Have walked more in the past week than probably ever in my life. Local bus service (80/A) shuts down when term is over, which is grand for those that are still here working on papers and need to get to the library. Luckily, traveller extraordinaire Jon took a break from his week in Ireland to see Leicester and didn't mind all the walking (I think).
Weird feeling showing someone around the city that I have been living in for 2+ months. Never had the opportunity to see so many things or drink so many pints in a pub since I've been here. Conveniently used the excuse as hostess to put off working on papers that are looming over me as our five week break began.
The good thing about bus services getting shut down is that you have to walk at least 5 extra miles a day to get to the next closest bus service. Has really been nice to actually look at the gardens of people's homes that we drive by on our daily route to campus and back. Weather was also cooperative (a girl doing her laundry with me on Wednesday mentioned how "hot" it was ... sunny and 53 is "hot"). I've still not been able to get over how green all the grass is. It looks like they spend hours on their lawns picking out weeds by hand and combing the grass, but have been assurred it's just the climate. Dad, Al and the rest of the neighborhood mowers would be green with envy. Ha...haha.
Finally had the opportunity to walk through the Botanic Gardens that are adjacent to Beaumont. They are absolutely fabulous. Hopefully will be coming back for the end of the term (nasty situation with possible early auditions) and I pledge to take pictures of it in the sunshine. It's really beyond beautiful. Having lofty thoughts of what I might be able to do with our little patch of lawn in Chillicothe, although I'm sure Dad would lament the loss of taking 3 hours to mow all the grass.
Note: Will be taking off for Spain on Sunday. Not sure how close I will be to a computer, but will write everything and anything interesting down for a big blog when I get back. Lots of love.
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An international experience... with some poetic licence.
The Why and Wherefore
This blog is the faithful diary of an American student studying abroad at the University of Leicester in Leicester, England. All blog posts are more or less the truth, with some rephrasing and tightening up to make them more tasteful to readers not present at the time of the incident.
What one might expect of a university student will not be found in this blog. There are no references to drunken parties, admissions of abandoning course work or declarations of falling passionately in love with a local. Instead, it is simply the record of a young, nerdy, early riser who can be found at the gym sweating to no avail, reading a book in the middle of a noisy cafe or sitting in the third row of a Shakespeare play. Apologies.
To old friends and new, this one's for you. (Sorry. Dunk my head in a bucket.)
What one might expect of a university student will not be found in this blog. There are no references to drunken parties, admissions of abandoning course work or declarations of falling passionately in love with a local. Instead, it is simply the record of a young, nerdy, early riser who can be found at the gym sweating to no avail, reading a book in the middle of a noisy cafe or sitting in the third row of a Shakespeare play. Apologies.
To old friends and new, this one's for you. (Sorry. Dunk my head in a bucket.)
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