but it was really good! We had a pleasant
time sitting and chatting and getting warm. Why don't people in America do this
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occasional food run, or Skype with the parents. Everyone else in my flat, as I
said earlier, are sick, and still are. I finally was able to procure some
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Tuesday evening I went with a few friends to see the production
STOMP at the Oxford playhouse. It was
fantastic. As a music aficionado, I loved the way they used the most ordinary
of things to make the most amazing music. No talking, Just eight performers and
their "instruments." There were kids in the crowd whom I knew were
going to go home that night and start banging on pots and pans. Poor parents.
Whoever wrote the score though for the play is a musical genius. Some of it
reminded me of Hans Zimmer, some of it reminded me of Beethoven. It was amazing
sensation to listen and watch. Charlie and I had fun trying to figure out how
many microphones were on the stage. And I couldn't help imagining what I could
do if I was up there with my hard shoes on. It was a musical playground. </div>
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Afterwards Charlie, Libby, and I went with two of Libby's
family to Turf's for a drink. I had a nice half a glass of wine, and after a
bit, Charlie and I headed back to campus. It was a good twenty minute walk but
the weather was crisp and I had good company so soon enough I was in bed,
falling fast asleep. </div>
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Well, one of the best days since I've gotten here. I went
with the polo team for their polo "taster" day. Taster days are where
people who are interested in joining a society go and see what the club is all
about. It was overcast and windy but it did not rain thank goodness. We got
there and were split into groups. Now Saul, one of the captains had told the
coaches that I have ridden Western before. Which is true. I have ridden a fair
amount of western and my good friend does barrel racing so I have tried it.
Apparently, riding polo is like riding western. So the coaches were thrilled
and asked to see my barrel racing pictures. They then said they were going to
put me on a team horse to which I responded that as long as it stops that would
be fine. I was so excited to get back on a horse again! Back in the states I am
on the High Point University Equestrian team but that is equitation and my mom
is a Dressage rider so I have grown up with dressage, but never polo. Throw equitation
and dressage and jumping out the window
people. Polo is completely different. I spent awhile on a wooden horse,
learning how to hit the ball properly and how to move and swing in the saddle.
The I went and stood on a small table and practiced hitting with a mallet. The
guy that retrieved my balls helped me and introduced himself a Graham ( I think
that is correct spelling, if not, I apologize). he is in the military and I
love military type things so it was cool to pick his brain, especially since I
have never met a British military person. We both soon discovered that if he
kept talking to me and kept distracting me I hit the ball really well. If not,
I whiffed horribly. First time I hit the ball well I shouted,
"Touchdown!" to which Graham replied, "There is no touchdown in
polo." To which I said, "I know but I miss my NFL too much so let me
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Finally we were able to get on horses. My horse that I got
assigned was named Roxy, and ex-racehorse thoroughbred. Dark bay with no
markings, she was so sweet. But boy did she love to run! My group went out with
the instructor onto the pitch where we trotted and canter around him in a
circle, while he sat on his horse and gave us corrections on our posture. In
polo you have to sit a bit deeper in the saddle, with your butt tucked under;
but you also have to be able to lean forward and stay loose so you can move at
a moment's notice. Polo horses are very well trained and so when we went to do
flying lead changes, I just had to shift my weight slightly and BAM! lead
change. Polo horses also neck rein, and you have your reins in one hand so that
is where my western skills came in handy. A lot of people had trouble with the
one hand and the position because they had never ridden western and a few of
them almost fell off (myself included). We then went to a fence and did stops
and turns. Basically we galloped down the fence line, stopped, whirled around
and came back. When you stop a polo horse you sit like you're riding a Harley motorcycle:
feet down and out in front and butt as deep in the saddle as you can get.
