On Friday, 22 June I met up with my friend Nan (she was also an elementary ed major at IUP) in London. She was in town with her husband, Scott, and her parents to start off what sounds like an exciting European tour. Since they had a free afternoon on their tour itinerary, I met them at Victoria Rail Station in London and we went to Brighton for a relaxing afternoon. About 52 miles south of London, Brighton sits on the English Channel and was one of the first ...

I returned to London Tuesday morning after four fabulous days in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe: Edinburgh, Scotland.There were so many breathtaking views that I just couldn't seem to stop taking photos (which is why I decided to post them in two albums).There was no way my camera could do the city justice, but no one can say I didn't try! A bit of background:Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and is divided into the Old Town and New Town.Th...

Hello all!  My apologies for not updating recently.  Time is flying by and I didn't realize how long it had been.  Nothing overly exciting has happened these past few weeks.  I put in my first (and only so far) day of work in the UK on 2 May when I helped with Brunel's International Students Open Day.  The weather was gorgeous and it turned out to be a really good day overall.  My job was to meet the prospective students at Hillingdon tube st...

I ATE LONDON!  Really.  Perhaps I should explain.  The other day I realized that I only have about four months left to enjoy my status as an unemployed student living in England.  So I decided that even though I didn't have a specific reason to go into the center of London this weekend I was going just because I could.  I was thinking that I might do a bit of shopping on Oxford Street (mostly window shopping due to my aforementioned status) and may...

This past Sunday I went into London to experience the craziness that is the London Marathon!  As promised, there was an excitement in the air, bands playing and people everywhere.  Since this was my first time witnessing the London Marathon, I just picked a spot on the 26.2 mile course and ended up between miles 22 and 23, across from the Tower of London.  I arrived early enough to see some of the elite female runners and all of the elite male runn...