So I have just a little over 3 weeks left and I will just take a minute to update you on what I have been doing since we got back from our Stratford-upon-Avon trip- which isn't much...
My mom is in Hawaii right now and I am super jealous! She texts me every day telling me about going to the beach, snorkeling, and how beautiful everything is. She gets back to St. Louis on Sunday and I am looking forward to skyping her. I haven't talked to her except for texting and a couple e-mails in two weeks and I miss her!! I know she is having a blast, and is lucky to have such awesome friends to take her on this trip! I am sure she is getting tan, and I am a little envious...
The past 3 weeks have gone by pretty fast! I have mostly been working on all of my papers. I have 6 to start with and only have 2 left! I am done with classes now- this week was my last week, which was very exciting! It is so weird still having school stuff to do when all of you guys back in America have been done with school. I really don't like having all this work to do at the end of the semester. It is stressful and no fun. I would honesty rather study for finals back home then write all these papers here. I am almost done, though! I turn my last paper in on Wednesday, have an online exam to take some time within this next week, and my last exam on June 3rd! I cannot wait for that day because then all the pressure will be off and I can just focus on having fun before we all go home!
Thinking about going home is so bittersweet. I am super homesick and really miss all of my friends and family, but I love Brighton, and the people I have met here are awesome!! Lindsay, Chelsea and I are already talking about me going to California to see my Uncle Johnny and seeing them too! Last night we got dinner and some drinks and just went and sat on the beach and all talked. I am going to miss being on the coast! But, I wont miss how cold it is for sure. I miss the hot St. Louis summer!!
Talking about my Uncle John in California makes me think of when I went to London and had dinner with him and since that was 2 weeks ago, I haven't talked about it yet! I knew that at some point in May, my Uncle John (my dad's brother who was born exactly 2 years later) was going to be in London and we had talked about possibly having dinner. It worked out that he had a night in London that we could go out to dinner before he went back to LA the next day. He told me I could bring a friend to keep me company on the train ride, so I brought Lindsay and Chelsea and we met him at the train station on Sunday, May 8th, and went to this Italian restaurant someone at his hotel suggested. It ended up being a famous British chefs place, Jamie Oliver! Uncle John insisted that we get everything and anything that we wanted so we all started off with drinks, then appetizers, main meals, and then dessert! We were all so full by the time we left, it was ridiculous! The food was delicious and definitely one of my favorite places I have been to since we got here! We had a nice, long dinner. We all talked about why we came here to study abroad and what we were studying back home and why. Then Uncle John was telling us all of the stories from his job. It was so fascinating! He has an amazing job and gets to see so much of the world! I really wish he lived closer and I got to see him more because it was so much fun hanging out with him for the night!
After dinner, we walked around London for a little while. It was getting late and we had a 2 hour train ride back home (it was longer than usual because it stopped at so many different places), so we went home after that. It was so nice for him to take us out to dinner and we all had an amazing night!!!! It felt so good to see family while being over here, and I was glad we were able to work out getting together. My dad was supposed to come over with him and go to dinner with me, and he was definitely there in spirit. I was so mad at myself for not getting a picture of Uncle John and I- I completely forgot until we were on the train! :( But, I will always have the memory!
The next week I will be finishing up my last papers and taking a test, and then I will be done! Except for my random test on June 3rd, but whatever. I will update you all some time in the next week or two. We have talked about possibly going to Oxford and Beachy Head, so I will let you know what great things we do before we leave. I can't believe it is already to that point! Only 24 days until I am back in America with all of you! I know it will fly by and I am going to enjoy the time I have left! Love and miss you all!!
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