Because when you check your reins to stop the horse, they do stop. As in butt
down, head up, sliding stop. So much fun! Afterwards, when we dismounted, and I
asked my instructor about position in the saddle he said I had a good position
and a very natural feel for the horse's movements. More brownie points! We then
went over rules and regulation, and tack and ended with a BBQ and going to a
pub for a drink. I then went back to school, took a VERY hot shower and fell
into my bed. Good thing I got my homework done early!</div>
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Slept in till around noon, did some work for my business,
Three Wishes Productions and then went with Libby, Georgia, Martha, Phil, Alex,
Jess, and Charlie to the O2 Academy club downtown. Libby and I had gone
shopping the other day so I wore my new dress which I got for seven pounds
(yay!). On the way there Charlie (a guy from the Greek isles, A.K.A. new best
friend) and I stopped at the local Tesco for food. And then we ate on a bench
in the store like homeless people. It was nearly eleven at night and we talked
about history... at night...easting food at a Tesco... LOL. I really want to pick Charlie's mind more, he
knows so much and I love ancient Greek and Roman history. I want to learn more
about the culture and basically everything. I think he was actually surprised I
knew as much as I did. Brownie points for me!</div>
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finally got to the club and it was PACKED. The first DJ was out and everyone
was jumping up and down like lunatics, the bars were crowded and the lights had
the possibility of giving you a seizure. My kind of place. If you have ever
heard of UK raves, then this one counted as a big one. Although no weed that I
could see or smell thank goodness. Everyone got drinks (water for me) and we
hit the dance floor. Charlie, Phil and I protected the other girls from the
creepers that were there (they are everywhere I tell you). And after awhile Zane Lowe, a hug DJ for BBC
Radio 1, came on stage and the place went ballistic. Lawson, my little brother,
would have LOVED his music. All dubstep remixes with so many bass drops it felt
like there was an earthquake under my feet. He did play a few rap songs which
made me happy and at one time he stopped the lyrics so people could sing and I
belted out the lyrics while all my friends stared at haha. "You only live
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After hours of dancing, and swinging and jumping and
grinding and pushing and shouting and clapping and hugging we all headed home.
We went through the park, which usually I would have said no but I was in a big
group with three guys so I felt fairly safe. Plus, I was wearing heels so if I
needed to I could kick butt. It was a gorgeous night and I had to hold onto
Charlie while looking up at the stars because I would have fallen down! We got
to the top of the hill and Charlie told me to turn around so I did and from the
top of the hill at the park you can see all of Oxford, and the church spires at
night with all of the stars...breathtaking. If you every come to Oxford, find a
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We then ordered pizza, I went to go say hi to George and
accidentally woke him up, but he got some pizza so it was all good. And then
George walked me back across Campus to my dorm where I promptly fell asleep on
my bed and did not wake up until noon the next day.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-9554973910104180402012-10-01T09:07:00.001-07:002012-10-01T09:07:45.792-07:00Day of the Dad: Business Class Commence<br />
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I honestly hate different campuses, it's annoying. I have to
take a 20 minute bus ride to a different campus for my 1pm intro to business
class, and you never know if the bus is going to be late or if traffic is bad,
ect. ect. Anyway, luckily I had my good friend George in my class and he knew
where he was going so we took the 12:30 bus to the Wheatly campus. We got there
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grabbed a seat in the front, and settled in for the class. The professor is
really interesting. He is an excellent speaker and very animated when he talks.
He reminded me a lot of my dad (who is a CPA). And then I look over at George
and his handwriting looks like my dad's....then I really started missing my
dad. Especially when the teacher started talking about terms that I did not
understand. He then asked us what we thought was the definition of business and
I almost texted my dad to ask him. The conversation would probably have been as
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Me: yup! :)</div>
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Dad: Brilliant answer</div>
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So I think I will like the class. It seems like it's going
to be a lot of analyzing and such, but none the less should be really enjoyable
(with a grande Starbucks). After class, we broke up into seminars. Mine was
right after class and George's was the one after mine so he went to go eat.
After getting lost a few times in the maze of buildings, I finally found the
room. My seminar tutor is just as exciting as the main teacher and we had a
little competition in the class called the marshmallow challenge. My team
consisted of me, a brilliant guy named Ertan, Esther, Robert , and Shane. The
challenge was to make a construction out of 20 pieces of pasta, a meter of
tape, and a meter of string and see whose was the highest that could hold a
marshmallow on top. We wasted no time squabbling about who was the leader, ect.
Robert owns a building company so he
became our engineer and leader immediately. Ertan and Esther held, cut and
handed pieces to me. I was the holder, and builder due to my small hands. And
Shane helped Robert with the planning. We all worked together and in the end
won the competition with our construction being over 20 inches high. Our
teacher said that most CEO's can't do this because they all try to jockey for
power while kindergartners are the best at this challenge. Dad, I beat you. </div>
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After class Ertan invited us for drinks so I went along with
Robert to the Starbucks on campus. I ran into one of my group mates Emily and
we had a nice chat for a while. Then I got back on the bus ran into George and
Libby who had just finished classes, went to the bookstore to get my ungodly
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That night was the polo social which was fun. I met all of
the main team and the other prospects. we went to a few bars and Camera (a
really nice "posh" club) and I ended up being the only girl there
with the five main guys from polo after about an hour. They all tried to buy me
a drink and were stuned when I said I was fine. They're eyes bugged out a bit
when we got to the dance floor and I started dancing, and I danced (mainly
swing) with all of them. One of the Guys, Will, wore a barrette because he is French
and we had a very short conversation in his native tongue. I say very short
because for all the years I took French, language is just not my best skill.
