#1

Though really it's #2, but I'm new at this whole blog thing and accidentally deleted my actual first post.

So let's try again.

At this point, it seems like everyone I know is packing up and heading back to college. Makes me kind of sad I won't be leaving for Vermont this weekend to spend the year, but it's hard to be too down when I'm gearing up for a year at my school away from school.

For those who aren't aware (although if you're reading this, I can't imagine who you would be that you haven't already heard enough about it from me), I'm spending from September '07 until June '08 here:


Not at this building specifically, but at the University of Kent at Canterbury, located in SE England, about 45 minutes by train from London. The massive cathedral to the left is Canterbury Cathedral, 900 years old and the HQ of the Anglican Church - also far and away the biggest building in the Burlington-sized town.

I originally decided to make a blog for my parents. If you know Julie and Big Steve then it will come as little surprise to you that they want to know every minute detail about my time in England, so I figured this would be a fun and nicely contemporary way to keep them updated...and you too, if you feel so inclined to check in.

I still have a ton to do in regards to finalizing my position as a student at UKC, but I'll let you know of my harrowing tales in that regard tomorrow. Now for bed and another day working for what amounts to about £4 per hour at Frontier Field, trying to save for my big year abroad.

(if you know a better way to type a £ than googling "pound symbol" then copying and pasting, I'd love to hear it)