Paris Videos!

Hey guys! Here's some randoms videos from Paris!

Guy Fawkes Bonfie Night!

Hello all! This is going to be a short little blog before my big long Paris blog! Last week on Monday [[nov. 5]] Hailey and I went to school with Sue. She teaches 5-7 years old. She was doing a safety walk with them around town, and needed extra help. The kids all wanted to be our special partner. They loved our accents, and asked us where we were from. They all wanted to know if we talked funny because we were from America. It was way too funny. They were all really cute and showed me all of there loose teeth and the teeth that they had lost. Oh goodness. Can't wait to teach little kids!

Tuesday night, we had a bonfire at school. Monday was Guy Fawkes day. That's the day that he went to parliament and tried to blow it up. It didn't work and he was burned, so now every year they have bonfires in remembrance. Monday was a little busy at school, so we had the bonfire on Tuesday. It was really cool! We had smores and cadbury chocolate covered apples. Yum Yum!

Wednesday was spent finishing up packing and then it was off to Paris! But more on that in the next post.

Hope all is well for everyone at home! See you all soon!

Miss you.

Love,
Tiffany

London Field Trip && Cadbury World

Hello Everyone! Sorry this post is a little late, but stupid blogger hasn't been letting me upload pictures! GgggrrrRR!

On Friday [[nov. 2]] we went to London for a British studies field trip. We went to the National Gallery and looked at pictures. We had three hours there, and I had already been there, so me and a couple other people skipped out and went to tour London. We went to Westminster Abbey and it was gorgeous! Marie, Derek, and I decided to go inside and participate in Holy Communion. It was sooo cool! It was a lot like Catholic, even though the Church of England is Anglican. It was still amazingly cool though.. how many people can say that they had communion in Westminster Abbey!? You're not supposed to take pictures while you're in there, but I did. OOopps! Lol. After that we went to St. Paul's Cathedral. Oh my gosh!! Most gorgeous Cathedral EVER!! It was sooo pretty. It's the Cathedral for the people of England, because the people who are buried there are just normal common people who have done great things. Unlike in Westminster which is the Cathedral for the royals. All-in-all it was an ok field trip, and I saw everything that was required for it. :)

On Saturday, [nov. 3] I went to Cadbury World. Oh my goodness!! That is the place to go if you LOVE Chocolate. It was soo cool. We learned the story of the Cadbury brothers and the history of the Cadbury chocolate. We got to see then packaging it and there was a little ride into "Bean World." And we got tons of free chocolate! Then we went to Birmingham for shopping. It's the second biggest city besides London, and the shopping centre is 25 soccer pitches long. Sssooo many shops! Lol.

Miss you all!
Love,
Tiffany

Black & White Ball [[with some Madonna on top!]]

Hello everyone!! Last night was the Black & White Ball at school. Everyone had to get dressed up, and they taught how to do different dances for about an hour. We learned the waltz, a swing dance, and different dances like that. It was fun learning them, but after awhile it got a little boring. They weren't playing any other music, other then teaching the dances. Finally they started to play songs, but everyone had pretty much left early because they wanted to dance!

We went to town after, to K Pasa. It was Madonna night! Wooo! I love Madonna so I was pretty pumped for that. And it was also Brandon's birthday, so everyone was going into town for that. It was such a fun time! I danced like crazy.. I was a dancing machine! Lol. Got home a little late, but I still made it to class. And it was well-worth it! I don't go into town too often, so it was a nice little break from the Harlaxton Bistro.

Tomorrow, we're going to London for a field trip, and then on Saturday I'm off to Cadbury World. Very excited about that! I'll post more soon! Here's a ton of pictures from last night!

Miss you all!

Love,
Tiffany

Just An Update!

Hello everyone! Just a little bit of an update. I'm NOT sick anymore! :) Yay! I feel tons better, ever since my mom sent me medicine from home. Thanks mom!

