This weekend I got to go to Edinburgh, Scotland for FREE! The other parliament interns and I went to visit the Scottish parliament. We met with a scottish MP and he talked about devolution in Scotland and how they are becoming more and more independent from England. The majority party in Scotland also would like to become completely independent. That was interesting!
The remainder of the weekend was spent sight seeing. We toured Edinburgh Castle (also for free!) and went to all the pubs and shops we could find. You can think of Edinburgh as a mini vegas. People were there from all over the UK, celebrating stag and hen parties. The people in the town were all very friendly and were happy to talk with Americans.
Even the train ride there was amazing. Some of the route took us along the coast of the ocean, where castles and ruins lined the sea side. It was an amazing experience I will not forget.
This week I go back to work at Parliament in Westminster and I am excited as usual. I have some pretty intense projects to finish. Tomorrow I have to write a letter to my MPs constituents that is an annual report, outlining all of the things she has been working on.
And then... my 21st birthday is (effectievly) this weekend! I will post again in the coming weeks about how that goes...
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
London Week ONE and TWO
My first week and a half in London has been a whirlwind. We got here a week early, so you can guess what all of last week was devoted to: sightseeing! I saw many, many amazing things last week.
Among them: St. Paul's Cathedral, Harrod's, Buckingham Palace, Parliament, the Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, the National Gallery, and Hyde Park. I looked at alot of other sides in passing. London is an amazing place, with so much to do. This program is especially fun because you get to live in a house or apartment with several other students doing the same thing. At the end of the day, you can all come back together and talk about how it was.
I am definitely home sick though. I miss my boyfriend. A lot. But, I am staying extremely busy. Basically, my MP showed me the computer on the first day and I got to work on my research project. I am studying the effect of the recession on women, and whether or not they go into it with an unequal footing with men. It's interesting work, and I am going to meet with top union officials and women's advocates.
I am literally working or skyping all day, but I will try to post again after this weekend!
Among them: St. Paul's Cathedral, Harrod's, Buckingham Palace, Parliament, the Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, the National Gallery, and Hyde Park. I looked at alot of other sides in passing. London is an amazing place, with so much to do. This program is especially fun because you get to live in a house or apartment with several other students doing the same thing. At the end of the day, you can all come back together and talk about how it was.
I am definitely home sick though. I miss my boyfriend. A lot. But, I am staying extremely busy. Basically, my MP showed me the computer on the first day and I got to work on my research project. I am studying the effect of the recession on women, and whether or not they go into it with an unequal footing with men. It's interesting work, and I am going to meet with top union officials and women's advocates.
I am literally working or skyping all day, but I will try to post again after this weekend!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Winding down, then up again
My last final is tomorrow morning at 10:15am! I will be sooo happy when I am done. This week has been super stressful. I had four finals, one every day since Tuesday. At least they were not all in the same day though.
So the semester is winding down. Right now it seems like there is just not enough to do. Usually I do not have enough time to study, and this week all I have been doing is studying. Quite a change.
For the next two weeks I will pretty much be doing nothing. I will just be hanging out with Nathaniel AS MUCH as possible. We are going to miss each other so much when I am in London. After all, we have not been apart from for more than two weeks at a time since we've known each other, ha.
But, we will both be busy, so I am sure it will go by quickly as summers always do.
I will try to focus more on making the most of my experience. I am going to be really busy every day, working at Parliament, seeing the sights, eating, and taking a class.
I cannot wait! I leave in two weeks. The next few days will consist of my still trying to get my visa, packing everything up and then going home, unpacking once I get home. Then in two weeks I will have to pack everything up again and take an 8 hour flight.
I will be sure to keep this updated with tons of pictures.
So the semester is winding down. Right now it seems like there is just not enough to do. Usually I do not have enough time to study, and this week all I have been doing is studying. Quite a change.
For the next two weeks I will pretty much be doing nothing. I will just be hanging out with Nathaniel AS MUCH as possible. We are going to miss each other so much when I am in London. After all, we have not been apart from for more than two weeks at a time since we've known each other, ha.
But, we will both be busy, so I am sure it will go by quickly as summers always do.
