Hello World!

It's been awhile since I have posted so lots to catch up on!

On Thursday, we went to Dover and Canterbury. Dover is one of my favorite things we have done so far. The castle is exactly what I picture when I think of a castle, it was beautiful and the views were amazing. It had so much history as well including its involvement in WWII. I stuck my hand in the English Channel too...it was so cold!

That night the riots occurred in Parliament Square. The students were protesting a rise in the cap price that universities can put on tuition from 3,000 to 9,000 pounds which is about $14,000 in the US...wouldn't we all love our tuition to only be $14,000 at Otterbein!

I got to see my Swedish friend Jenny who lived with me last year!! It was so good to

see h er and gave me a little touch of home to see her and get refreshed to make it through these last few days in London. We had a wonderful time going around with her friend Sarah who lives in London for school and I got a taste of London that most others don't get so it was very nice. We shopped of course because that's what we do best!

Yesturday we went to Paris! It was a whirlwind but it was still amazing just the same. We walked everywhere taking the Metro (their subway system) a few times to help us along. We saw Bastille, Norte Dame, de Louvre art museum, the Effiel Tower (which was amazing!), and the Arc de' Triump. (Sorry my spelling is all off, I speak Spanish not French). It was a great day overall and it flew by so we were exhausted. I did find it interesting how intimidated I was to be in a country that I didn't speak the language. I thought I would be able to figure it out...nope, if we wouldn't have had our guide or I got lost, I'd be sunk for sure!