To kick this blog off, a big thank you to everyone who has read my ramblings every week. I've enjoyed writing this thing so it's nice to know people have enjoyed reading it too.
I'm officially on summer vacation now, as my final exams are all wrapped up. I finished with the last of them on Tuesday, and the rest of the day was spent in bed trying to kick this cold i picked up on Sunday. I need it to go away or be on its way out by Sunday so I'm not ill on the plane. I'm doing better everyday so I think as long as I don't overdo it in the next few days with my packing, house cleaning and my last few errands, I'll be grand on Sunday.
So some of you may be wondering, how did Summer Ball go? It was GREAT! We were super lucky and the weather held out so there was no rain until the last little bit when we were going home. At that point we didn't really care we were so exhausted. If you remember on last week's blog post, I put up a photo of the tents they were setting up. Another tent went up after I took that photo, so there were three LARGE tents, as well as the bar/club section of the Student Union building to be in. One tent was for the Casino. You didn't win any actual money there, but it was fun to see how the games are all played. Two of the tents were stuck together and were made into a huge dance area for the Silent Disco. Basically what happens is you get a pair of headphones that pick up different DJs. Theres about four channels you can listen to and they all play different music so theres something for everyone. You can also control the volume, which I enjoyed. It's hilarious to see people dancing to different songs all at the same time. The Student Union building had the live bands in it, but was so crowded I never got in to see them. It didn't bother me much as I didn't know the bands at all. In the carpark to the left of the whole tent set up were FREE fair rides! You could ride as many times as you wanted for the whole evening. It was HILARIOUS to see everyone dressed up and being whipped around on the bumper cars and such. I've got pictures, don't worry.
With the pictures, I wanted to introduce you all to the faces I see everyday. Prepare to see a LOT of my face as well.
This is Jim. He's my favourite person over here.
He's basically me if I was a guy. He's also my next
door neighbour. I'm going to miss him like crazy
when I head back home.
This is Gavin. Once again, next door neighbour.
Lovely guy to be around.
NIKKI! Love her to pieces. She understands
my love of Superhero movies in a a way
no one else does. She ALSO lives next door.
The Roommates. From Left: Hayely, Me, Evie, Harriet.
And of course, just one of my face because I really love
that hair. Hayley did it for me! On the other side of the
curls is a rather gorgeous french braid that I never did
get a picture of.
One of the rides at Summer Ball. Surprisingly,
no one threw up, even though most people were
spectacularly drunk.
At the half way point of Summer Ball, Hayley, Harriet and I all called it quits with the heels and changed into flats. Much easier to dance that way, and we didn't have to worry about Hayley falling down again. Poor thing fell THREE times in a span of about 2 minutes. She's fine though.
So that was Summer Ball. After that I pretty much just spent my time studying for my exams on Monday and Tuesday. Now that those are done I'm into the packing and all that jazz. I'm very much excited to get back to Canada and see friends and family again. I'll miss Chichester but I'm sure I'll make my way back here some day. It's too pretty an area to not visit again.
So that's it. My Study Abroad year is completed! Wow that went fast. Or at least this semester went fast. How did that happen?? I hope everyone is just fine and I will see you all SOON!
Cheers guys,
-Kirsten
