my bad...

i just got back from kicking School's ass for the past three weeks. it was a long series of battles with School. he put up a good fight. but i won, of course. Not gonna lie though--it was a pretty tough fight. three papers and two presentations in three weeks. the wonderful thing is i got to fit in some time to host Andrew and watch The Phantom of the Opera (SO GOOD. it was painfully beautiful), go clubbing with the girls, host Jenna, and celebrate my 21st birthday! i almost lost the battle this past week--the fight was so strenuous that i became weak and got an awful stomach virus for the entire week! i had to deal with a fever, throwing up, and some tears. but it's all done. and i slept an ungodly amout of hours to recover. i'm not yet fully recovered but i'm getting there.

School can come back and try again later.

on another note, yesterday Haverford's International Council had its yearly meeting in London and a few of my peers and i were invited to speak at the student panel. what a hilarious experience, chatting with ridiculously rich, white, old men, drinking wine, munching on hors d'oeuvres, and cracking jokes with them about how their money is going to a good cause: ME

My church is right next to Portobello Road, a lovely market

that sells antiques and vintage

Andrew came to visit! that's the London Eye behind us

The Tower Bridge!

London is thrilling at night...

Her Majesty's Theatre, where i watched Phantom of the Opera

And here is Paris, in a nutshell

Mona Lisa and all her glory safe behind thick...

very thick glass

Sacre-Coeur

so beautiful.

Where Quasimodo, the deformed bellringer, fell

in love with that hot gypsy girl, Esmeralda. You all

know the story :P

Hall of Mirrors in Versailles Palace! Freakin' amazing...

it's a wonder the French didn't bath while

living in such luxury!

Arc de Triomphe. super impressive!

and yeah. be jealous. i went to the tippy top!

but it was foggy and freezing cold. so we had a

really shitty view. don't be jealous.

things i will be up to this week: Priscilla (a musical about drag queens), British Comedy Show, afternoon tea, and a weekend day trip to Canterbury, Leeds Castle, and the White Cliffs of Dover!