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Hello all - I'm not sure if anyone is even still reading this, but just in case, here's some of the highlights from my trip to Southern England with Emily! (Who, for those of you who don't know her travelled up from Canada to spend reading week with me):

• Went to Shakespeare's birthplace and his grave
• Saw a Shakespeare play preformed by the RSC in Stratford! 
• FINALLY went on the London Eye
• Walked around Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Gardens, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery and Oxford Circus
• Watched a traditional Pancake Race/had pancakes for Pancake Tuesday
• Went to King's Cross Station to see Platform 9 3/4 
• Went to a Canadian "themed" bar
• Wandered around Oxford University - seen where they filmed the stairs, great hall, library and hospital wing from Harry Potter
• Went to the Eagle and the Child pub where the Inklings used to meet (C.S. Lewis, Tolkein, etc.)
• Went to the Roman Baths 
• Went to Stonehenge 
• Had afternoon tea at the oldest house in Bath 
• Went to Jane Austen's house/museum

Also, it's leap year on wednesday - apparently in Britain it's tradition for girls to propose to guys on a leap year!

Cheers, 

Alexis 

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Not much is new in my life because, guess what? I've been sick :( But fear not, I am on the mend now thanks to the dozens of litres of orange juice (in England = fresh orange) i've been downing! I've been busy too! On friday, the lovely Emily Woodbeck is coming to visit me and we are going to tour the South of England - Stratford, London, Oxford, Bath and Stonehenge. I love travelling, but booking train tickets, attractions and hostels is not my favourite part of the experience! The 10 days we will be gone will also be the longest time i've been away from my housemates since Christmas - it will definitely be weird! Then when I come back I am going to see Labrinth in concert and then off to Ireland in March and hopefully lots more places for my Easter break. It's been stressful trying to deal with the crunch of managing schoolwork, social life and travel these past few weeks but it's definitely worth it.

I was just helping my friend Becca with her flights to, because she is coming to visit me in Canada! She is going to come back with me in July and stay for two weeks or so...i'm really excited and you'll all love her! :)

Tonight for Valentine's Day, our bar is doing a version of 'Take Me Out' which is a really popular British game show (not going to lie, I'm completely addicted!). Essentially, 30 girls stand there and a guy comes out and says a few things about himself, shows a video about his life and does a talent, and if the girls don't like him they turn off their lights and he can choose one of whoever is left at the end to go on a date with - YouTube it, it's really funny!

Cheers,
Alexis