My last morning in Winchester was nowhere near as stressful as my first night, and I think it really shows how far I've come. A friend gave me and my four bags a ride to the coach stop, and when we were an hour early, he bought me breakfast in a nearby café. I took … Continue reading London Day 1: Just Chilling
A 26-Hour Day
My gosh, I've never felt so homesick in three years as I have in the past several hours. That's a good thing. If there's ever a time to wish you were home, it's as you're on your way there. As I write this, it is 9:12pm and I am in Toronto. In Calgary, it's 7:12pm. … Continue reading A 26-Hour Day
Winchester Day 4: The Hill
Well that didn't exactly go as planned. This post was supposed to go up yesterday, but the internet at my hostel was playing up so here we are, days behind schedule. No worries, we'll catch up soon I'm sure. Wednesday and Thursday I had a workshop thing until 4:30 both days, but I was planning … Continue reading Winchester Day 4: The Hill
Winchester Day 3: The Cathedral
My posts are going to be a tiny bit backlogged for the next few days because I've been insanely busy, but it should work out fine because I'll be travelling all day Tuesday so I'll schedule a post then and we'll be caught up by the time I get home. I went for one last … Continue reading Winchester Day 3: The Cathedral
Winchester Day 2: The Castle
I found a castle today! Apparently I still haven't discovered all of Winchester's secrets. Today was the last Farmers' Market that I'll be here for so I went and bought a few things. I came across a stall with a bunch of lavender stuff like candles and soaps and I saw cookies. Lavender cookies? Huh? It piqued … Continue reading Winchester Day 2: The Castle
My Brother’s Birthday
When I first left for England, my little brother was nine years old. Today, he's twelve. Time flies, doesn't it? I was 18 and had never left the country alone before, had never been to Europe before, and had never lived on my own before. Here I am on the other side having travelled to Paris … Continue reading My Brother’s Birthday
A Day in Brighton
On Saturday I went to Brighton for a friend's birthday and it was great. It was a bit of an overcast day, but let's be real, this is England. Even though the word "bright" is literally in the name, they probably meant it metaphorically. We went to the beach first and walked, looking at art and … Continue reading A Day in Brighton
Touring Winchester
It's officially tourist season in Winchester. There are school groups from France with maps and workbooks and retired people from North America wearing socks with sandals and their khaki bucket hats. It was a nice enough day and although I've been here for three years, I've got less than a month left so I figured, … Continue reading Touring Winchester
Starting Again
I hope you all had a good weekend! Without work or university and with all my friends already leaving for other cities and countries, I've had to find my own reasons for leaving my room. On Sunday there was the Craft Market, the last one I'll be in town for, so I went to look at … Continue reading Starting Again
Ups and Downs
Well that will teach me to ever complain about being bored ever again. How dare I. I've had the most eventful past several days I have ever had. Some crazy things have happened. Lots of ups and downs. Being insanely busy with this stuff has meant I haven't updated you guys for a week, so … Continue reading Ups and Downs
