highlights from my day

1. Whilst taking pictures of campus, I traipsed across one of the grassy knolls by the JSB/Benson fishbowl area only to find as I descended the small hill a swampy wetland hidden by the grass.  Luckily, I was wearing my sandals, so I was able to make the long, muddy footed, trek to the Eyring Science Center(where I decided would be the safest/least busy bathroom) to use hundreds, if not thousands, of paper towels to clean my foot/shoe.

2. I saw a professor running to class.  At least I am fairly positive it was a professor, he looked older and was carrying a briefcase, and looked like he could have a PhD.

3. Avoid the bathrooms in the RB.  They're just sub-par compared to the rest of campus.

(This is a picture of me 'studying'-let's be honest, it's from the first week of school.)

weekend trip to Wales

Last week we took an overnight trip to Wales!!  Here are some pics from the trip!

STOURHEAD GARDENS

Probably one of my favorite places in England.

Pride and Prejudice anyone?

BATH, ENGLAND: romans and fudge

CARDIFF, WALES: Museum of Natural History?(we just walked around the gardens)

AVEBURY: prehistoric site. Similar to Stonehenge, but not.

CHAWTON: Home of Jane Austen

Jane Austen's brother's' house

Shoutout to my momma and aunties-quilt made my Jane Austen

Headstones for Jane Austen's mother and sister

Three of the girls from primary and then some of the youth in my ward

I can't believe the semester is already half way over!!  I'm still loving everything!

overnighter: Stratford and Oxford

This week we took our very first overnight trip to Stratford Upon Avon(the birthplace of none other than the William Shakespeare) as well as Oxford.

Shakespeare memorial. Yes, the man part is made from wax.  It's cool, just go with it.

The following are pictures at Oxford.  If you don't recognize them, we may or may not be friends anymore.

(Think Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-Professor Moody turns Draco Malfoy into a Ferret)

The BYU London Centre is located across the street from Kensington Palace Gardens.  Perfect for walking and jogging, and as you may notice in some of the pictures, walking your dog.

randoms

I have been left with random but awesome pictures on my phone.  Enjoy

Marble Arch

(The arch was originally for the entrance to Buckingham Palace, but the archways were too small for the Royal carriages.  It now sits at the corner of Hyde Park.)

See the double deckers lined up behind us-could this picture be any more london?

Lemon-sugar crepes at Portobello Market.  So good.

Package from home!!!

One pound hot chocolate!  So good and so warm!

On a double decker!!

(video to come soon?)

Londinium and my first play

I live in London right now.

When interviewing for study abroad my professors asked me what I was most excited for in London all I said was "the churches.'' I love all of the churches, they are BEAUTIFUL!! Understandably, photographs are not allowed in a majority of churches, but the outsides are beautiful too! 

The Tower of London-more pictures to come

My first play: Reasons to be Pretty

L-R Ashley, Yours truly, Becca

The London Wall(from Roman Times!!!)

L-R Court, Tay, Christi, Em

St. Pauls!!! (More to come about this later!)

Train Station

Just an average street in London.

Prepare yourselves for future exciting posts on: St. Pauls Cathedral(LOVE LOVE LOVE) The Tower of London, Windsor Castle and Runnymede. 

a walk through London: westward from the city: theater walk

Class: London Walks

Where: London, UK

When: Winter Semester 2012

What: college credit to walk around London

What: Knotting Hill Underground Station circle line

(see the arches and the open air-not the norm.)

What: Trafalgar Square

Who: L-R Anna, Courtney, Abby, Taylor

What: Picadilly Circus

Who: Courtney, Talor

(basically the UK's Times Square)

What: London Eye, To, Big Ben, the Thames

What: Somerset house

What: Covent Garden

Why such a dumb picture?: I have no idea.  This is not an actual garden, but a market area.  I need to go back when I'm not obviously drunk so I take cool pictures of items other than street signs.