Skipton Castle

We has an amazing Friday day trip, thanks to our fantastic neighbor Alex. We got to see a small part of West Yorkshire history. A well known character from this castle's long story was named Lady Anne, so I had a special connection to it. We topped of the day with a plate of fish and chips. At times England just amazes me!

My birthday party. . .

homemade pizza + special visitors from Cambridge+ new MIC Leeds family + ice cream cake + the YMCA + me singing amazingly bad karaoke = an astonishing and memorable birthday

The beautiful city of Leeds

Mexican food night . . .

Home is where the heart is. . .

I've had such a fun time moving to a new house every five months. After a weekend of intense cleaning, this became my home for the next five months.

I'm in the UK, love!

Moving to the United Kingdom has been just one more step in this long adventure of mine. It seemed far less daunting than going to the Netherlands. I think that the American in me is happy and relieved to be in a place that has little hints of home. The first night I was here I walked to a supermarket that had a gigantic parking lot. For a second there, I thought that I was back home in my neighborhood Smiths parking lot. I'm excited for a new semester of adventure!