With much love to all,
Meagan
Monday, June 11, 2007
Jet lagged, nostalgic, and singing sad songs
Well, its all over. I'm back in Tosa, back to "real" life, and utterly confused about it all. I won't bother any of you with the strange convoluted thoughts that are running around my head, but I know that I'll be missing Taptonville and all those who lived there this past term very much for a very long time. On the last night most people were there, June 8, we had a party, and it was lovely. The best possible way to say goodbye, the best possible way to celebrate my birthday (a little early but eh) and the best possible way to remember the best parts of being a young student in Sheffield.
With much love to all,
Meagan
With much love to all,
Meagan
Thursday, June 7, 2007
The return of the vacuum seal
I'm packing for home! Strange as it may be, I think everything is going to fit very neatly into my two suitcases; the part I'm most worried about is the carry on since it contains two (2) laptops. The broken dead one and the working alive one. Grrr. I am hoping to have the dead one resuscitated soon! Hooray!
Packing is hard work! I don't like it much, especially because I never know what exactly I will be needing. I only have two days left, and then Sunday--but that is all traveling so it should be easy enough. Just a few changes of clothes to leave out and the rest to cram in. This is made much easier by some handy dandy vacuum seal bags and our friendly vacuum cleaner, Henry. This is Henry:
(Photo credit Natalie)
Many people still have a final tomorrow, so not a lot is happening around Taptonville lately. I am looking forward to the party tomorrow to celebrate, and then Saturday Nicole and I are saying goodbye to Sheffield with a visit to the Peaks. Then its off to Manchester for a night in the hotel and Sunday morning a long flight with a much desired destination--home!
I don't feel like I'll be reflecting on my time here anytime soon (at least not publicly), as I will need some distance and the passing of time to truly understand any effects it has had on me. Until then I'll remember it fondly and will just be happy it happened. Ah Sheffield.
See you all soon!
Packing is hard work! I don't like it much, especially because I never know what exactly I will be needing. I only have two days left, and then Sunday--but that is all traveling so it should be easy enough. Just a few changes of clothes to leave out and the rest to cram in. This is made much easier by some handy dandy vacuum seal bags and our friendly vacuum cleaner, Henry. This is Henry:
(Photo credit Natalie)
Many people still have a final tomorrow, so not a lot is happening around Taptonville lately. I am looking forward to the party tomorrow to celebrate, and then Saturday Nicole and I are saying goodbye to Sheffield with a visit to the Peaks. Then its off to Manchester for a night in the hotel and Sunday morning a long flight with a much desired destination--home!
I don't feel like I'll be reflecting on my time here anytime soon (at least not publicly), as I will need some distance and the passing of time to truly understand any effects it has had on me. Until then I'll remember it fondly and will just be happy it happened. Ah Sheffield.
See you all soon!
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Finito!
The last exam has been taken (sat? I don't know what the British would say). I am finished with school for three glorious months. I am so excited.
The exam process here is frightening. You go into this HUGE room (ours was in the Goodwin Sports Center, so basically a giant gym) where there are just rows and rows of desks lined up. Each class (multiple classes in one exam period) are assigned certain rows. You sit down and fill out all these sheets with your registration number and name and course and all sorts of things. Then you write. For three hours. Yeah. At the end you have to lick part of the booklet and stick it down. I felt really silly doing it, but you have to.
They are (is anyone surprised?)really anal about exam procedures. They have these people called invigilators who walk around constantly, are monitoring noises etc and go to the bathroom (toilet, sorry) with you if you have to during your exam period. It freaked me out. I think I only would have used the bathroom if I was about to explode. I was afraid of them.
School is over, leaving me with just over a week to hang out, pack, laze around Sheffield, party in Taptonville and the other usual stuff. I'm also heading to London tomorrow with Emily which should be a riot. It is my first time--I sort of left it to the end, didn't realize how little time was left-- and so I will be doing all the touristy things. I am looking forward to it!
The exam process here is frightening. You go into this HUGE room (ours was in the Goodwin Sports Center, so basically a giant gym) where there are just rows and rows of desks lined up. Each class (multiple classes in one exam period) are assigned certain rows. You sit down and fill out all these sheets with your registration number and name and course and all sorts of things. Then you write. For three hours. Yeah. At the end you have to lick part of the booklet and stick it down. I felt really silly doing it, but you have to.
They are (is anyone surprised?)really anal about exam procedures. They have these people called invigilators who walk around constantly, are monitoring noises etc and go to the bathroom (toilet, sorry) with you if you have to during your exam period. It freaked me out. I think I only would have used the bathroom if I was about to explode. I was afraid of them.
School is over, leaving me with just over a week to hang out, pack, laze around Sheffield, party in Taptonville and the other usual stuff. I'm also heading to London tomorrow with Emily which should be a riot. It is my first time--I sort of left it to the end, didn't realize how little time was left-- and so I will be doing all the touristy things. I am looking forward to it!
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