I will try to focus more on making the most of my experience. I am going to be really busy every day, working at Parliament, seeing the sights, eating, and taking a class.
I cannot wait! I leave in two weeks. The next few days will consist of my still trying to get my visa, packing everything up and then going home, unpacking once I get home. Then in two weeks I will have to pack everything up again and take an 8 hour flight.
I will be sure to keep this updated with tons of pictures.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Fun times
I know, I have been terrible about updating this regularly. I have been really, really busy. After all, the Little 500 was this weekend ;).
This weekend was not only the best Little 5 for me, but it ranks up there for best weekends ever. I saw my favorite band, Flight of the Conchords, in concert on Saturday night. The show was awesome and they were hilarious, of course. After the show, me and Nathaniel decided to wait by the back door because, surely, they would come out some time and have to get on their tour buses. 200 other people got the same idea, and we ended up waiting outside for about an hour after the concert. Then, the crowd began cheering and Bret and Jemaine showed up from the side entrance of the IU Auditorium. They went down the line of people and met everyone, taking pictures and signing autographs for everyone.
I was lucky enough to meet them both, shake their hands, and get my picture taken with them! They were so nice and personable.
Come to IU and you will meet your favorite band.
Most likely.
Maybe.
Probably not, BUT there is a chance!
In other news, finals are next week, Little 5 was last week; NOT a good combination. I will spend the next few days studying, studying, turning in papers and assignments, and of course, studying. Then I will be a senior and off to London in a few weeks!
This weekend was not only the best Little 5 for me, but it ranks up there for best weekends ever. I saw my favorite band, Flight of the Conchords, in concert on Saturday night. The show was awesome and they were hilarious, of course. After the show, me and Nathaniel decided to wait by the back door because, surely, they would come out some time and have to get on their tour buses. 200 other people got the same idea, and we ended up waiting outside for about an hour after the concert. Then, the crowd began cheering and Bret and Jemaine showed up from the side entrance of the IU Auditorium. They went down the line of people and met everyone, taking pictures and signing autographs for everyone.
I was lucky enough to meet them both, shake their hands, and get my picture taken with them! They were so nice and personable.
Come to IU and you will meet your favorite band.
Most likely.
Maybe.
Probably not, BUT there is a chance!
In other news, finals are next week, Little 5 was last week; NOT a good combination. I will spend the next few days studying, studying, turning in papers and assignments, and of course, studying. Then I will be a senior and off to London in a few weeks!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Good Update
The last few weeks have been much better than my last update. Nathaniel is now BACK and better! It's hard for him because he has had so much to catch up with, and has been busy every day from 9am to 12am. Tough. For me too :(. I am just glad he is back and well.
Tonight, I was elected the President for Women in Business next year! I am really excited to be one of the women that helps make the club better - and I hope to have a real effect on recruiting more women to Kelley. If you have questions about the club or Kelley, feel free to comment!
And my next big thing is going to be getting everything in order to go to London. If you are going to study abroad, be sure you apply for ALL of the scholarships you can. I have already missed some of the deadlines, so I am going to have to finance my trip with loans and credit, ugh. However, I am still waiting to see if I got any Kelley scholarships or IU scholarships for the summer. That could help out a lot.
I am starting to think more about how my internship at Parliament this summer will affect what kind of career I choose. As of now, I want to be a lawyer. After my internship, I might also want to be a lawyer AND a politician. Or an economist. I will definitely have some decisions to make in the coming year. I think I'm going to prepare to take the GRE, because I may want to pursue a graduate degree in economics. That option would open a lot of opportunities if I want to work with the government (to change the country of course! ha).
Tonight, I was elected the President for Women in Business next year! I am really excited to be one of the women that helps make the club better - and I hope to have a real effect on recruiting more women to Kelley. If you have questions about the club or Kelley, feel free to comment!
And my next big thing is going to be getting everything in order to go to London. If you are going to study abroad, be sure you apply for ALL of the scholarships you can. I have already missed some of the deadlines, so I am going to have to finance my trip with loans and credit, ugh. However, I am still waiting to see if I got any Kelley scholarships or IU scholarships for the summer. That could help out a lot.
