http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Virginia-Claire/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Virginia Claire en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:08 +0000 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:08 +0000 Yesterday most of my ASE group went to a Bath Rugby game which was so much fun. I think Rugby sould be more popular in America than it is. It reminds me of football but it rarely stops there are no downs and such only out of bounds. A score is called a try and place kicking is different too. Here are several pictures from the Rugby gameSee you in 6 days AHH http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-352394.html So yesterday I had my final Jane Austen class with Felicity James. It was so wonderful. We talked about Persuasion and the revised chapters. The final chapters of Persuasion might be some of my favorites throughout all her works. Anne and Capt. Harville's discussion of men vs. womens constancy and who loves longest is one of the most touching pieces of writing. Anne also makes some of the best com http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-351364.html I am almost in tears thinking that 3 12 months as gone by since I left home... wow so much has happened and yet it doesn't seem like all that long ago. I love Bath so much but I think I will be ready to come home and see the family. I miss the South a lot and I miss all my friends as well. I don't miss some harder aspects NC which i left behind but I think we have to face our challenges someday. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-350733.html OK so sorry it has been so long since i have posted.... Brother and Matt have been here. We went up to Scotland last weekend and had a blast although we did not have seats on the trains because I did not know you had to book actual seats rather than just showing up which is what you have to do for all the other trains but after standing on a train for 4 12 hours we were very tired on Friday. Satu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-349204.html Last Wednesday Thursday and Friday my ASE group went to Stratfordupon Avon to see some Shakespeare plays and the town. It was a lovely time and I really enjoyed most of our time there. some of the highlights included Seeing Shakespeare's Birthplace Researching at the RSC achieves for Love's Labour's Lost Seeing Mid Summer Nights Dream at the Courtyard theater Warwick Castle Seeing Love's La http://www.travelblog.org//blog-346234.html OK I know it has been almost FOREVER since I have reported in and I know everyone must be on the edge of their desk chairs to know how England is going but you will not really find out in this post. I will post tomorrow about strafordupon Avon and the lovely William Shakespeare but I wanted to do a quick post today to tell everyone that I was on the BBC. well i actually didnt see myself on the t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-346044.html SO tomorrow We are all off to Stratford Upon Avon... where Shakespeare is from to stay for several days and see a few plays I am very excited to be off. This weekend was crazy and very busy and i will have to recap it sometime but it is getting busy again and brother is coming in just over a week or so and i am so excited but dont know when i will have time for blogging Jane Austen has been so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-344224.html I saw one of the most beautiful countryside I have ever seen in Hampshire England. My Jane Austen class went on our study trip to Winchester and Chawton. It was amazing and one of the best days of my entire time here. We started out at the house on College Street in Winchester where Jane Austen spent her last days and died in Cassandrarsquos arms. Though we did not get to go inside the house be http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Hampshire/Alton/blog-342859.html Tomorrow I am going to Jane Austen's house at Chawton and lets just say I CANT WAIT UPDATES and Pictures tomorrowLOVE YA FROM ENGLAND http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-342409.html SO tonight was Guy Fawkes Night which is sorta like our 4th of July. I went out with Becca Luke Donna Steven to a lovely dinner. then we went down to the bridge to watch the fireworks. Becca asked me if we had fireworks in the US. i said yes . It was a really lovely night and very British LOVE YA email me soonVC http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-342061.html Ok so for some reason I am missing NC tonight It might be because my house is so quiet because everyone has gone out but I am missing many things from home....I am missing LKW southern accents MC cornhuskin football and i dont mean soccer southern cooking mary and april brown. driving down Ebeneezer church rd in the fall with the leaves changing the fair Mema southern homes the beach http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/Raleigh/blog-341365.html Today Jules and I went on another Jane Austen Walk to see Jane's House Sydney Gardens and St. Swithens Church It was excellent and here are pictures http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-341005.html Today I went on the Jane Austen walking tour which was wonderful. We walked all around Bath seeing important sights for Jane Austen. We started in the Pumps rooms where Catherine Morland and Isabella would have gone and then went on to see some other baths that Jane and her brother Edward visited. We then went down Pultney Bridge and went across to see where Jane lived at 4 Sydney Place. Then we w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-340555.html Soo yesterday I had some wonderful news Sue Hughes asked me to write an article for the magazine I am sooo trilled and honored I cant even begin to explain but i can tell you that I do feel how fortunate I am to have this oppertunity to be published in the Jane Austen mag I will be writing a section called My Jane Austen well really I will just be answering questions about my love of Jane http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-339774.html Soo after Amsterdam we went on to Prague which was an amazingly beautifully city I defiantly think that I enjoyed Prague more than Amsterdam perhaps because I have never been there before. We arrived in Prague by plane on Tuesday and hit the ground running. We set our stuff down and right away we let Matt naviagte but he got us lost and though we found a lovely church we still were very lost . http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/Prague/blog-338401.html Ok now that I am home in Bath I can sit down and give everyone an overview of Amsterdam Thursday and Friday We Me Meagan Bridget Matt John Tom and Dhairya left Bath on the 1045 PM train because we had an early flight and we decided we were just going to stay up all night rather than paying for a hotel not a bright idea so we arrived at London Paddington at about 100 and had to taxi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-338390.html Ok so this has to be short and sweet but we are in Amsterdam and having a wonderful time. The city is beautiful but a little chillyI was so excited because there is a fair going on in Dam square so i dont feel like i am completely missing the fun from home but i hope the fair is great it is one of my favorite times of the yearToday I went with Meagan tom and Dharyia to the Corrie Ten Bo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-335916.html Tomorrow most of my house is heading out to London and then on friday we are off to Amsterdam and Prague until the 25thSo unless I get a chance to post between now and then I will not be on for sometime so dont be worried I will just be taking a short break to travel Cheers until the 25thMISS MELOVE VC http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-334783.html It has been a calm week of writing papers and working at the Centre. Tomorrow we are going hiking in Wales so expect pictures from that Saturday or so. I wrote my first paper for Jane Austen class this week. I wrote on Jane Austen's novels warn against the dangers of reading. Discuss. It was an enjoyable paper to write but i am still a little scared .Yesterday we got to talk about versions http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-332524.html Ok so in my blogs I have realized that I have not given my house mates any airtime. I mean everyone at home should know the characterslovely people that I am living with because it is too much fun. There are eight of us in the house plus we have an adopted member named Julia from the house across the road. I live with 5 other girls and 2 guys. We have had such a wonderful time together soo far. T http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-333909.html