abbyenglish

So, I am technically writing this on the 7-hour plane ride home from Manchester to the dreaded Philadelphia. Still hasn’t completely set in that I’m not just going on another weekend holiday to some European somewhere…leaving Liverpool was definitely bitter sweet..it was raining pretty hard once we got to the airport so we all joked that England was about as sad as we are to leave, since it “was crying.” Haha.. The last week in Liverpool was definitely one I won’t forget..after getting notes and little warm and fuzzies from my students, it was definitely hard to say goodbye..especially since they were all asking when I was coming back to see them ☹ Woolton, the teachers, and the students there will definitely keep a special place in my heart…hopefully the students have learned half as much ... read more

Sorry its been awhile since written a blog! Last week was our first week of teaching and I have been super busy planning/writing lesson plans. My practicum has been a BLAST, but it is really getting me to think about what does and doesn't work for me when I become a teacher. I did my very first, actual lesson on Thursday...My teacher wanted me to do it on commas....not exactly the most exciting of topics. It was a liiiittle shaky for my first lesson...I thought I was introducing the purposes of commas, when it turns out they new a lot more than I thought..and I was called out by one of my students for putting a comma in an incorrect spot...they, apparently, don't use commas the same way we do back in the states....WOOPS! Sooo, that ... read more

Luckily, I wrote everything down in my tiny journal my mom gave me since I've been gone for a week haha...however, I'll try to keep it short and sweet since I always seem to write the longest entries ever! London was, of course, amazing, however it was different than I imagined..it is so much narrower, however that made it SO much cooler when you were riding through it on a double decker bus...which was SOO much fun! We visited Kensington Gardens...I'm convinced this is where I will someday find my future husband..haha...every man I saw either had an adorable dog to play with (btw ALL of the dogs here are not only well behaved but gorgeous!,) or was playing with one of his kids 3 Haha..I know...but it really was adorable. We saw the outside of ... read more

My first week here isn't even over and I have already had some interesting adventures to say the least lol...met a lot of people, seen a lot of things...some a little more intense than others but still! It is for sure a different culture, however there is a big possibility that I may never want to leave :( just kidding...kind of.. I wish I wouldn't have waited so long to write this, because I'm sure I'm going to forget some things, but there are quite a few things that stick out. I've taken a fair amount of naps in between seminars and meals STILL trying to get over jet lag...my body isn't havin it quite yet, then again I've gotten more sleep than some of the girls on our trip. First of all...I think I'm going ... read more

So, on the plane ride BACK to Indianapolis, I decided to document our adventure in Philly... 1. Flight to Manchester…CANCELLED….4 hours prior to leaving Indianapolis, yet they had us fly to Philly still. SIDENOTE Manchester’s airport reopened minutes after U.S. Airways cancelled our flight….best airline evveerrrr. 2. Had to wait in the LONGEST customer service line EVER…..then gave up and went to the ticket counter…. 3. Waited about 2 hours for assistance….was told we would fly out on Tuesday, however had to wait 30 minutes for confirmations… 4. (2 hours later) JUST KIDDING!!!! We’re leaving on Saturday…………another 2 hours later we finally got pink “Hotel Vouchers,” aka a pink piece of paper with a phone number to possibly find a hotel….grand total of 6 hours waiting on the hard tile floor without food 5. We go ... read more