So I had the weirdest thing happen today. I was studying for my econ exam last night and didn't get too much sleep. I woke up to find a grey, rainy morning - lovely. The two cups of tea I had this morning provided enough caffeine for getting through my morning exam, but I was kinda groggy the rest of the day. So I was working in the library and I got up to leave. I saw someone who looked like Barb, and for a minute I was back in Cambridge. I was heading home to Lowell, where I would meet my blockmates for an early dinner and then some Nintendo or Sex and the City before studying. Maybe it was because I was so tired, or maybe it was because everything reminded me of Boston today - the grey sky, the rain on the brick sidewalks, the feeling of dragging yourself to class without very much sleep...weirdness. I swear, I was CONVINCED I would walk out the library and see Sever Quad, or I would turn the corner and see the Harvard Book Store or ABP. I need sleep.
It all just reminded me how great college was, and while grad school is fun and all, it's just not the same. Ah, reminiscing about the past. Ok, I'm done now.
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Oct 17, 2006
Oct 16, 2006
Toto, we're not in the Northeast anymore
This morning I decided to go get a state ID, in my endless quest for establishing residency in North Carolina (in-state tuition, here I come!). Before being turned away for not having the requisite 20 forms of ID and 60 days' proof of residency, I overheard this gem of a conversation between two of the DMV officers.
"Did you see that flashy Eur-o-pee-an car?"
"What did he say it was called? A Min-ee Coo-per?"
Imagine all this said with thick Southern accents. Pauses and all. Priceless.
Sometimes, living in Chapel Hill makes me forget that I really am in the South. But then little times like these remind me that I am far, far away from home.
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"Did you see that flashy Eur-o-pee-an car?"
"What did he say it was called? A Min-ee Coo-per?"
Imagine all this said with thick Southern accents. Pauses and all. Priceless.
Sometimes, living in Chapel Hill makes me forget that I really am in the South. But then little times like these remind me that I am far, far away from home.
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Oct 11, 2006
And a new beginning
A new post, a new title, a new look, a new country...it's all so exciting! Welcome to my accounts of the South, from my new home of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I've got so much to update on, but for now, you should know I'm in a two-year graduate program in City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina (which most of you probably do). I'm completely overloaded with work (already!), hence the ridiculous time lapse in getting this thing updated. But not to fear - I will have pics from the summer, tales of grad school, and sundry other delightful things coming your way soon. Till then,
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Oct 9, 2006
The End (for now...)
Well, it's been nearly three months since I left the UK, and I've finally finished posting all the stuff from my trip. Hope you've enjoyed all the accounts of crazy times abroad, because I've certainly enjoyed the crazy times. And although I'm back in the US, it doesn't mean I'm here for good. Stay tuned for further adventures.
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Oct 7, 2006
And finally, Scotland
The last and final stop on my trip - and the pictures are finally done. Enjoy!
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.8oqv3vi7&x=0&y=-r9dbxr
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http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.8oqv3vi7&x=0&y=-r9dbxr
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Romania!
Pics are finally online - only one country to go!
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.c77meylb&x=0&y=-fxnpjd
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http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.c77meylb&x=0&y=-fxnpjd
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Sep 4, 2006
Slovenia! Vienna! They just keep coming!
More pics!
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.2fvvgme7&x=0&y=-8vh8g2
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http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.2fvvgme7&x=0&y=-8vh8g2
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Croatia!
Pictures from Croatia, for your enjoyment. I promise I'll get the rest of them up soon.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.1n3ovylb&x=0&y=le0dk7
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http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.1n3ovylb&x=0&y=le0dk7
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Aug 23, 2006
I know it's been forever...
but I finally finished editing my first round of pictures from my trip this summer. Watch and enjoy.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.427g004f&x=0&y=-hb0tj
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http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.427g004f&x=0&y=-hb0tj
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Jul 9, 2006
Wee Bonnie Scotland
Or at leats it should be called that, because it sounds suitably Scottish.
I had an absolutely wonderful time in Scotland, and I wish I was able to spend more time there. I took a tour with the same company Erin and I took to Wales, and the tour was just as phenomenal. The weather cleared up and was an unseasonably warm 22 degrees on one day, a little misty on the next, and warm with blue skies on the third. I saw the Isle of Skye, visited the William Wallace Memorial (freedom!), ate haggis, and resisted the urge to buy every little cheesy Scottish souvenir I could find (Nessie hats and snowglobes, anyone?). I served as bait for the Loch Ness Monster, climbed a hill entirely shrouded in mist, used the Loo of the Year (2006), and heard the fairies piping at Kilt Rock. All in all a successful trip, I might say. (Oh, except for my failure to find a fried Mars Bar anywhere, probably due to the fact we only stayed in small towns. The only chip shop we found refused to make one, even when we offered to pick one up ourselves from the nearest newsagent. Boo. Next time.)
In Cambridge now at Nic's, where I've been lazing in the sun all day along with the cats. After all that traveling, I needed a little relaxing. Next stop: London!
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I had an absolutely wonderful time in Scotland, and I wish I was able to spend more time there. I took a tour with the same company Erin and I took to Wales, and the tour was just as phenomenal. The weather cleared up and was an unseasonably warm 22 degrees on one day, a little misty on the next, and warm with blue skies on the third. I saw the Isle of Skye, visited the William Wallace Memorial (freedom!), ate haggis, and resisted the urge to buy every little cheesy Scottish souvenir I could find (Nessie hats and snowglobes, anyone?). I served as bait for the Loch Ness Monster, climbed a hill entirely shrouded in mist, used the Loo of the Year (2006), and heard the fairies piping at Kilt Rock. All in all a successful trip, I might say. (Oh, except for my failure to find a fried Mars Bar anywhere, probably due to the fact we only stayed in small towns. The only chip shop we found refused to make one, even when we offered to pick one up ourselves from the nearest newsagent. Boo. Next time.)
In Cambridge now at Nic's, where I've been lazing in the sun all day along with the cats. After all that traveling, I needed a little relaxing. Next stop: London!
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