Midterm Week

This has by far been the easiest semester I have ever had and midterms week did not disappoint. I had a short paper due Monday and an exam Thursday morning. Other than that, I have been enjoying the nice weather. It had been absolutely beautiful out, mid 50s everyday. Last Thursday and Friday, we sat in the park, played frisbee and drank some wine. It was very relaxing and a lot of fun. We actually saw a band getting photographed for their first album cover. It was pretty hysterical because they were this long haired heavy metal band getting photographed in this beautiful park.

Taylor arrived on Saturday morning, so I went to pick her up from the train station. We have been having a blast. I have been playing tour guide, taking her around to all the major tourist stuff and the small, unknown cool things to do around London as well. On Sunday afternoon, a group of us went on the London Eye, which is the big feris wheel on the Thames River across from Big Ben. It was 15 pounds and definitely worth the money. You go around once, which takes about a half hour. The view from the top was breath taking, as you can see from the picture of Big Ben and Parliament.

Another girl from Nardin that goes to John Carroll with me was also in London visiting. So the three of us went around London on Monday. We went inside Westminster Abbey and it was absolutely beautiful. It was 9 pounds, but also definitely worth it. We spent like 3 hours in there. Anyone that has ever been important to Britain was either born, married, buried or has a memorial, including every king and queen that has ruled since its construction. Many poets and authors were also buried there, such as Geoffery Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales) and Shakespeare. I lit a candle for Aunt Karen in there.

Other than that, we have just been walking around and hanging out. Taylor leaves really early tomorrow morning. I have a midterm and a class tomorrow. But then I head out with my two friends (Steve Rock and Steve McLean, in the picture) for our spring break trip late Thursday afternoon. We head to Rome for 3 days, Florence for 2, Venice for 2, Cologne for a day, then Hamburg for 3 days before heading back to London. We are gone for almost 12 days but we only have to pay for 4 nights of hostels, thanks to our friends that are studying abroad in those places as well. It should be absolutely amazing, I'm really excited.



I will update as soon as I get back from spring break!

Hope everyone is doing well,

Torrey