Hello World,
Another week has flown bye and I don’t remember where all the time went! Last week I was super busy getting ready for 2 presentations; one Thursday and the other on Friday. Since I believe that I already told you about my Monday, I shall continue on with Tuesday. Tuesday started out like any other day for me. Got up early and went to class. When class was over I knew that I needed to go shopping so I headed to the city center. I knew that I needed to go to UK Discount, HSBC, and Tesco to get all my necessary Items. I started out with UK discount, since it was the closest to where I got off and also that way it was in line for everything else I needed. Anyway, I headed into the store to get some shampoo, conditioner, etc. when I got up to the checkout I handed them my credit card to swipe. Note that they use chips in their card and don’t like swipe. Once I handed her my card she told me that I was not able to use this card here (because it was a swipe). Also note I have been to this store about 5 other times and have always used my card. I tried to nicely explain to her that I have used it here before and that she has to swipe it for me. She called over her manager and asked her about it. She knew nothing about it and said that she has never seen it before and is not authorized to let me use it. Of course I am completely out of cash (and I mean I barely had enough for the bus) otherwise I would have said screw it and paid with cash. So once I tolk her that I don’t have any cash and explained to her that I have used it here before she called her supervisor. Finally, she was told how to do it and I was allowed to use my card. J (If she listened to me before we would not have had that little problem) Anyway, lets just say I am not going back there again, once I get mad at a store I will not go back for anything! I left the store in a bad mood and continued on to the back where I got my much needed cash. Then continued on to Tesco where I just got some groceries, since I was basically out of any good food other than pasta. With my groceries in hand I needed some change so I then treated myself to a Mocha Frap. at Starbucks. With my mood finally beginning to lighten I headed back home to see about classes and do some much needed homework.
I started off by making sure all my classes for next semester were still open and available. Ohh I guess I should have mentioned that it was registration day for UNI classes. J I knew that I was going to take my Creative Photo 3, and Graphic Design 2. After that I needed 2 science classes, a Capstone, and a lab. I decided on Life: Continuity and Change, Elements of Weather, and a Capstone. Unfortunately my capstone was full and the other ones were not going to fit into my schedule. I still needed 1 more class to fill my 15 credit hours. I just threw Ceramics 2 in, just to fill a spot, and I really liked Ceramics. The only problem was that I would then be taking 3 studio classes. I knew I was not going to die if I took that many! But what can you do when there is nothing else to take. A little while later I skyped with my Mother and we were talking about what I should and shouldn’t take. I was looking into taking some German class, but she wanted me to take a Spanish one. Now I really do want to learn how to speak Spanish, but I was a little worried that I would majorly fail at that subject. Ehh. Sometimes a little kick in the butt is what I need to learn something. So later that night was the only really good thing that happened that day. I got to talk to my BFF/Sister Kathleen on Skype for a LONG time! Although it started out as a stress call on my end, it turned out to be a wonderful conversation. The whole reason we started the call was because I was on facebook and was freaking out at her. Well not exactly freaking out, but I was still slightly confused and stressed. I signed up for classes at 9:30 your time (3:30 mine)_and at 9ish my time I still had not finalized my schedule. Sine I talked earlier about the schedule I will no longer stay on that subject. But here is the schedule for next semester:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
10-10:50 Spanish
12-12:50 Elements of Weather
1-2:50 Creative Photo 3
Tuesdays, Thursdays
8-9:15 Life: The Natural World
10-10:50 Spanish (Thursdays)
2-4:45 Graphic Design 2
Now of course since I really wanted to learn a new language I did decide to take the Spanish class. My only problem with it is that I had to re-arrance my schedule and I now have an 8 am class. And 17 credit hours. I don’t know if that was a good Idea (definitely not for the 8:00 one) but I shall at least try!!
Wednesday came and I had to get up at a horrible time in the morning. Since my group had a 10 minute presentation the next morning we decided that we needed to meet to go over all the information that we needed, and also make sure out powerpoint was correct. We met at 8:30 at the Library, thankfully they have some decently comfortable couches in there! With the powerpoint being correct and everyone had all the information we needed we left to continue on with our day. Although I was still a little tired from getting up so early, that did leave me with a nice chunk of free time/ homework time that I would have possibly spent sleeping through. Finally I could catch up on some of my shows that I like to watch. Now just know that since we don’t have a TV, the only source of movie/tv time that we get comes through our computer. Also a fun fact for you, not only do you have to buy a TV over here, but you would then have to pay over 100 pounds for a TV license every year. Since most of the shows they watch are not from there they have to pay for the rights to watch those shows. Interesting, right? Anyways, the rest of my morning and afternoon was filled with TV and Homework. It was also Wednesday, and it was my turn to do our Family Dinner. I decided that I would make Homemade Chicken and Noodles. The only way to eat Chicken and Noodles that is. And mom, I think I did the recipe justice, Grandma Alberta would be proud J When dinner was done and the dishes were in the sink for the boys to clean it was back upstairs to work on that damn Presentation for Friday.
