The last week most people finished their papers early and we were able to hang out during the day and do some fun things. On Tuesday we went bowling in a place very similar to malls in America with restaurants, bowling alley and even a movie theater. Vic and I tried to go and see The Dark Knight this was our fourth attempt but it was sold out yet again. When we were bowling it was hard to believe that I was in a different country 6 hours from my home. Everything seemed very American from the cosmic bowling, the music and even the hamburgers though they were not as good as at home. It was fun to be able to do the things that you would normally do on your last week earlier. We got a big group of people together and went punting down the river Cam. We were going to go punting ourselves but because of all the boats in the water we decided that might not be a good idea. Our guide was great, he came from France to work for the punting company because his uncle owned it. The fun fact that I learned from the punting trip was when the city was first built they needed a connect the two sides so they built a bridge over the river Cam hence the name Cambridge. Which doesn’t make sense with the name of Cambridge in Massachusetts though I suppose it is one of those things that we just like borrowing names from England. On the last night there was a formal dinner that everyone got dressed up for. The food was actually good and we got served Harry Potter style in the Grand Hall. After dinner everyone in Newnham hung out together and enjoyed their last night there. The next day we decided to go into London with everyone before their flights left. We went to the Tate Modern and spent around four hours there looking at all the art. One of the great things about museums in England is that for the most part they are free, we decided to splurge and get the 1 pound headset which was worth the money and gave great background stories on the art work. After the Tate we bid farewell to everyone as they made their way to the airport. We were sad to see everyone go since we were under the impression that everyone was staying for the full six weeks and we had just gotten to the point where everyone was hanging out with one another and friendships were really forming. We are excited about meeting the term two people and taking new classes even though we have half as much time to do the essays.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Bitter Sweet Ending Number 1
The first part of my program ended on Friday which means most of the friend that I had made left as well and a whole new group of people would be starting here on Sunday for two weeks. When I came to the summer school I thought that most people would be staying for the whole six weeks and not just doing the first program. What makes it kinda hard is that you got the point where you really started to make friendships with people and then they left. Also everyone was starting to reach out to other people and hang out with a different group. Now we have a whole new group of people that we need to get to know in just two weeks along with write two more papers in half the time. But more about the end of the first term...
The last week most people finished their papers early and we were able to hang out during the day and do some fun things. On Tuesday we went bowling in a place very similar to malls in America with restaurants, bowling alley and even a movie theater. Vic and I tried to go and see The Dark Knight this was our fourth attempt but it was sold out yet again. When we were bowling it was hard to believe that I was in a different country 6 hours from my home. Everything seemed very American from the cosmic bowling, the music and even the hamburgers though they were not as good as at home. It was fun to be able to do the things that you would normally do on your last week earlier. We got a big group of people together and went punting down the river Cam. We were going to go punting ourselves but because of all the boats in the water we decided that might not be a good idea. Our guide was great, he came from France to work for the punting company because his uncle owned it. The fun fact that I learned from the punting trip was when the city was first built they needed a connect the two sides so they built a bridge over the river Cam hence the name Cambridge. Which doesn’t make sense with the name of Cambridge in Massachusetts though I suppose it is one of those things that we just like borrowing names from England. On the last night there was a formal dinner that everyone got dressed up for. The food was actually good and we got served Harry Potter style in the Grand Hall. After dinner everyone in Newnham hung out together and enjoyed their last night there. The next day we decided to go into London with everyone before their flights left. We went to the Tate Modern and spent around four hours there looking at all the art. One of the great things about museums in England is that for the most part they are free, we decided to splurge and get the 1 pound headset which was worth the money and gave great background stories on the art work. After the Tate we bid farewell to everyone as they made their way to the airport. We were sad to see everyone go since we were under the impression that everyone was staying for the full six weeks and we had just gotten to the point where everyone was hanging out with one another and friendships were really forming. We are excited about meeting the term two people and taking new classes even though we have half as much time to do the essays.
The last week most people finished their papers early and we were able to hang out during the day and do some fun things. On Tuesday we went bowling in a place very similar to malls in America with restaurants, bowling alley and even a movie theater. Vic and I tried to go and see The Dark Knight this was our fourth attempt but it was sold out yet again. When we were bowling it was hard to believe that I was in a different country 6 hours from my home. Everything seemed very American from the cosmic bowling, the music and even the hamburgers though they were not as good as at home. It was fun to be able to do the things that you would normally do on your last week earlier. We got a big group of people together and went punting down the river Cam. We were going to go punting ourselves but because of all the boats in the water we decided that might not be a good idea. Our guide was great, he came from France to work for the punting company because his uncle owned it. The fun fact that I learned from the punting trip was when the city was first built they needed a connect the two sides so they built a bridge over the river Cam hence the name Cambridge. Which doesn’t make sense with the name of Cambridge in Massachusetts though I suppose it is one of those things that we just like borrowing names from England. On the last night there was a formal dinner that everyone got dressed up for. The food was actually good and we got served Harry Potter style in the Grand Hall. After dinner everyone in Newnham hung out together and enjoyed their last night there. The next day we decided to go into London with everyone before their flights left. We went to the Tate Modern and spent around four hours there looking at all the art. One of the great things about museums in England is that for the most part they are free, we decided to splurge and get the 1 pound headset which was worth the money and gave great background stories on the art work. After the Tate we bid farewell to everyone as they made their way to the airport. We were sad to see everyone go since we were under the impression that everyone was staying for the full six weeks and we had just gotten to the point where everyone was hanging out with one another and friendships were really forming. We are excited about meeting the term two people and taking new classes even though we have half as much time to do the essays.
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