Day 13

Today was a cloudy, windy day. Hopefully the weather will begin to get nicer and warmer soon! I woke up early to help Tilly exercise Ding in the Aqua-fit, then I met the show secretary, Phillip, down in the large Hartpury Arena because I volunteered to scribe for the affiliated dressage show that was held today. This was a very cool experience for me! Scribing means that you write the comments and scores that the judge tells you to record on each rider's dressage test. I was helping Judge Deborah Cole in two classes: Elementary, and Musical Freestyle. She was extremely kind and I loved hearing her commentary on each horse and rider team. She also liked having me as her scribe and said I was very knowledgeable and told Phillip that he should keep a hold of me for future scribing! What a compliment! I can learn a lot by scribing. After our two classes, I ate fish and chips for lunch! (I missed having fish and chips on "Fish and Chips Friday" which is every Friday, so I made up for it today) They serve a lot of fried food here, and the good, wholesome produce is scarce and very expensive, unfortunately, I suppose because it has to be shipped in from other countries. After leaving the show I had a relaxing afternoon in my room in which I continued to watch Harry Potter movies! A friend here has the first 6 and so I'm determined to get through them all before she leaves on Thursday to return back to the U.S. I've made it through the first 3 so far and Toy Story 3! I also discovered that I can rent books from the campus library so I will be utilizing that source! After supper I tagged along to Cheltenham to see a non-denominational, modern worship service. It was excellent! The church was a beautifully restored mini-cathedral, the music was great and exactly my style (upbeat hymns and Chris Tomlin music), and the message was really good. This was very refreshing to my spirit considering its been 2 weeks since I've been to church! Hopefully I'll find my way back there again! Now I'm going to settle into my room for another Harry Potter movie!
P.S. Does anyone know if it is OK to fed-ex chocolate internationally?