I am starting to think more about how my internship at Parliament this summer will affect what kind of career I choose. As of now, I want to be a lawyer. After my internship, I might also want to be a lawyer AND a politician. Or an economist. I will definitely have some decisions to make in the coming year. I think I'm going to prepare to take the GRE, because I may want to pursue a graduate degree in economics. That option would open a lot of opportunities if I want to work with the government (to change the country of course! ha).
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Spring Break and Other News
So Spring Break was not good. Nathaniel and I went out to Telluride, Colorado with a bunch of other couples intending to spend the week hiking and skiing in the Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately though, Nathaniel got really sick on Sunday night (the very beginning of our trip).
Of course I was happy to take care of him, but it was really upsetting to see him so miserable the whole time. He was running a high fever, among other things. We spent three days that week at the doctor until finally being told we needed to drive two hours away to a bigger hospital. We found out he had pneumonia and something else that had been making him sick (off and on) for a long time. All the while, we just thought he was susceptible to colds since the fall when in fact there was a cause for it.
In short, he ended up having to stay at the hospital until yesterday (one week) and I had to leave him on Saturday to come back to school. Needless to say it was a more stressful week than any I had experienced, even during finals, so both Nathaniel and myself did not get much rest.
I am going to suggest to him that we take off some weekend to take our own little break, since we were robbed of our spring break. I am so grateful, however, that he is okay now. It was in fact, because we went to Colorado to an altitude of 10,000 feet that we found out he had the illness. If not, he would not have been weakened by the altitude and we would not have found out about the illness until it was too late to treat it effectively. In that respect, we are grateful.
The rest of this school year is jam-packed. I am getting ready to study abroad and the process in lengthy. (Tons of paperwork and trying to get all the scholarship/loans I need.) However, it will definitely all be worth it in the end.
Of course I was happy to take care of him, but it was really upsetting to see him so miserable the whole time. He was running a high fever, among other things. We spent three days that week at the doctor until finally being told we needed to drive two hours away to a bigger hospital. We found out he had pneumonia and something else that had been making him sick (off and on) for a long time. All the while, we just thought he was susceptible to colds since the fall when in fact there was a cause for it.
In short, he ended up having to stay at the hospital until yesterday (one week) and I had to leave him on Saturday to come back to school. Needless to say it was a more stressful week than any I had experienced, even during finals, so both Nathaniel and myself did not get much rest.
I am going to suggest to him that we take off some weekend to take our own little break, since we were robbed of our spring break. I am so grateful, however, that he is okay now. It was in fact, because we went to Colorado to an altitude of 10,000 feet that we found out he had the illness. If not, he would not have been weakened by the altitude and we would not have found out about the illness until it was too late to treat it effectively. In that respect, we are grateful.
The rest of this school year is jam-packed. I am getting ready to study abroad and the process in lengthy. (Tons of paperwork and trying to get all the scholarship/loans I need.) However, it will definitely all be worth it in the end.
Friday, March 6, 2009
London Here I Come
I was just offered an internship with Parliament. That's right, Parliament of the United Kingdom! Of course I accepted, and I am going to intern with a member of parliament. My project for the semester will be researching the role of women in the economy. I am so excited, I can barely contain it, haha.
I am able to do this because of a program Kelley offers called the London Internship program through Arcadia University. Basically you take a class about the UK for 2 days a week and the other 3 days you have an internship. I was lucky enough to be placed at Parliament.
I am so excited about getting the opportunity to live and work abroad. I know this is going to help me when I go to law school and when I get a job after that.
...And I am going to get to go to the London red carpet premiere of the 6th Harry Potter movie! That is just a huge plus, haha.
I am going to miss my boyfriend a lot, but he'll come and visit.
I am able to do this because of a program Kelley offers called the London Internship program through Arcadia University. Basically you take a class about the UK for 2 days a week and the other 3 days you have an internship. I was lucky enough to be placed at Parliament.
I am so excited about getting the opportunity to live and work abroad. I know this is going to help me when I go to law school and when I get a job after that.
...And I am going to get to go to the London red carpet premiere of the 6th Harry Potter movie! That is just a huge plus, haha.
I am going to miss my boyfriend a lot, but he'll come and visit.
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