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...

My apologies to everyone for not updating sooner. I've had a rough couple of weeks. With my dental issues and nasty colds and just a general inability to concentrate on anything, I didn't quite have the energy to log on. But now I'm back in action so here goes... The weekend before Easter (31 March-1 April) Julie and Tim invited me to visit them in Oxford. It's always good to see them and have a chance to catch up. The weather was beautiful and w...

My apologies to everyone for not updating sooner. I've had a rough couple of weeks. With my dental issues and nasty colds and just a general inability to concentrate on anything, I didn't quite have the energy to log on. But now I'm back in action so here goes... The weekend before Easter (31 March-1 April) Julie and Tim invited me to visit them in Oxford. It's always good to see them and have a chance to catch up. The weather was beautiful and w...

Hello all! After a busy two weeks in the States, I landed back in London on 5 January to begin Term 2. Due to a delay on my flight out of Pittsburgh to Chicago that would have caused me to miss my connecting flight to Heathrow, United rebooked me to go through D.C. instead. Despite the fact that I then spent another hour waiting in Pittsburgh, I loved it because I got to fly from D.C. to London in business class. Ah, that is the life! So, my flight back was only...

Hello, all! I thought I better up-date one more time before I head back to the US for Christmas break. The first term at Brunel ended officially today, and I had my last lectures yesterday. And while it feels good to be able to say that I made it through Term 1, my work for this term is not quite finished yet. I have three essays that will be due the first week I am back in January. That means that although I have plenty of time before I must submit them, I actua...