Harley Hotel Sheffield
334 Glossop Road Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, S10 2HW, United Kingdom
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Arrival!
Hello my dears! Here is my first update from my semester abroad! Woot! After a very uneventful (thankfully) trip over to the UK, Elizabeth and I have arrived at last in Sheffield. I didn't feel all too hot on the plane ride over and got very little to no sleep, but it was worth it to wake up to the sunrise as we flew over Ireland (beautiful green …
Entry number two!
NOTE: There is a really funny story about the pub this morning in here, so read on! At last today we moved into our dorms. Turns out they have stuck all of the international students together in Ranmoor Annexe, a small hall with beautiful classic old English architecture (it looks like a small castle). It's not what I expected, but it's kind of …
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Packing time :S
... it makes the mosquitoes bite that bush'.....her similes continue to impress me.
Anyway the main reason for this blog is to keep my lovely family informed on my trip and to let them know I'm still alive because as Laura pointed out to me there are a lot of hazards out there:
don't get eaten by a tiger, don't get eaten by a shark, don't get crushed by an elephant were some of the insightful warnings I was given. If i had my bear grylls tool i definitely wouldn't ...
Wild, Wet and Windy on the Moors
... but regular checks out the window indicated that this was probably
not our best option. There are plenty of local castles, manors and beautiful manicured gardens in our immediate vicinity but no-one was able to galvanize the troops into action to take on the weather.
We were hoping for a reprieve from the gale force wind which sends the rain sideways with the odd bit of sleet and snow, but that was not to be, so, with an hour ...
Fall from grace or the top of the stairs?
... unsuccessfully attempt to halt her unorthodox method of negotiating the staircase. Thankfully she made it to the bottom (on her bottom) relatively unscathed, in a smooth move to make a Hollywood stunt double proud. While we momentarily feared the worst, the words, "I'm OK!" prompted a collective sigh of relief. Amazing, considering her top to bottom effort included contact with every step. Now let's just have the camera ready to record the bruises ...