Thursday came, and that meant Presentation time! Thankfully I have been raised to be comfortable speaking in front of crowds. THANK YOU 4-H! (If anybody has kids out there, I would highly suggest enrolling them in 4-H, can make a world of difference when it comes to public speaking) The presentation went without a hitch and when it was done I scooted back home to continue working on my presentation. And that is what I did ALL DAY LONG! Well minus that one 15 min nap and 30 min coffee break. I was falling asleep at the computer and I needed some type of caffeine. Unfortunately Mountain Dew is hard to come by and I didn’t feel like walking to Tesco, so I just had one of my instant Mochas. I finally finished my presentation at about 10:00 that night, just in time for me to go to Hana’s Birthday Party. I knew that I was not going to be there long, but I still needed to make an appearance. AND I haven’t seen some of my friends in a LONG time, it was good to catch up with them!
Friday’s Presentation came and everything went smoothly. I had to do a 20 minute presentation on Raphael's Tapestry Cartoons. Along with my outline I had 1 Powerpoint, and 2 slide projectors helping me explain and show comparisons. Thankfully I had no problem reaching my 20 minutes, actually I went over, but I think a lot of it had to do with him adding little bits of information here and there or correcting my pronunciation ( Americans do say things differently ) haha. But after class was finished I headed back home, Svenja was coming over and we were going to catch up and drink our Instant Mochas. :) It was nice talking to her again, and now I shall see her and Steffi tomorrow (Tuesday) for Brunch!
It finally became 12ish and I headed off towards the Train Station. This weekend I went to Mildenhall to see my friend Chinna. I had a little bit of a wait in Peterborough (my choice) so I decided to go shopping, not that I bought anything, but it was nice to see a few different stores and just walk around a different area. After relaxing a little bit at Costa I headed back to the Train Station to see what train I needed to be on. I got there about 30 minutes before my train left so I just sat and talked to another girl who was also waiting for a train. I love talking to complete strangers! :) But unfortunately my gate appeared so I headed off to find it. With an already loaded train, we all crammed inside just hoping that it would go fast. Arriving at Ely, I headed off the train in search of Chinna. When she finally arrived I met one of her friends Darryl, who decided to come with her to pick me up. Arriving on Base I got to see where Chinna worked, this is where I had to get my pass to be let on base. After that was done we went to get food. Burger King or Taco Bell... Burger King it was, and it was the typical American Burger King, THANK YOU LORD!! (British one is not as good) With our bellies full we headed up to her room to put my stuff away then we just talked for a while. This is where I was able to meet a few of her friends, then we decided to go out the the Bar where we had a few drinks and met some more people.
The next morning we had to be up a 7, so Chinna could be at work by 8. Yes, I went to work with her, it was either that or be left with somebody I didn't know for the day. (you have to be supervised the whole time you are on base) But it was fine, I finished reading my book, did a little homework, read some textbooks and got up to date on my IMovie project. Productive day if I must say! When work was over we headed back to her room so she could shower and get ready to leave. We were going to go to Cambridge then out to eat. Now, when we entered Cambridge a game had just gotten over and it was swarmed with people and cars! Not Fun! But we managed to get through it all and found a parking garage. We walked around for a little bit then headed back to find a place to eat. we were going to go to this little Italian Restaurant, but it was an 1.5 hour wait, so we went somewhere else. After eating we left and went back to watch Greece and just relax from the day. Now, I know that does not sound like fun, but there was a lot of little entertaining aspects in between getting home and the movie. I won't talk about it all because It would take forever to write everything. :)
Sunday was going to be a good day, we went to see Breaking Dawn. Good Movie, wish there were more explanation and details at some parts, but what are you to expect. Anyway, when the movie was finished we went to eat then walked around the stores at the Mall. When our time ran out our meter we headed back home to chill. The time finally came and I had to leave. :( I did have a lovely time and I wish I could have stayed longer, but it was nice catching up with her. I have not seen her since we graduated... I believe.
So until next time, GOODBYE! and have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!
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