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Published: July 12th 2006
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Hello all!
It's been a busy day so far. Up at 7:15, breakfast at 8:00, class at 9:30, plenary lecture at 10:30, and class again at 11:45. Beth went to take a nap after class, so I went to The Buttery and got the equivalent of a Tuna sub. With cucumbers on it. Yum. Then I wandered the gardens a bit, listening to my Ipod. The smell of the gardens is incredible. I've never smelled flowers so fragrant, I've never seen any so colorful.
Yesterday afternoon Beth and I went into town to the Market (big indoor/outdoor mall of sorts), where we bougt a crepe and some boxes of tea. There are bikes EVRYWHERE. It's incredible! And most of the time, the bikes are whizzing by faster than the cars! There was a street band preforming, and they were GOOD. The buildings everywhere are so beautiful and old. You can just imagine the stories they have to tell, could they tell them. Stone, vines, grass, flowers everywhere!
Before I left for England, Mom said to stand and close my eyes and listen to all the languages. I did. Japanese, Russian, English, "American" English, French, and some I couldn't
pin point. All bustling around me. You can't find that in Kansas.
I get homesick when I'm not so busy at the end of the day, so before bed, I get a bit sad. The plan tonight? I'm meeting Nin (I don't know how to spell it... it's pronounced "Neen". Shes from Boston) and Amanda (L.A.) and whoever else in front of the lecture hall after evening lecture, and we're going to the campus pub. I can't wait to have "real" beer. No more "fermented nun's piss" for me, darn it!
Love you, miss you.
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Tim
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ipod
You know, I heard on the news yesterday that someone was walking along in the rain, and got struck by lightning because their ipod attracted it. Crazy, huh? The guy's ears started bleeding, and a hole was burned through his clothes where the ipod was sitting, but he survived. I don't want to scare you away from your toy or anything like that, but I thought you'd find it interesting. <3