Day 36 - Yesterday I had class most of the day. We were talking about how Britain's pop culture like the Beatles, Sex Pistols, the Who and of course the Spice Girls (my personal fav!) all came from Britain and influenced America as well as alot of American bands influenced Britains pop culture seen. After that lecture we were given some time for lunch and study time before taking our final exam yikes! Not going to lie it was a bit tougher than expected but I think I did alright.
Later that night we headed to the Holiday Inn (yeaaa) for our farewell dinner...wait farewell dinner already? Yes folks I know, doesn't seem like it should be here already but like anything it came and went. The food was delicious and it was such a nice venue, surprising for it to be a Holiday Inn, but really it was great! There were a few speeches made by faculty and prizes for our photo frenzy pictures taken on one of the very first days we were here...sadly our flat didn't win : / Oh well, I still think we had some cool pics!
Flat mate pic!
Going miss these girls
Rooooommmmaaa! Ah Lisa, we'll always be sister : )
Afterwards we headed to our favorite hang out spot...Coronation Hall and enjoyed our last time hanging out there.
Day 37 - Today I had my last and final class yay! Although I think our professor expected to have class we all persuaded him to just tell us stories about his crazy trips to places like Napal and India and then let us out early...that was great!
A bunch of us all made lunch together with our leftover food and shared in memories from this past month as well as what our first impressions were of each other...the Lord definitely pointed out my judgemental side and humbled me in that. I'm thankful for that lesson and hope to be able to work on that : )
After lunch I took a nap and upon waking up packed all of my stuff...somehow everything isn't fitting quite as nicely as it did when I came here...uh oh! Now it's time for dinner and some more celebrating until we are being picked up from the dorms at 3:30 AM (I know, brutal right?!) and then off to Rome!
As sad as it is to be leaving here, Mary and I still have a whole other portion of our trip that I know will be great. It's just hard to leave our new friends, but I'm glad we have each other : )
WHOA packing up already!? seems weird! and oh know the suitcase not fitting all of your stuff....we had a premonition that would happen haha. more adventure more adventure! yay!
ReplyDeleteHi Honey,...Love this blog,...by the way, you look adorable!!! I was just reading Gwyneth Paltrow's monthly blog and she posted the following information regarding Tuscany. Just thought I would pass it on since you will be in that area in just a bit,...and if you by chance see the town of Montepulciano (this is where New Moon was filmed :-)
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I went on a road trip across Tuscany together. We started at Cetona on the border of Tuscany and Umbria. From there we took a daytrip to Orvieto, where the “Duomo,” the cathedral there, is not to be missed. Pienza was next, followed by Cortona, where we stayed at the Hotel Villa Marsili in a Villa in a 14th Century building inside the city walls. Vineyards in Montepulciano and Montalcino are only half an hour away. We then headed to Siena, where the main square and streets leading up to it are filled with food shops selling hand-rolled pici, glass jars of San Marzano tomatoes, cheese and other Italian specialties. Next was Firenze. In nearby Fiesole, there is a wonderful hotel named Villa San Michele. It's one of the most luxurious and lovely hotels in Italy, so consider treating yourself. An ex-monastery, Villa San Michele’s façade was designed by Michaelangelo. It’s an incredibly luxurious place to stay and the Tuscan food is delicious. Finally in the walled city of Lucca, we stayed at a lovely 10 room hotel named Locanda l’Elisa. The leaning tower of Pisa is only an hour away, but the town of Lucca itself is full of monuments, monasteries, churches and cathedrals to see. We were on our way to the Hotel Splendido in Portofino, but our trip was cut short. I still daydream about staying there - it looks like it lives up to its name.