My life as it happens

I haven't updated for a while, no. I've had quite a lot going on, in Hartford and back in the UK. To make that sentence relevant to the study abroad issue- I think one of the hardest aspects of living in another country is that when things go wrong at home you really do feel the difference. Skype is amazing, but sometimes it doesn't quite cut it.

Which brings me onto my next point, which is general marvelling at technology. My friend Dale, champion of all things shiny and technological, has a 'magic' phone, which allows him to use Skype / Google Voice etc, which means that we actually can have proper phone-to-phone conversations over the internet. If you're thinking about studying abroad, get yourself a friend with one of these! Hell, get yourself one!

As for my life: I don't like papers, I don't like editing, I do like talking to people and going out for breakfast, and preparing for Spring Fling (in two weeks, and yes, I'm wearing 5 inch heels), and cheering on the UConn Huskies (the varsity basketball team) in tomorrow's "March Madness" final, and sitting in the sun.

Oh, and I also very much like Law School sponsored trips to Washington DC. I've always had a soft spot for DC and Virginia (that's what spending the formative years of your childhood there will do), and it was fantastic to go back and see the place through adult eyes. Plus, a $300 / night hotel room is always welcome in my books! We did very much, and we took many pictures, and we saw very many examples of cherry blossom, and I'm now very much of the opinion that Justice Scalia bears a passing resemblance to Jabba the Hut.
I also got to see some very dear friends of the family while I was there, which was amazing, and made me feel very nostalgic, and I got to ride the AmTrak home, which was an experience and a half. That is:
Experience : Meeting a couple at the Harper's Ferry stop who had hiked the Appalachian trail over 4 days and got engaged just above the Harper's Ferry church.
And a half: Waiting for 45 minutes to cross a bridge in NY because "the President was flying over in his helicopter."

Here's a picture:



















In other news, I have a house for next year, with a big yellow room and a boat in the back garden which I'm very happy about. And I'm debating, in the spirit of using my 'Bizarre' tag to its fullest extent, of uploading my 'Things I love / Things I hate' list which I drew up following a very odd conversation with Siobhan. Oh, and I've written a few more poems for my other blog.

JJ