Spring Break Plans/Prep

It's been a while since I've had something to report, honestly. I've been spending most of my time attending lectures and chilling with friends and my computer. A good life!

This week the activity has really picked up and that's why I decided to post.

Friday night I went with a group of international students to the movies. For those who don't know, in Europe they assign seats at the movie theaters. This summer I experienced that in Sweden when I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was still a little surprising for me.

We went to see The Hunger Games. I was really impressed by the film adaptation of the books. It was one of the best jobs at adapting a work of literature that I've seen. It was difficult because the book is written as a personal narrative, and not 3rd person omniscient. They managed to keep the mood of a first person narration through the filmography. They also cleverly worked in some of the details and background information.

Saturday night I went out with Bri and her boyfriend who was visiting for the weekend. We had a great time at a bar called Varsity. If you are young and travel to Sheffield I recommend it. I had a drink called a Fish Bowl and it was delicious! It was super sweet!

This week I'm so proud of myself about how productive I've been academically. I'll just list my accomplishments. I wrote and completed an Ecology Report in 24 hrs...3 days before it was due. I wrote 14 pages (single space) in that time! I've also almost completed the rough draft of a Land Contamination report that's due after Spring Break. Finally, I finished all of my travel arrangements for Spring Break, which was about time since I leave on Friday!

What's my itinerary? Well, I'll tell ya!

I'm spending the weekend in London.

Monday, I fly to Rome, where I'll spend a week. I'm meeting up with my dad and Samira, and staying with some family friends.

I'm spending Easter weekend in Venice!

Then it's off to Granada, Spain for three days.

I'm taking a bus and train to get to Pontevedra, Spain. It's a small town just north of Portugal in northern Spain.

I'll be returning on April 16th to London. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my blog updated as I go! But in the mean-time that's what you have to look forward to hearing about!

Summation: WIN!!!