Day 12

Today was a good day to sleep in and recover from an exciting night of Summer Ball. I managed to stay out until about 2:00 AM dancing and hanging out with new friends. There were also two theme park rides (bumper cars and some spinney-thingy) which were awesome despite the frigid England air.

A girl names Kathryn who I met that night! I think she was already drunk...

The ladies restrooms were in a portable trailer?

The giant circus tent filled with hundreds of people!

Welcome to Wonderland was the theme

Annie, Beth, Me, Katie (all Americans)

The spinney ride

Me in a bumper car!!!

I'm not going to lie, drunk people in bumper cars are really funny from a sober perspective!

My toes after a pedicure!

Tina, Kristen, Beth, idk, idk, Me

(idk = i dont know)

Me and Vicky! (from therapy center)

Vicky, Me, and Tilly! We're the Therapy Center girls

This morning, however, I did not sleep in very long because I had to wake up and help Vicky exercise Ding in the aqua-fit. These horses must continue their work-out regimes even through the weekend. I stayed until lunch time down in the therapy center and helped paint because I did not really have a lot to do today anyway. After lunch I borrowed some Harry Potter movies from Katie and took a much needed nap! Then, after talking with Brad, I met up with Kristen and Tina to have some girl-time talks and watch America's Next Top Model over the Internet. Afterwards, we watched the Barcelona vs. Manchester futbol game in Legend's Bar over some wine and panini's with nachos! Now, I'm back in my room relaxing and getting ready for a busy Sunday. I hope you all are enjoying your Memorial Day weekends! I hear the weather is nice and warm!!! Oh boy how I will welcome the sun, 80 degree weather, and yes even the humidity upon my return!

I think one of the most valuable lessons that I am taking from this trip is how to relax and chill out after such a crazy semester of school work. I want to learn how to dwell on the present and not so much on the future. To stop planning ahead and let things come what may. Although being driven and motivated has gotten me very far in life, there comes the necessity for peace and rest. But in order to achieve this, one must be content with what one already has. So that is my prayer for this trip. To be content and to enjoy my present surroundings.

P.S. Last night, amongst all the craziness, the "intelligentsia" in my dormitory blew up a vacuum cleaner and coated the entire upstairs hallways, and the stairwell in dust!!!! No wonder the fire alarm went off 12 times in 2 hours!!! ridiculous. Now the warden (much like an RA) is threatening to turn off all the hot water in the building until someone cleans up the mess. great. I will not be happy if this happens.

its soooo thick!!! Like snow!

This is all dust.