Im home.

so come visit me
now

Im updating more frequently these past few weeks that I have all semester!

I got back from London sunday, we had a lovely time.
I really enjoyed Camden Market
it was full of stands selling jewlery and hippie clothes
and it was all bright colors and very punk rock
I think I heard about three different stores blasting Iggy Pop

We saw AvenueQ our first night there
Such a great show!
It was funny to hear all those brits with American accents
most of them were pretty good, but the guy who played Princeton and Ron kept slipping
still wonderful though

The weather was perfection,
which was good because we walked everywhere, didnt take the tube once
I actually got sun and, of course, many more freckles

I loved hanging out with Dan and his brother
they are so great and they have so much fun together
but now I just want to hang out with MY brothers

I leave for manchester tomarow
and thursday I am heading out at 6 15 (youch) to catch a train to the airport
plane leaves around 9 40
and ill be back around noon

i cant believe im already heading back
I cant believe its over
and at the same time, i just need to be home.

my internship starts sunday
so there isnt really a break
at all.
but that ok.


hope youre doing well
hope you can tell me about it in person soon.

love you all!!!

<3M

The sun is OUT!

I really dont do this enough, sorry.

So all my Finals stuff is turned in and done
I got a 69/ 70 in my improv class:)

and my friends have started leaving, which is sad
yes, I cried
yes, Im ashamed.
lets move on.

Tomarow Im going back to London
my friend Dan and his brother are going and they invited me to join
we're going to go for two nights, we want to see Avenue Q and hopefully something else as well
It was very spur of the moment, and I shouldnt spend the money
but how often can u just decided to go to London for a couple days???

And Im back in the states in 8 days
Ill miss the Uk
but now that so many people are leaving,
I just want to get home
I am in need of many hugs (and some panera)

so thats about it
life is good and sad at the same time(yes, very emo. sorry. shut up.)

love you!!!

xxx
m

So everyday Ive basically been geting up, going to the gym, going to the computer lab or the library to do work,and then seeing freinds at night

I have roughs of both of my 3500-word- papers done
I just need to get them edited and sorted out
also, last wednesday I did improv in front of an audience for the first time
and i was terrified
but my friends all really liked it, which made me very happy

I want this work to just be done now
and im wishing I could just be home already
esspecially because my friends leave a week before I do
so my last days here are going to be pretty boring

but thats ok
I am strong.


I miss you all very much.

see you soon :)

<3M

The land of wooden shoes and magic shrooms

Clearly, I was in need of an Amsterdam Update!

We left friday and slept in the airport again (which I hope Never to do again)
We got to Amsterdam early saturday morning and went to a tourist center to get a map and try to find directions to our hostel. After waiting for about 45 minuets we got the info we needed and headed off.
Our hostel was pretty much a peice of crap, we were in a room with 3 bunk beds and the others were full of strangers, including a creepy old guy. So we took a nap and then went out to explore and get some dinner. We went to one bar, but it was overpriced and not that exciting so we headed back to the bar in the hostel which was full of football and rugby players. However, we only met their creepy old coach so we decided to go to bed early.

The next day we walked to the Rembrant museum, it was really incredible because it was also his house, which they had re-created it using his paintings and writings. I loved his room of art artifacts that he had collected- it had Greek statues, ancient globes, and even dried aligators and turtle shells. It had an amazing collection of his etching as well as paintings of his, his close friends, and people who had inspired him. Then we walked to the Van Gough museum, detouring along the way for a capaccino. Also a really wonderful museum showing his progression as an artist. You could look at a painting and tell whether he was depressed when he painted it. I was really happy with out day of art. Then we went back to the hostel to rest a bit then headed back out for dinner and to go to Bourbon Street, a blues club we had read about. We met the lead singer/guitarist outside before the doors opened and felt incredibly cool when he and the drummer kept comming to our table nto talk during their breaks. He was Such an amazing guitarist, we were all very impressed. Of course we made sure to get up and dance before the doors closed.

The next day Sarah had booked herself a bike tour, I of course declined to join her, and Rachel wanted to go to the Ann Frank museum. I had no intrest in the museum but I was enjoying the city and wanted to explore a bit so I walked Rachel there and then walked around the area. That night we decided to finally have a nice meal, we had been eating as cheaply as possible, and went to a really wonderful Greek Resteraunt. during the main course we heard yelling outside and saw a huge group of men running around singing and chanting. apparently they had won some sports championship. Soon after, they were followed by an equally large group of Riot Police in full gear and a series of riot vans. After our large meal we decided to walk a bit and we observed the effects of the riot, punctured here and there by the riot vans or the police roaming on horses. There was trash everywhere, broken windows, and bus stops with their glass completly shattered. We all agreed that sometimes people are complete shits.
We went to bed early as we had to wake up at 3:45 (youch) to catch a bus to the airport.

So I really enjoyed Amsterdam. It doesnt seem to have much of its own culture, besides wooden clogs and tulips. There is no Dutch music and all the resteraunts were Latin, Greek, or Middle Eastern. But I loved the Canals, architecture and all the people riding bikes instead of cars.
All in all, it was a very sucessful trip.
And now I am focusing on my two HUGE papers, and my improv performance on wednesday.


love you all!

