Y1-6: Weeks 6 & 7, and my 18th birthday!

Week 6 was Reading Week for the PoLIS Department. This meant that there were no classes in order to work and catch up with reading and coursework. Most students went back home to sleep, see their families and eat properly, but sadly I had to stay here. It actually didn’t matter that much because I really needed to work (I didn’t even manage to get all I wanted done…). I had a French worksheet to submit on Week 7 so I basically spent the week working on that in the Library (yep, Library at night is the most efficient place to work… Right,Amélie?) and reading for the Italian essay due on Week 8. I didn’t really read enough for other units, which is now a problem because I must catch up this weekend. Next semester I have to plan better…

I did other things apart from working because I had plenty of time. I went to the Surf Club fitness session on Tuesday morning, which proved to be quite hard! The exercise was well worth it because I had sore muscles everywhere the next day… It is a pity that I can’t make it on other weeks because I have class… I was also part of the volleyball squad on Wednesday, and had to be lineswoman for the guys’ match. I had to be in Founder’s Hall at 1pm for that, and we had to wait forever because the opponent team, Southhampton, was about two hours late! Despite that, it was a lot of fun to be honest. I learnt to be on the line and check where the ball lands and got to wave a little flag and everything… And the men players are really good, it was great to see them play! Then after that was the women’s match against Swansea. I did not get to play, which really sucked, but at least I saw the match and cheered the girls. On Friday evening I went to the Flute Choir rehearsal session because I want to pick it up again, but I wasn’t convinced. They play well but I’d basically have to start from scratch again so I can’t just join and be expected to play properly… I think I will have to play on my own for now… I so want to play Folk but I can’t due to the same problem…

And on Sunday the 9^th…IT WAS MY 18^th BIRTHDAY! It was kind of a bittersweet moment because the 18^th b-day is supposed to be a big event to celebrate with your friends and family but I was very far away so I could not do this. I had received many packages during the week which I had stored on a shelf, ready to be opened on Sunday. On Saturday morning, I was woken up by a knock on the door and a man gave me a bunch of 18 red roses, sent by my family in Gran Canaria. They were amazing! I absolutely loved (still do, they maintain so well) them but I didn’t have anywhere to put them, so I had to leave them on the washbasin until later that night I found an empty bottle and switched them there. On Saturday night, I met with the girls to go to Klass and celebrate. They surprised me with a chocolate cake, which was lovely. Thank-you so much for that! <3 Then in Klass we had a blast. At midnight I turned 18 at last (no more age restrictions!) and we went back at about a quarter past two or so. The next morning, I woke up late, got up and opened my presents after taking a shower. Thank-you so much to everyone who sent me something or simply greeted me, you made me feel more at home. I also got to speak with Josie, my nieces and my nephew although what they really wanted was to watch TV (xD), but it was a lovely surprise. We had yummy Sunday roast for lunch (as always), and then I sadly had to work some more. Before dinner, I blew the candles (apparently not a world-wide tradition) and we had cake for dessert. I Skyped with my family later that day. I really had a wonderful time, thank-you all.

And now we are about to finish Week 7, which hasn’t really been too interesting. I went to a PoLIS seminar about the 1960s Pop Youth in France and the United Kingdom which was quite interesting, but it happened to be during my lunch time so my tummy was rumbling and it embarrassed me quite a bit… Gosh, I have to do something about that. This week I have been working on my Italian History essay, which I managed to finish yesterday so all I have left to do it proofread it and submit it (yay!). I also went shopping yesterday afternoon with Amélie and Begoña, and the town was lovely with the Christmas lights which lit up this week. I feel so festive, I really want Xmas to come soon! I should get going with the Xmas presents… Today in the morning it was really foggy and cold but despite that I got up fairly early and went to try the breakfast at Lime Tree with Amélie. Proper English breakfast available although I stuck to scrambled eggs, toast and tomato.Yum. Now it is time to read.

Oh, I nearly forgot. My first article on the Bath International Blog (https://bathinternationalblog.wordpress.com/about/) was published this week, so please take a look here: https://bathinternationalblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/hony-humanos-de-nueva-york/ We have just recently started to post again so it would be of much help if you checked the BIB out once and again. Cheers!

Ci vediamo! x

Here is the result of my Ghibli-craving, and Brendon Court's badger!