Although I have been told by French people that I have a very good French
accent! Saul, one of the captains, told me I was everyone's favorite
"fresher" (new person) and I did not get back until three in the
morning. Good thing I don't have classes on Friday!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-19060106419264037312012-09-24T09:27:00.003-07:002012-09-24T09:27:21.897-07:00First Day of Class<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Today was the first day of classes for
me in England. or, well, one class. I just got done with the Art of Poetry
class that I have on Monday's. From 1:00-2:00 is my Lecture, with 162 other
students in a huge lecture hall and then from 2:00-3:00 is my Seminar class
with about 20 others. </span>This class should be really interesting and
were having some important people come to give us lectures. The lecture class
is just what it sounds like, a lecture. you sit there and take notes. which is
fine for me however the lecture hall we are in, makes you sit up straight and
proper and the desks are tiny. So I can't slouch and it's hard to take decent
notes. The seminar class is almost exactly like classes at High Point University,
small, and interactive. There was a worksheet we had to do looking at different
quotations and determining whether they were prose or poetry. For those of you
that don't know me, I love poetry and I write a lot of my own, however I have
never taken a formal poetry class in my life. When asked which was prose, and
which was poetry I got all of mine right while most people put either prose for
something that was poetry or vice versus. The teacher asked me after class why
I made those decisions and I said, "Honestly, I couldn't tell you. It was
a gut feeling." She looked at me and said, "Hmm, well it will be
interesting watching you develop. I am glad you are in my class."<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Also in the class we had to write down
what we thought was an adequate definition of poetry and I wrote, " There
is no definition of poetry, because to define is to limit." I kind of
incorporated a self-motto in there, the whole "To define is to
limit." bit. But I liked it, and thought it was a spark of somewhat genius
for my hungry, coffee deprived self. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Speaking of, as I sit here writing this
I am on my 2nd cup of the day. I really am turning into my dad. But honestly,
these classes should not be that hard to go through and do well in, and over
the years in think I have become very self-disciplined, so I won't be too distracted
in class and I shan't procrastinate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Before class I met this cute Asian girl
whose English was not very good. I asked her where she was from and she said
Japan. Now I spent three years in an all girls school where more thatn half of
the population of Asian, so I have picked up a few things. I said welcome and
introduced myself in Japanese, to which she beamed up at me, presented (they
don't 'call' themselves, they 'present') herself as Chihiro, and we both gave
each other small nods of our heads, that indicates respect according to our
status. For instance, if she had been a teacher, or someone older than I, I
would have honored her with a full bow from the waist, however a small dip in
the head is all that is really needed form someone of our age; plus we are not
in Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">I digress, my apologizes, the coffee has
caught up to me and now I am running away with my thoughts, but I do wish to
tell you, my esteemed reader everything, so bare with me. Chihiro sat next to me in my seminar and I
made a few other acquaintances, so that is one class down, three more to go! I
have my Travel blogging class tomorrow, my British Heritage class Wednesday,
and my Fundamentals of Business class on Thursday. Now I just need to get my
school books, and I will be ready to roll! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Okay, so catching up everyone on what I have been doing since my
last post. Sorry about that everyone, normally I am quite good at keeping
things up. Anyway, this past week was Fresher's Week; A.K.A. parties all night,
all week. I only went to a few of them, I don't have stamina that Brit's do...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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For those of you who do not know what that is, you where traffic light colored
clothes based on if you are single or not. it is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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worry I wore yellow. Although some guys thought it was green. Thank goodness I
had all of my friends there with me, a big group means more protection from the
creepers. Also met a few guys that night. Dan and Simon whom I think will be
some of my best British bud's over here, and George (who plays rugby). Also met
a few girls: Georgie, Lottie, Libby, and Jess. All of them go to Oxford Brookes
and all are extremely nice!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pub with Raquel ( one of my flat mates) Dan, Simon, and George and a few of his
friends. I now know the main bartender guy there very well, and he knows the
regular table where I tend to sit. Yup, my kind of pub. Dr. <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Schweitzer</span> then showed up and
ended up sitting and eating with us. Which I thought was great! But the Brits
found it really odd. They don't normally sit down and talk or even share a
coffee or a mean with their teachers... I personally love it. I do it all the
time! Plus, she knows her football (NFL) so it's great to talk to someone else
that knows it. Speaking of football, the place got really busy and then before
I know it, there is a giant screen coming down in front of the main window and the
Chelsea game is on that screen and the Manchester United game is on the other
TV's around the Pub. There was even a little boy there around 10 years old that
came to watch with his dad that had his little Chelsea jersey on. It was a lot
of fun, although I still don't fully understand the off-sides rule and I think it's
stupid. But everyone was cheering and it was a great party. Finally, after the
game and most people had left Sky Sports showed NFL. Not Monday night NFL,
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out again to a club called Lava Ignite, and tried a Stella for the first time.
