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  Cambridge, United Kingdom
Sunday, September 23, 2007

Another week down and once again, the time has flown by! I can't believe that next week I will have been here for a month! That doesn't even seem possible. I guess a busy schedule really does make the time go faster.

This week was my first full week of my internship and it made me feel much better about how things are going to go. I think I'm really going to be doing a lot more. This week I'm actually going to teach some lessons which I'm very excited about! I really miss being in front of a classroom and not feeling like I'm kinda just there on the sidelines. I still feel very lucky though because the teacher I'm working with is fantastic and everyone else is still being so nice to me!

Besides work this week I went to the British Museum again on Monday since it's my day off. It was so nice to be able to just wander around with my ipod on and see all the amazing things there. What an awesome way to spend the afternoon. I feel like I'm going to be so bored when I come back home!! There was lots of hanging out at the pub this week as well, but that's certainly nothing new. Tuesday was the first very cold *and rainy* day they've had since I've been here and I hated it! I don't know what I'm going to do come winter time. I wanted to just go home and curl up in my bed all day! Thursday night we had to meet with one of the women who works for the internship program here named Chauntelle. Rollins wants us to meet with her every other week just to check up and chat. We all went to Starbucks and caught up.

Greek Statues

It made me feel kinda good to hear how a lot of people weren't liking their internships. Definitely made me feel lucky! Friday night I went over to the boy's flat and watched rugby *even though I had no idea what was going on!* and I cleaned their kitchen for them because the girl in me just couldn't handle the filth!

Saturday morning we had to get up bright and early to take the coach to Cambridge! The internship program had a whole day lined up for us in the town. At first I was kind of bummed because while we were driving up there it looked like the weather was going to be really crappy. As soon as we actually got into Cambridge though it was beautiful! Sunny weather and a perfect temperature. The coach ride was nice because we got to see some of the more country-side of England. Cambridge itself was absolutely gorgeous! The whole town is nothing but beautiful old buildings and cute little pubs.

When we first arrived there a tour guide got on our coach and took us for a little bus tour around the city. It was kind of annoying because you couldn't really see much from the bus and we all wanted to get out and be able to walk around. We did stop though at this huge grave yard for American soldiers killed in WWII. There are over 4,000 soldiers there. It was a beautiful site but very sad at the same time. It was kind of weird seeing such a blatantly American memorial in the middle of England! After that we headed off to eat lunch. We ate in this huge dining hall at Gonville and Caius College.

Egypt Room

It was this very fancy meal where they brought all the different courses out and we had some amazing roast pork chops and all kinds of other food.  One of the other girls and I  were geeking out because we felt like we were in Harry Potter! We kept expecting food to magically appear on the tables and we kept yelling "10 POINTS FROM SLYTHERIN FOR BAD TABLE MANNERS" at random moments during the meal. I wish I could have taken some pictures but you're weren't allowed to for some reason.

After lunch we did the best thing of the whole trip. We went punting on the River Cam! Cambridge is famous for this apparently. The boats are like gondolas kind of and you have a person who pushes the boat along down the river with this big stick thing. It was absolutely amazing. The views were spectacular, the weather was perfect, and it was extremely calming. I even fell asleep for about 20 minutes on the boat because I was so relaxed! I popped in my ipod and listened to some john mayer goodness. It was the best nap I've ever had in my life. After the boat we headed to The Eagle pub and had a pint and then I did some quick shopping. I made a bee-line for Disney store and picked up a stuffed Pooh bear who's wearing a Cambridge sweater! I couldn't believe they even had such a thing! Then I got a little bit lost with one of my roommates but we eventually made it back to the bus.

I loooooved Cambridge. We've all said we would really like to try and make another trip up there before we leave. It's such a different atmosphere from London.

British Museum

Very laid back and green, nothing like the city! I wish I would have had more time to just walk around and see some more of the city but we were on a pretty tight schedule.

Today we all decided to take a lazy day! We pretty much just layed around the house *I didn't get up till noon!* and went and got some stuff for the flat. It feels good to finally take a breather and NOT do anything! It's been like a non-stop whirlwind since we got here. Nice to take a break :-)

Some more exciting news.... this week I booked my Thanksgiving trip and we are going to BARCELONA! I'm so excited! I didn't think I wanted to go there since I've already been but all the girls who I'm close with here are going so I know we are going to have a blast. We found an awesome deal on a hostel and a flight so for both for 4 nights I'm paying less than $200 U.S. Can't wait! I need to start booking some other trips here soon.

Oh and I almost forgot!!!! I SAW JOHN MAYER THIS WEEK!!! Yes, I actually got to see John Mayer in concert IN LONDON. I've seen him before but it was before my massive obsession started happening. I can't even express how good he was. His guitar playing is insane. We got to see him at Royal Albert Hall which is a world famous venue and an absolutely gorgeous place! It was great and I'm so glad I ended up going. Of course it only increased the already-unhealthy amount of time I spend listening to him a day but oh well.  Just one more great memory to add to this trip!

I'm so excited because Ed and Sherri are coming this week! I've
definitely been feeling the homesickness a little bit lately so it
will be so great to see some familiar faces from home! I am also looking
really forward to finally getting to eat some MACARONI AND CHEESE since
I've been deprived of it now for almost a month! I'm going through very
extreme withdrawls!

Well that's all the excitement I've had in the past week so I will leave you with a song! This is my favorite JM song right now *even though it seems to change week by week* but I feel like this song is a perfect snap shot of my life right now.

Scary Horse

Enjoy and I love and miss you all! <3

3x5 by John Mayer
"I've been gone too long
I'm sorry
I've been gone too long
I hope you don't mind

I've been gone too long
I'm sorry
I've been gone too long
Can I still come home? Can I still come home?

I'm writing you to
Catch you up on places I've been
You held this letter
Probably got excited, but there's nothing else inside it

Didn't have a camera by my side this time
Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes
Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm in the mood to lose my way with words.

Yesterday skies were painted colors of a cowboy cliche
And strange how clouds that look like mountains in the sky
Are next to mountains anyway

Didn't have a camera by my side this time
Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes
Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm in the mood to lose my way but let me say

You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes
It brought me back to life
You'll be with me next time I go outside
Just no more 3x5s

I guess you had to be there
I guess you, guess you, guess you had to be with me.

Today I finally overcame
Tryin' to fit the world inside a picture frame.
Maybe I will tell you all about it when I'm in the mood to lose my way but let me say

You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes
It brought me back to life
You'll be with me, with me, with me next time I go outside
Just no more 3x5s
Just no no no no no no 3x5s
To keep this love alive"

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Minotaur	Sea Nymphs	Buddah	Mummies!
Mummified	Scary but amazing!	Enlightenment Room	Kareoke!
Summer of '69!	Royal Albert Hall	John Mayer!!!!!!!!	John Mayer - Clarity
My amazing John Mayer poster	And my shirt	Cambridge	One of the colleges
Punting boats!	The River Cam	Our boat	Me + Emma + Nicole
Our Punter	Low Bridge	Smile	Collision!
View from the water	?	Another Bridge	Sleepy time
Ivy Building	War Memorial	The names of those not buried in the cemetary	WWII
Pooh!	John Mayer - 3x5

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