Working on the next item on my list.

I am working towards another one of my carpe diem list items...one of my flat mates and I went to a pub close to campus (The King's Tun) for the welcome reception for international students the Wednesday after we arrived.  It is a really great pub, everything was reasonably priced, and the atmosphere was great. I've already been back a few times.

Pub number two (The Spring Grove) is just a short walk from campus.  Let's just say it's where everyone from my department goes after we have a guest speaker/lecturer.  They have great service, and a gorgeous outdoor seating area, but it is a little pricier than pub number one.  :)

So, that's two pubs down, two more to go!  I know it was supposed to be in the first four weeks after I arrived, but I'm working on it. :)

On Saturday we have plans to go to a pub just a ten minute walk from home to watch the World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia.  I still don't understand all of the rules of the game, but it's still fun to watch.

Anyway, it's back to work for me!

Ashley

Well, that was easy...

Well, I apologize for the length of time between updates!!!  My first week of class...well, let's just say that it was one of the most intense weeks of my life.  We were assigned a group presentation on Monday that we had to give Thursday morning!  It was a really great project, but we got almost no sleep, and then after it was all over, my body shut down, and I immediately got a cold...followed a week and a half later by the flu.  And to top it all off?  My computer died, which made it extremely difficult to put together posts on Blogger.  BLECH!

So...Before I left the US, a number of people were like, "Oh, make sure you ride a double-decker bus while you're there!"  (It's also on my carpe diem list here on the blog.)  Little did I know just how easy that would be.

You see, that picture?  It's taken from my bedroom window.  That double-decker bus?  It's the route that I get to ride every day to and from school. :)

So, one thing has already been crossed off the list!  I'm sure my tiny list will grow exponentially while I'm here, but that's okay!  I want to see and do all sorts of things while I'm here.

As you may have seen on Facebook, I attempted to make white chocolate chip oatmeal cookies...let's just say, they were less than stellar.  It's not that they tasted bad, but they just weren't the same as when I make them at home, and so their flavor also brings along a sense of sadness that I can't replicate them.

Anyway, I have lots more updates on their way!  My new computer should be arriving on Wednesday or Thursday, so I should be able to write LOTS more often!

Ashley

I'm so sorry!

I want to HUGELY apologize for leaving you all hanging!  I've been sick, and overwhelmed with classwork.  And to top it all off, I'm still in the middle of editing one of the books in The Debut Collective Anthology.  (If you haven't heard me talking about it, you should check it out here: https://thedebutcollective.wordpress.com/about/  )

And after all of that, my computer died, so I'm surviving on my iPad, which does not play well with Blogger.  I promise I'm working on multiple posts for y'all!  I'll get them up as soon as possible!

To tie you over, if you didn't see it already, here's a picture of two of my flatmates and I visiting Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross!

Best. Picture. Ever. #platform9and3quarters #hogwarts #Repost @cindyvanrees with @repostapp ・・・ When your roommates are just as nerdy and touristy as you are.

A photo posted by Ashley Bodette (@abodette) on Oct 17, 2015 at 9:38am PDT

Ashley