January 2005
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Fortnight in England
The past few days I have heard nothing but Bristol students complaining of the “SO COLD” weather. Because it hasn’t been colder than 30 degrees Fahrenheit, my midwest pride finds this to be adorable.
There are a lot of things that I love about England:
(1) orange-chocolate flavoured Kit-Kats
(2) the ROYGBIV-like effect of the many scarves, hand bags, and houses
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Blistered and blustery blunders
All I can say is I will never again complain about Grinnell College’s registration. And I will suggest that no one else ever complains about it around me.
University of Bristol? No central location for registration — you have to go to each department.
University of Bristol? Campus is bigger than two blocks and integrated with the surrounding city.
University of Bristol? Hilly.
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Tripping Over My Trousers
So about the below:
“I leave Chicago and arrive in Newark at 9:28 am on January 12th.
I leave the U.S.A. and head for the U.K. at 9:25 pm on January 12th.
Newark Liberty International Airport, you are my new best friend.”
I was wrong.
My 6:30 AM flight? Canceled.
Rescheduled 1:58 PM flight? Delayed until 4 PM.
At midway from 5 AM until 4 PM? 11 hours.
Luckily I...
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Transatlanticism
I leave Chicago and arrive in Newark at 9:28 am on January 12th.
I leave the U.S.A. and head for the U.K. at 9:25 pm on January 12th.
Newark Liberty International Airport, you are my new best friend.
After a weekend of orientation in London and a few days of living with an as of yet undisclosed British family, on January 19th I will trek to my single study-bedroom in Badock Hall — a...