As you have seen through TWO blog posts, I went to Ireland. Yes, I am still in love with it :) I find myself thinking about it quite often, and I have looked at weekends that I could go back already because I loved it that much. However, there are other countries to travel to, so we will wait on that for later in life. This week at the Manor has been pretty busy/crazy, so I will fill you in as much as I can on what has been going on.
Monday was my nursing midterm, so we were busy busy busy with school work. Also, in British Studies we covered an entire century of history, so my hand was extremely cramped.
Tuesday I had a work day for nursing; we are planning a health fair for students to address unhealthy behaviors. We are going to present information in interactive ways to them through the health fair. In order to evaluate that they have improved their lifestyle, we are going to hold an Olympics in November for students to compete against each other. I think it's going to be a great experience over all. My part in this project is Logistics, so I am overseeing a lot of this project with Desiree, my friend in nursing since freshman year. I think it's going to be a great success...but more details on that later!
Wednesday I again had British Studies and we learned about all of the opinions about the Declaration of Independence from our instructor. It was honestly funny when they said, "We could talk about how the bloody blue coats beat us, but I think you have gotten enough of that subject..." After lecture on Wednesday, I went to Burghley House, which is the house that Harlaxton was designed after. It was SO BEAUTIFUL, but of course, I forgot my camera's SD card AND they wouldn't allow pictures inside the house. One of my friends took pictures, so hopefully I can share them once she posts them. We spent the entire afternoon at the house and in the gardens. First, the wildlife there is incredible. I believe we all referred to it as the "Hunter's Dream", because there were hundreds of deer running everywhere. Students could even walk up to them and pet them! Second, the gardens were my favorite part. We entered "The Gardens of Surprises" and I had no idea what to expect....and I was seriously surprised. The entire garden was like a water playground, complete with water curtains, mirror mazes, water houses; you name it! When you left, you had to run through the curtain of water, but it shut off when you went through thankfully. When we got back to school, it was Open Mic Night in the Bistro, so we went downstairs to hear the hidden talents of students. I have never laughed so hard at some of the poetry that I heard. Someone even composed the "Ode to the Refectory", which was the truth to say the least. The Bistro was packed to the maximum capacity that night, and they even ran out of different ciders!
Thursday was spent doing homework because I don't have classes that day. I did have a nursing term paper to write. My roommates also left for different countries; Bailey went to Scotland with her best friend and her mom, and Erin went to Sweden with some of her best friends here as well. Heather went on day trips to Oxford and York this weekend with the school. While I love my roommates, it's really nice to get a weekend of peace and quiet in the Manor. I normally wake up to people running up and down the hallways on the weekend, but today I woke up on my own to birds chirping, which was really weird! Thursday night the small group of people that remained at the Manor hung out in the Bistro talking about home and some people attempted to reenact Open Mic Night, which was just too funny to watch.
Friday I finished my nursing term paper just as the fire alarm went off. I was so nervous that I didn't hit save as we headed outside, but no worries, it stayed the same. Phew! I stayed in the movie room all day on Friday, watching Top Gun, Walk the Line, Casino Royal, and Footloose. I would say I was pretty productive; I was able to study for my British Studies quiz next week, go over my nursing notes ,and start working on my British Studies term paper. It was nice when people got back from day trips- they all stopped in to say hello and join for a few minutes on a movie. This day was really exciting though, because my Little sister in my sorority got a little sister, making me a Grandma! I also got to Skype my big sister in my sorority and catch up for a few minutes. Finally, I FINALLY PLANNED SWITZERLAND!!!! I am leaving on Wednesday, October 24th after classes and flying from London Gatwick to Zurich, Switzerland. I will be going by train to Interlaken, which is supposed to be one of the thrill capitals of the world. On Thursday we are paragliding over the Swiss Alps, and getting a train on Saturday back to Zurich to spend a day there and see the lake. Sunday morning we are flying back to London Gatwick and we should be back to the Manor for the roast meat and potatoes dinner. I will post more details next week :) :) :) :)
Saturday (TODAY!) I woke up and cleaned my room jamming to music along the way. I have more to work on for my term paper, but I will be taking a bike ride fairly soon so I can get out in the sunshine that is teasing me from my window. I also want to Skype my family because I miss them dearly, and I believe my friends are dragging me out into Grantham tonight. :)
Well, back to homework until the family gets online! Cheers :)
Taylor <3
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