Blogs from Maida Vale, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

One of the best sites on the web is Billie Doux. Set up originally when Billie (a pen name) was reviewing various television shows, it has morphed into a place where people also discuss movies and, my personal favourite, books. It is one of the few sites I tend to visit every day. One of the two owners and a writer on the site is Josie Kafka. A fantastic writer, it was she who actually got me interested in the site as I read her reviews of Fringe, a current favourite of mine. About a week ago, Josie wrote a review of an episode of Alias called Phase One. In one short essay, Josie completely changed how I saw my favourite episode of one of my favourite shows. I was so intrigued by this article that ... read more

In and around London. No time to blog right now. I need to clean my sisters house and pack. I am going to Munich for Octoberfest. Enjoy!!... read more

London Part Deux OK, so last Thursday I moved to Jenna and John’s place to stay for a few days. Had a great time. Thursday I went to the British Museum and cruised down Oxford Street to do some window shopping. On Friday, I went to the Tower of London, the Tower Bridge and Design Museum. All three very cool. On Saturday, Jenna and I went to the Tate Modern art gallery and spend some time eating our way through yummy samples at the Borough Market. On Saturday night, Jenna, John and myself went out for dim sum at a restaurant in Notting Hill with the best name, Ping Pong (love, love, love it), which had great food and yummy cocktails, then we proceeded to a pub and met up with Ed. After that we went ... read more

For the last time: HALLO!!!! I would first like to thank each and every one of you who subscribed, read, and shared my blog entries. The support I got (and page hits) kept me encouraged and energetic to write these entries. Through this, I have been able to keep a log of my amazing and incredible semester, something I will be able to print out and keep with me forever. I cannot hide my shock, yet pleasure, in realizing that my blog has been viewed over 3,600 times...and counting. (Not to lie, each time I broke the next "thousand" mark, ie. 1,000 hits, 2,000, and 3,000, I took a shot in celebration, so thank you for that as well!). Looking back to my first entry, I remember sitting in the computer lab at school, two days ... read more

Why do they make us write papers while studying abroad? One will never know... This weekend was a very enjoyable and filled with those things on that list that I want to accomplish. My "Bucket List of London" so to say. Saturday, where I am pretty sure I left you last, was filled with sunshine and a warm breeze. (unlike the snow that is currently hitting Syracuse....oh how that makes me laugh inside...and out). After doing some research on my big paper due Thursday, I met up with Joe and Christian in Little Venice. We walked around the canals and searched for a place to grab some grub, and by grub I mean some italian delicacies. The first week or so a bunch, if not all, of my flatmates and I found a restaurant called, I ... read more