Last weekend both Leah & Elizabeth were gone so I was stuck at Harlaxton by myself. Really all of my friends were gone. So I spent the weekend sleeping, watching t.v. and reading a book. It was such a relaxing time! And it was nice to be able to relax since I had been sick. A bit of a boring weekend, but a very much welcomed boring weekend.

Leah's parents and grandparents visited this week and last week. It was so much fun getting to meet them! And they brought Leah & I apple cinnamon cheerios! So we had them for breakfast in the morning. Now I have to share some chocalte with Leah. :)

Classes seem to be blazing by.. Projects are due around the same time, and it seems like so much stuff to do in so little time. We only have about 5 weeks left of classes.. It's crazy to think that my time here is almost gone! Don't get me wrong, I am extremely excited to come. I miss my family and friends, and I do miss tons of things about America. But I just feel that there's so much stuff here that I've yet to see!

But, I am off. I have a British Studies exam tomorrow, and a horribly busy rest of the week. But I'll post with tons of pictures from tomorrow night's Black & White Ball! And it's Madonna night @ K Pasa. Woo!

Miss you all!

Love,
Tiffany

Brad && Barb Came To England!

Hello everyone! Sorry this post is a little delayed, but I've been sick this week and have been spending a whole lot of time SLEEPING!! But I'll go back and tell you what's been going on the past couple days.

Friday, the 12th, was spent doing homework and watching t.v. Leah didn't go anywhere either, so the two of us just hung out all day. We did go into town for a little bit and did some window shopping.

Saturday, the 13th, Brad & Barb flew in. They got in really late, so I decided just to meet them on Sun. Leah and I went to the Baptist Church in the morning and then went to the train station after. Leah hung out with me while I waited for Brad and Barb. Once they got here we went to their hotel, and Leah went back to school. After that we walked to town & had some dinner. Then we came to the manor. I gave Brad & Barb the tour of Harlaxton, and then we went back to the hotel. We went and sat in the "spa bath"! It was soo fun & relxing.

The next couple days Brad and Barb traveled around England while I was in classes. Then at night I went back to the hotel and hung out with them.

On Wednesday, I had a field trip for British Studies to Belvoir [[pronounced "Beaver"]] Castle & Southwell. Belvoir Castle was GORGEOUS!! The Duke of Rutland lives there now with his family. And the place.. the place was gorgeous! There was a billion rooms, and they had their own little chapel. And a huuuuuge library! Very jealous! The Southwell place is a workhouse. During the Victorian times they would send poor people there to teach them not to be poor. It was a little boring because all the rooms were empty. But it was still pretty cool to see the whole thing. That night there was a talent show at school and Brad & Barb came to it.

On Thursday after classes, the three of us headed off to London. We got to the hotel, went to dinner, and then headed off to bed.

Friday morning, we woke up, got bfast, and then went on a double decker bus tour! It was tons of fun! We sat on the top, and boy was it cold!! But it was still really fun. We went all around the city. Then we went and got some lunch and went to Harrods. That place was HUGE!! And very easy to get lost in! Next we went on a ferry ride. That was pretty cool too! A bit cold, but still fun. Then we went baack to the hotel and headed to bed.

Saturday morning, we got bright and early and headed to the ticket office for some London theatre tickets. We got tickets to see the Lion King. Before the show though, we had all day to see London. We went to Buckingham Palace and saw the changing of the guards. That was pretty cool. Then we went and had lunch, and headed to the Covent Gardens to find Peter Pan! We found him too! Yay! I was super excited! We saw Kensington Palace, where Princess Diana lived, and the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain. After walking around the park, we headed back to the hotel for a break. We took a powernap and rested our feet, and then we went to see the Lion King! It was amazing!! I loved it! Then we headed to the hotel and went to bed.

Sunday morning we got up, and double checked our bags. Then Brad and Barb headed to the airport and I headed to the train station. It was super sad to see them leave! But it was really exciting having them here.

Other then being sick & sleeping all week, I haven't done much. But I'm starting to feel better! So that's exciting news!

Miss you!

XoXo,

Tiffany