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Though my plans for the coming year are familiar to most people who may read this, please humor me for a moment- or just skip this portion of my blog.
After receiving a Presiden't Scholarship from Southern Methodist University last year, I booked a trip abroad to the United Kingdom. For 38 weeks, I will be living and studying at University College in London. I will also be visiting family and friends in Germany during my two months of school vacation and my summer break, bringing this next year to a sum total of utter excitement!
This trip is really going to be amazing. The enormity of what I will see and do hasn't really hit me yet, but I'm obviously getting anxious for it all to begin. Not only am I going to live in London and have the personal, individual experience of a lifetime- but I am lucky enough to have family and friends- Isaac, Heather, my parents, and Katie- who will be joining me for the ride. I know that I will miss my dogs and my dear babe in Irving terribly, but my Texan life will simply be on hold for a bit.
In the meantime, I am going to revel in this extraordinary chance that I have been given. London, here I come!
| ThespianJess's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
 A Year Abroad in London, 2006-2007 Sep 19 '06 | United Kingdom | |
 One Short Day Sep 19 '06 "An exciting day- Not a cloud in the sky!" | London, England | |
The Day of No Photos Sep 20 '06 "When we woke up this morning...our milk and butter were totally frozen." | London, England | |
The Queue That Wouldn't End Sep 21 '06 "I walked over 40 minutes before I found Taviton Street, though I started only a block or so away." | London, England | |
The Night that Almost Wasn't Sep 22 '06 | London, England | |
Better Late Than Never Sep 23 '06 "At the forecourt of the palace, we looked at the guards with the funny hats, as everyone does." | London, England | |
Walking, Running, and a Standing Ovation Sep 24 '06 "I did get this really cute bear-dressed-like-a-palace-guard doll at the gift shop, so it’s all a wash." | London, England | |
I Can't Think of a Good Title... Sep 25 '06 | London, England | |
The Beginning of a New Way of Life Sep 26 '06 "When Isaac and I went to see Anthony and Cleopatra at the Globe Theatre, we first stopped at an Italian Pizzeria for dinner." | London, England | |
The Pub Crawl Sep 27 '06 "I was officially made fun of/asked to sing all night." | London, England | |
An Easy Night In Sep 28 '06 "It ended up ouring rain on most of the people who had gone out to the bars." | London, England | |
A Night of Silly Dances Sep 29 '06 "There, the silliness mounted, as we showed off our very white American dance moves." | London, England | |
Brick Lane and the Queen's Gardens Sep 30 '06 | London, England | |
Dance Fever Oct 01 '06 "I have class at 10 tomorrow and want to avoid yawning in my first lecture if at all possible." | London, England | |
After Much Ado and Waiting, Another Entry Oct 05 '06 "Just read it. That's all I have to say." | London, England | |
A Week in the Life... Oct 13 '06 "It was a lot of fun and I think Chris really enjoyed the handmade birthday cards that Vince and I painted/drew for him." | London, England | |
An American in London Oct 18 '06 | London, England | |
Westminster Abbey Oct 19 '06 "It's definitely worth a trip to London." | London, England | |
Another Visit Oct 21 '06 | London, England | |
Guy Fawkes Jamboree Nov 01 '06 "I was really impressed by seeing the subway drive out in the open and made a big deal of it, only to be thoroughly teased by the Brits and Frenchies around me. No fair." | London, England | |
International Adventure Nov 02 '06 "There were horsemen wearing long red robes and pointy hats, riding in procession to Buckingham Palace." | London, England | |
Reading Week in Deutschland Nov 02 '06 "It was a ton of very silly fun, as Stefan’s friend Marcel and I were the only ones really into dancing and everyone else sorta stood around and watched our terrible dance moves." | Kornwestheim, Baden-Wurttemberg | |
Turkey Day Nov 23 '06 "Needless to say, I have put my posting on the back burner." | London, England | |
A Day out with Heather Dec 13 '06 | London, England | |
B-Day Bonanza Feb 08 '07 | London, England | |
A Short Escape from the City May 19 '07 "It sounds a lot like that Scandinavian chef on the Muppets..." | Stuttgart, Germany | |
Katie's First Day in London May 25 '07 "We went over to Trafalgar only to discover that...it was all covered in grass..." | London, England | |
Taos Retreat 2006 Sep 01 '06 | United States | |
The Beginning of an Amazing Trip Sep 01 '06 "The beautiful mountains of New Mexico." | Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
Just a Brief Respite Sep 01 '06 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
 IHOP "With the wonderful scenery, even IHOP is a great place to eat. :)" | Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
Finally! Taos it is... Sep 01 '06 "I was surrounded by trees and flowers...even the occassional bear and beaver." | Taos, New Mexico | |
SMU-in-Taos Dining Hall "The food and variety were surprisingly delightful- with the one exception of salmon on Sunday evening." | Taos, New Mexico | |
 Casita Doble "Besides the bugs, the cold, and the lack of blankets, the company and experience were great." | Taos, New Mexico | |
 Volleyball, Hiking, Eating, Socializing, and much more! "Let's just say I've never walked so much in my whole life. My poor knee." | Taos, New Mexico | |
The Rio Grande Gorge Sep 02 '06 "The enormous width of the Rio Grande River." | Taos, New Mexico | |
Anticipation Aug 01 '06 | United States | |
Still waiting, though ever closer... Aug 01 '06 | Irving, Texas | |
Almost there... Aug 28 '06 "Until that momentous day, I have so much to do!" | Irving, Texas | |