I liked it. But I still have to sip on it. For those of you that don't know me,
I don't like carbonation at all. So it took me a good two hours to get through
half of it. I texted my dad that I had tried a Stella and the conversation went
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there were a lot of Hispanic looking people around (nice looking mind you, not
creepy) and when they started playing Latin music for all of them, one guy
asked me dance and we did a bachata,
which had me swinging around and pulling a Shakira in the middle of the dance
floor. By the time we were done, most people had stopped and were looking at
us. Oops. For me, I just like dancing, so if I find a good partner and the
music is right, then I kind of let loose; which apparently is not the norm in
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392060916968726210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851895934674518104.post-75297632400935223002012-09-13T10:17:00.000-07:002012-10-09T16:15:01.360-07:00Heritage Visits Commence<br />
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So no big deal but I went to Downton Abbey today. Yeah
that's right. Downton Abbey. And Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. It was a
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is not the actual name of the place. The real name is Highclere Castle and it
is the ancestral home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon. Beautiful and full
of tourists it was a great way to start the day. I even had a couple ask me if
I was an Olympian because I was wearing a coat that said World Dressage Masters
on it. Wonder what would have happened had I said yes? I have been in houses
like Highclere before but it was still a neat experience. I wish my mom and
grandmother had been there to see it with me. I undoubtedly would have gotten a
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that we traveled to the mighty Stonehenge. It took my breath away and to be
honest I had tears in my eyes when I got closer to it. Currently I am working
on a new poem about it which I will put up shortly. There were way too many
tourists for my taste and I think I bugged the warden a bit much because I
asked way to many questions. oh well. I want to do some research on it now and I cannot wait to get my little hands
on a few Stonehenge books. This might
sound cheesy but I felt really connected to it. I am planning on going there on
September 22nd for the Autumn Equinox. If you get there early in the morning
(five a.m. wake up call, joy) the wardens will let you into the circle and let
you stay there to watch the sun rise. So excited about it. It's hard to express
it here but the closest I can come to it that I think it will be one of the
most magical and profound experiences in my life. An early wakeup call will be
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went to Salisbury and had a tour of Salisbury Cathedral. It is one of England's
most spectacular Cathedrals built in a single phase in the 1200's. Its spire is
404ft tall and it houses the world's best preserved copy of the Magna Carta. Did
you know that of the original 13, there are only 4 left? The carbon dating on
some of the stain glass windows date it back to 1180 A.D. which puts them at
some of the oldest in England and possibly the world, not quite sure about that
though. The church itself is long enough to park two jumbo jets (without wings
mind you), and it is the only cathedral where you can see directly from one end
to the other. The huge spire itself was added after the church had finished and
it too has an interesting story. When they were building the spire it became
too heavy and the support columns became crooked (which you can actually see.
Quite scary really). The church had two options: take it down or pray. They
took the latter and prayed. A lot. When they finished building and it didn't
fall down, they discovered that the farthest side of the church had been
elevated about seven inches, the spire was leaning in the opposite direction
that much. It now pitches and sways and has a distinct lean of 33 inches. And
once a year some crazy Englishman scales the spire to do what? change a light
bulb. It is so large that they had to put anti-aircraft lights at the top of
the tower that need changing every year. And apparently these lights have been the cause of some UFO
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Amazing hot chocolate and chocolate brownie! Perfect for warming up!</div>
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