Blogs from Chelsea, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

I received an email from a student at OCU asking me all kinds of questions about studying abroad in the UK and the two schools in particular. I figured my email back could be useful to other people, or at least just be good reading material. I'll post my lengthy response here. "Hey! I think it's a great idea to study abroad, especially here. I am currently trying to figure out how I can stay here forever and never have to leave so you should definitely come! As far as the two schools go, it really depends on what you're looking for. My favorite by far has been LAMDA and I will cry my eyes out when the semester is over. Basically, the two schools can be summarized as thus: Edge Hill: pros: cheaper than OCU ... read more

Tonight was the annual Christmas Carol Service at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Fulham Road, Chelsea. The Marsden is the leading cancer hospital in the UK and probably ranks as one of the best in the world. Founded in 1851, it was the first hospital in the world dedicated to the study and treatment of cancer. The service, called 'Celebrate A Life', lets patients and loved ones sponsor a golden star to be placed on the Christmas tree located by the main steps of the hospital. Such a crowd of people turned out in the pouring rain to join in the carol singing, all united by a common bond. What emotions must have been concentrated within that mass of people: gratitude, hope, fear, anxiety, regret, guilt and, without doubt, far, far too much grief. The rain ... read more

This was part of our Europe trip in June 2009. See the Europe Blog for pictures and a greater discription. ... read more

Jon and I took the tube to the Imperial War museum. At the museum there is an exhibit on Ian Fleming and James Bond 007. Jon is a huge 007 fan. We were not allowed to take pictures in the exhibit but there was a lot of memorabilia from his life as a spy and his inspiration for all of his novels that were later turned into the 007 movies. We both really enjoyed it. We purchased the museum book. Camille's friend Lady Patty Ridsdale worked with Ian Fleming and was his inspiration for Monty Penny. She was interviewed for the book and was mentioned. Later in the week we went to visit her and had her autograph our book. She was excited to see it. After the museum we met up with Camille for some ... read more

Exclaimer. I haven't slept in 26 hours, so typing on this European key board is harder than it should be. Typing in gerneral is harder than it should be. I should probably eat something. Anyway, I believe it was my cousin Nadia, I mean Tanya, who said that if weird things happened to me I would make them funny. Well my friends/family, I don't need to make this funny. This is, mostly, funny. Firstly, my dad has some of his mom in him, and as much has he hates to admit it he was nervous, and therefore was freaking out that i should be at the airport one day before my flight left. And by that I mean by 3:30 when my flight wasn't leaving until 7:45. Basically, by the time I exchanged money, got my ... read more