<3M

dial up is gross

I thought Id update because im at the 24-hour computer center at my university "Doing work"
so Im taking advantage of the fast internet connection

Im mostly spending my days hanging out and working on a project.
I have one due thursday
and then Ill need to start writting my huugeeee final essays

I think Ill be in McClellan next year, but its confusing as I need a roomate bc Ill be in Michelle and jacks old room
But I cant find one from England
and I guess theyre having trouble finding one in Amherst

So life is not too exciting at the moment
Ill be taking a trip to Amsterdam soon, Im looking forward to it.
So ill of course be posting about it after I get back.

Im also pretending that Im not stalking you all on facebook, looking at your pictures, and missing you terribly.

how are you all?
I dont know who reads this, or how often it gets checked since I update so randomly.
But if you do read it, you should leaave a comment about what youve been up to.
because I miss you.


love to all!!!

<3M

BonJourno!

To welcome April, I travelled further than any of my other trips- To Italy!
I also stayed away the longest, a week rather than the ussual day trip or weekend. And it was lovely, but Im happy to be back in Hull.
So here is the summary:

Our flight left very early the morning of the 7th, so Rachel and I took a 5 o'clock train into london on the night of the 6th, then took the underground to liverpool street where we caught a bus to the airport. We got there around 10 pm, and just hung around until we checked in at 4 am. The plane left at 6:40, we got on a bus to the rail way station in Milan. All we had was the name of our hotel and the street it was on, we managed to get a general direction and started heading there. Luckily, the lovely Anna Sloan came to find us and she met us on the way. We settled into the room and then headed out to enjoy the city. We walked around enjoying the lovely weather and all the pretty trees and flowers. The city itself had a wonderful fragarance due to all the blooming. We went to an art museum where we enjoyed some really intresting contemporary art. That night we had our first Italian dinner, it was delicious and expensive- like all the food there. We went to bed early, as I was functioning on about 2 hours of sleep.

We woke up the next day and had breakfast in the hotel, the free breakfast was amazing, Fruit, rolls, croissants, cheese, eggs, lots of spreads and jams, cereal, and cappacinos. We filled up and put some stuff in out purses in case we should get hungry later. We walked around and went into a very old church while they were having services. We also went to the castle, we didnt want to pay the entrance fee to see the museum, but the castle was still a nice photo opportunity. There were lots of Leonardo Davinci books and painting in the gift shop, because he did alot of his work in Milan. We took our time exploring the area, enjoying the sun, and trying to ignore all the men shouting out at us. That night we had a lovely dinner in a resteraunt whose bright interior made me think of Cape Cod.

The next day we woke up very early and caught a train to Verona where we met Katie Apone.
Verona was really georgeous, I took lots of pictures, but looking at them now I see that I really havent captured the beauty of the bright streets and lovely buildings. The streets were crowded, and full of street entertainers, mostly human statues. We saw Juliet's house and THE famous balcony. The entire area was covered in love notes, Anna and I wrote our names on a treee. We saw Romeo's house as well, but it wasnt nearly as big of a tourist attraction. We walked along the river which was really beautiful. We ate sandwhiches for lunch, sitting on some church steps and had some decicious Gelati. We also went to the arena, a huge theater. They were building up the stage for a performance, the structure has been kept exactly as it was, but with some improvements made for safety reasons. It was a really wonderful day: perfect weather, great scenery, and I just couldnt get over the fact that I was in Italy with Katie Apone and Anna Sloan.

The next day we were going to get up early to explore a bit more before Anna had to leave, but we decided to sleep. So we had breakfast and then walked to the train station. I dont think either of us were really ready to say goodbye. I wish she could have stayed, but she had to get back to her classes. So Rachel and I switched into a twin room and relaxed a bit before heading out. Anna had been our fearless navigator, but she left us her book onMilan and we were able to find our way around. So we spent our last 2 days in Milan just exploring without any schedule or agenda. I paticularly enjoyed sitting in the park reading our last day there. For our last meal in Milan, we went to a busy street called Via Dante and sat outside and people-watched as we ate. I really enjoyed the luxery of wandering around and exploring streets with no paticular destination.

On the 12th, we woke up very very early and took a bus to the airport. Our plane left late, but we made it to London by about noon and took the underground to our hostel. It was pretty shabby, really just a dorm. But the location was really perfect. We bought tickets to see Cabaret that night and walked around the streets. I didnt know anything about the play and was not at all prepared for its serious ending, so I went to bed rather disturbed. The next day we took our time waking up and went to the National Art Gallery around 11. There was a really wonderful exhibit revolving around impressionistic art. I really enjoyed it. We stayed until 2 and then got a cheap lunch of pre-made sandwhiches. Then we went to the Natonal Portriat Gallery for several hours before heading back to the hostel for a short rest. I had enjoyed the museums, but I really need at leats a week before looking at another painting of a king, or a man in a wig, or a woman holding a puppy. We walked the very short distance to the theater (literally one street over) and saw Equus. I really enjoyed the play, the lights were fantastic in a very subtle way. I thought Danielle Radcliff was ok, really just a far more angry Harry Potter, I wasnt very impressed with him. But he did not at all ruin the play for me.

The next morning we caught our train back to Hull.

So it was a long, but enjoyable trip.
Italy was not what I expected, very few people spoke English, which proved to make life very difficult, and we were all quite upset by all the men shouting and leering at us (including an old man at the hotel who was way waaay too friendly with his hugs).
But Im very happy I went.
So Now Im back at Hull, and happy to be here, but also really looking forward to comming home.

Sorry this was rushed and I left a lot out, but as we all know- it wont take much for me to launch into a monolouge and tell you about it in person when I get back to the states.

Love you!!!