Sorry for the wait, but there's been lots of ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
First of all, Lidas came to visit, and that was fun. It was really nice to see her and be able to talk with someone I actually know for a change. Other than that, we didn't really do much except try Quiz Night and meet with Laetitia and her family for crepes and my first ever Nutella experience! No one was in the dorms - NO ONE - and walking around York does get quite boring after a while... On the upside, Lidas unwittingly provided me with my newest favourite New Zealand folk parody duo, Flight of the Conchords. (Incidentally, when we were at Quiz Night this week, they played a FotC song, and no one understood my excitement.)
Anyway, she's off having a much better time now in Paris, so all is well. Good new this week is that I actually had a really enthusiastic and more than satisfactory lecture! In Peace Studies, we talked about the role of Europeans in international security. It was really quite invigorating for me! Globalisation, cultural identity, nationalism! It had it all...
ANYWAY, we also discovered that a direct, 2-hour train to London will only run 11 pound 25 each way, so....there's a future trip not-really-planned-but-at-least-mentioned with Lucy and Kirsten. Woo hoo! Well, we'll see.
This morning, I went out into the newly renevated 'wildlife area' outside my dormitory and played the guitar for a good forty-five minutes.
Also, I had decided to stop bothering the folks upstairs, but when I woke up this morning, I was so restless and sick of relying on the internationals, that I had another go. I actually ended up going out with the group on my floor, though, and it was really fun! I spent about an hour and a half just talking with Sophie and Conor in Sophie's room, but then Chris, Nick and Dan joined us when we went out, and it wasn't bad at all. We actually found SEATS this time and could hear each other talking. I wasn't afraid this time and got in on some good conversation, especially with Chris and Conor - they're hilarious!
It's yet another fresh start, and I have a good feeling about this one. (Sorry for all the vacillation...)
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My dear c-law
I am so glad things are getting better for you. I hope that sometime when you go down to London you do look up my friends. I have a lot of suggestions about what to see there but I am an old fuddy-duddy so I will withhold my fountains of advice.
Ah, Nutella- I worked on the account when it was first introduced in the US- it is addictive.
Check out my blog to keep track of the progress of spring- it is coming despite appearances to the contrary today....
xoxoxo
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I just had a croissant with Nutella.
Europe has the best pastries. The doughnuts in Paris were wonderful - though they made me get sugar stuck in my hair... (I'm messy.) And at a little food stand in Montsouris, there was a GIANT tub of nutella because you could order crepes with nutella.
P.S. Baguette!
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