The Blog

So, this morning-after dealing with a mentally challenged alarm clock-I began the treck to CAPA for class. It was snowing. It was snowing in London. This was an interesting thing to observe. They were just a few random white flakes mixed in with some rain. Of course the majority of people I passed had suddenly become bundled up like it was a freak snowstorm directly pushed their way from the coldness of the Artic. You had the people who seemed to greet it with a smile on their face and others that you could tell were complaining a mile a minute inside their thoughts.

So, my weekend in Wales. It was amazing. The coastline is beautiful. It was a bit of a change to stand upon a rocky cliff overlooking the power of the ocean instead of looking out across it with sand underneath my feet. I almost have a feeling that this is intended to be the way in which to view the ocean. Sarah, Tony, and I climbed are way around the craigs. At one point, being horribly led down the wrong path in hopes of seal spotting, we had to pull ourselves up a steep side of a hill. It was frightful and I loved every minute of it. Now i think i understand people's obession with extreme sports. The college where Sarah and Tony are now residing and working is very picturesque containing several old welsh people, a frightening fake dog, and a charming garden. Sarah and Tony fit their landscape very well and the fact cannot be escaped that they are indeed still newlyweds as everytime i said, "pose for a picture!", a kiss was the set-up. :)

As for the internship. I had a lovely week off from it to regain my sense as an individual. Now I am back at it, and having only been back for two days I already have some wonderful stories to tell of it. Yesterday a teacher was "attacked" by a student. Well, more so it was that the teacher wandered into the wrong place at the wrong time. The teacher was kicked in the shins, scraped on the face (indeed drawing blood) she took his glasses, stepped on them, and then proceeded to throw them at him. Ah, drama in the school. As it is, everyone is fine. This is just giving you a glimpse into the kind of school I am working at. I am though becoming adjusted to it and I think parts of me even like it. Some of the girls are really opening up and I feel a lot more freedom to joke and to teach them. It is sometimes trying to hear about these girl's personal lives. I feel as though i have done the right thing by placing them in a situation where they feel free to tell me of their problems, but at the same time it is very difficult because the words i have to comfort and to give advice are hard to come to. One thing is true that they taught me in one of my classes though-they mostly need someone to just be there and listen.

On some side notes....

-I got accepted to Pitt Main Campus and so will be moving myself to Pittsburgh come this fall.

-Dad left for Kuwait yesterday, so please keep that in your prayers.

-There is now one empty bed in our room as one of my roommates has gone home.

-My chocolate addiction is simmering down now. I have gone from eatting it every few seconds to now every few minutes.

-I have gone over the 500 mark for pictures taken.

-I am going to the Lake District for Spring Break.