So it has been a while since I've last posted. Busy busy! I officially moved into my dorm room on the Royal Holloway campus exactly two weeks ago, and since then it's been quite a whirlwind.
Figuring out my schedule has been the most stressful thing so far. I didn't have it all completely set until today actually! Unfortunately this semester I won't be able to take Italian, which stinks because I was really enjoying it last semester. But, on the bright side I'm signed up for four really great classes. Music and Politics in Tudor England, Studies in Contemporary Music, Practical Performance, and Biological Psychology. It's a cool mix - the music classes are wonderful and the psychology one is totally new and interesting.
On top of that, I'm joining a choir, taking voice lessons (with a lovely lady named Eileen), and most exciting... I was cast as Sarah Brown in "Guys and Dolls"! Jessica and I auditioned the second day of the semester and we both got in :-) Even though it's a student run production and it's a rather small cast, I think it will be a great production and will be loads of fun. It's been a long time since I've been in a musical, but it feels just like home to me.
Some other things about Royal Holloway!
-My dorm room is AMAZING! I get my own bathroom and a double bed.
-The campus is beautiful. There's a castle (well thats what I call it at least) and a cool patch of forest with paths.
-There are great student life activities happening. I've been meeting tons of people, hanging out at the campus pubs, and going dancing at the student union.
-We're just a short train ride from Windsor, Staines, and London. Can't complain.
All in all, these past two weeks have been hectic, but also fantastic.
Here are some pics from random English activities.
On Dad's last couple days on his visit, we took a walk up to see Big Ben! If you squint, you can see Peter Pan on the clockface.
Walking through Kensington Gardens on a chilly morning with the Arcadia troupe.
Scavenger hunt activity with Arcadia. We got to see a lot of cool stuff this way.
My team won a free ticket to the London Eye. We didn't want to wait, so we went ahead and got some gorgeous views of the city at night.
The top!
We got to go on a day trip to Windsor Castle.
St. George's Chapel. I should mention that later on in the evening I went to a very small and moving service at the chapel. It was 5pm on a Saturday, and I and four others, all strangers, sat in the choir and listened to the Choir sing a truly captivating service. The service was only half an hour long, but it was very powerful.
Pie for lunch :-)
Kate Gosselin's home away from home.
Bye Windsor!
I found the sink in our flat looking like this the other day. Priceless.
