Okay, so I am horrendously horrible at updating my blog. That means either a) my life has been far too busy for me to update regularly and I therefore have much to tell you or b) nothing has been going on and this will be a rather short and pointless update. Actually the answer is c) nothing has been happening on a weekly basis but I’ve left it so long that I’ll just do a massive update on my ‘recent’ adventures that have happened since returning back to the RAC in beginning of April.
Adventure 1: Ciren Pub Crawl
Ondine and I were at Cirencester two weeks before classes were suppose to resume and I had absolutely nothing to do really. I actually worked on and finished coursework during those to weeks (that was due the week after classes started). Basically Ondine and I would work/ride (Ondine has horses) during the day, go to dinner, then sit in her room and watch TV or movies. We watched a lot of comedy specials and I got her addicted to Russell Howard’s Good News.
However, there was one exciting night. We decided one Saturday to make our way through some of the local Cirencester Pubs. We ended up running into these guys at the first pub who (given that they were the only other people in the pub besides us) could easily be overheard talking about sexual deviant acts (mainly involving one’s pooper shooter). Then at the end of the night when we were at the last pub we ran into them again and went to Ondine (slightly louder than I should have) ‘Look! It’s the anal guys!’ To which the then turned around and recognized us as the girls from the first pub.
Adventure 2: Canterbury, Kent
Another classic Ondine/Dana adventure. Ondine was returning home to Canterbury to get her horses shod (have shoes put on) and I went along to explore a legendary city and its cathedral. On the way however we had some excellent banter. Ondine managed to hit a bird with her car, then pointed to some cows and told me to look at the sheep. Some days I think she is more blonde then me, and then I remember all the stupid things I do that don’t make it to this blog (and some of the ones that do e.g. Adventure 1) and I realize I’m much worse.
Anyway besides riding in a horse lorry (semi-truck like contraption), meeting Ondine’s mother for lunch, and making friends with a truck driver in a different lorry I did something cultural and went to see the Canterbury Cathedral. It was absolutely stunning and being the complete nerd that I am (and I apply the term nerd with love for it is the only way to be) I kept thinking ‘OMG ITS LIKE HOGWARTS!’ It is exactly what any [in]sane Harry Potter devotee would have thought.
Adventure 3: The Ballet
This is one of the things that I am actually most excited that I got to do, and it is not an Ondine/Dana adventure. It’s a Dana and the Main Building Crew (James, Nick, and Emily) adventure. Basically James and Nick were in London for the weekend (it happened to be a bank holiday weekend meaning no classes/work on Monday) and on Monday Emily and I took a train and joined them for the day. We did a bit of shopping went to Harrods’s (one of the few things on my London list I hadn’t done yet) and went to dinner at this AMAZING Indian restaurant which is James’ favourite restaurant.
We then went to Covent Garden to get our tickets from the Royal Opera House to see the ballet Cinderella, and guess what? We had our own private box. Sure it cost a pretty penny but it was most definitely worth it. The show itself was quite moving and then we caught a London Taxi (another thing on my London to-do list) to the train station back to Ciren. Some days it still feels like a dream how prefect that day was. Even the bad parts (not being able to check our bags before the show) seemed wonderful.
Adventure 4: Summer Sun
So this isn’t really an adventure, but more a summation of what has been happening at the RAC before Adventure 5. We had a bbq one night out on the lawn with Pimm’s and raspberries. Pimm’s have quickly become my favourite drink and I’ve been trying to do research to see if they are available back home because if not (even if so) I’m bring some back with me. But the best part has been soaking up the sun and learning how to juggle. And the evening spent watching the sunset with the Main Building Crew with our Pimm’s and lemonade was one of those moments I’ll never forget.
Oh there was also an Election that went on and Ondine and I spent our Thursday nights in the Tythe watching the first televised Prime Ministerial Debates in British history. As well as the election coverage of what has been a historic election. In case you live in a box or don’t pay attention to the news the Conservative and the Liberal Democratic parties have formed a coalition as no party (including Labour) had an outright majority meaning that there is currently a hung parliament. The coalition basically means the Lib-Dems are working with the Conservative party and that David Cameron, the leader of the Conservatives, is the new Prime Minister.
Adventure 5: The May Ball
Now I’m sure you probably want lots of details as to what it was like and what went on and I’m not going to lie to you. I don’t really remember much. We had a bit of bubbly before the ball and the MBC boys went to their dinner while the girls chillaxed. Everyone looked stunning and yes I managed to make it through the whole 11 hours of the party for the survivors’ photo at 7AM. But other than that you’d have to experience it for yourself. It was however amazing to have most of the people that I’ve met here at the RAC in one place.
Right so that is 5 adventures I’ve had since Ireland. Hope you enjoyed and I can’t say there will be too many more blog post from England as my time here is rapidly drawing to a close.
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