Libraries are often my favourite buildings

As you can guess, I found the city library, yes, I was completely unaware that there was an actual city library in Canterbury. Nobody talks about it.. like at all, they only talk about going to Augustine House, for both personal and academic reasons.

It also doesn't help it's on a side street I probably wouldn't have gone down if I hadn't been looking for the library and that it's only a temporary library because the main one is under renovation. However, I did go, it's small, but it's kind of cute. Doesn't have a terrible selection I suppose. I ended up borrowing two books (Sovay by Celia Rees and The Prodigal Mage by Karen Miller) and a movie (Resident Evil: Afterlife). I've enjoyed the movie, and I'm reading through the first book quite happily so I see a win-win situation for myself here.

One of my evening classes had a conflict, so they switched it to an earlier time slot, 3-5 which it was originally, I do very much enjoy the idea that it is earlier, nightfall doesn't come until after 4:30pm now, so I feel a bit more comfortable about walking home. Hoping that it is a permanent change, but we shall see.

London was fun, we explored the various pubs of Fleet Street area, didn't do too many touristy things but I have tons of time, and London is an easy destination plus.. my birthday is coming up in March, the weather might be nicer/more comfortable. So long as I avoid London near the end of April I'll be happy, I don't want to get involved in the mess and chaos that the Royal Wedding is bound to bring. Think it will be a national holiday here, but I don't think I have classes around that time anyways since second term ends at the end of March for me.

It's almost time to buckle down and do my assignments, this weekend for sure (gah).

Cheers.

Back to classes

I'm back in classes now, though it's been a strange first week. I am now attending two classes that are 5pm-7pm, which is monday and thursday while the other classes have remained in the same time slot most of the rooms have changed.

Anyone who knows me well knows I absolutely hate walking in the dark, so those two time changes have resulted in a very blah feeling about the classes, but luckily it's starting to stay light juuuust a liiiiiittle bit longer, so it wont be long until I get to walk home during day hours.

Though, I didn't have one of those classes this week, as it was cancelled, one of my lecturers had an accident, and hopefully she'll be recovered soon.

So far discussions have been about gated communities, what they mean and how they will affect the future of American cities and the rise and collapse of the Irish Economy (the Republic, not Northern Ireland), still waiting on my one lecturer to reply back to say whether the article I have chosen is appropriate or not, hope he does soon.

Aside from that, I've been running around doing errands, either receiving money transfers from Western Union or trying to figure out how best to cash a foreign cheque (Bank is 7-8 pound charge, plus up to 30 waiting days, Money Shop had a significant amount of handling charges that would've cost me like a months worth of food, but was immediate, guess which one I went for! Hint, it's the smaller charge).

It's also my housemate Hayley's birthday today, so happy birthday to her and it was Emma's not too long ago so another to her!

Now to head off to my final class of the week, tomorrow, London!

Cheers!

And it's a new year

Hello everyone, it’s been awhile since I posted. Well, kinda, there just hasn’t been a lot going on, or when there is, no time to post!

So for the middle bit of the holidays, I spent it with my boyfriend, he made his way to Canterbury on the 24^th and we spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day together. I cooked dinner, but he did help. It was a small roast beef, with some carrots, broccoli and cauliflower in a cheese sauce (I read the instructions wrong, but it kinda turned mushy anyways so I didn’t like it but Mike did) and mashed potatoes on the side. I even had some gravy to go with it, which I’m sure my family reading this will be very surprised to hear. We spent the rest of the evening watching movies, since we got four (The Hangover, Watchmen, Hurt Locker, and Robin Hood, I really liked the Hangover!).

On the 28^th we headed to London, I didn’t get any pictures this time but I’m hoping to go again once the bus tickets go down a bit more, but on the way in I did get to see Parliament, Big Ben, the Eye (giant ferris wheel), and of course the Thames (on my way out, I saw the Thames, but it wasn’t a nice part of it that’s for sure), I also got to ride the Tube which was.. interesting. I’d always imagined the trains used in the underground would be a little bigger, they aren’t small but they don’t feel big at all.

I did end up having a migraine while I was at Mikes, so we didn’t get out much. The place he was seemed quite nice, quiet for the most part aside from screaming foxes, which I did get to see because they liked wandering up to the back door. I didn’t get to see the “pet” mouse that the house has, we figured he’d been on vacation since he didn’t come out at all.

That or he’s looking for a part time job:

I just got home today, haven’t done much aside from water the plant since I was gone so long (it’s not looking so good anymore.. Sorry Hayley), throw a load of washing on, make dinner and speak to my mum and grandparents so they knew I had gotten back home safe.

So I hope everyone had a Happy Holidays (Mine still have not ended) and everyone has a Happy New Year!

Cheers.