It’s been a few days while I last posted, so I’ll try and bring you up to date. I am completely settled in my room and everything thing like that. Monday through Thursday I am a regular college student with class and reading and papers that I sometimes find myself forgetting I’m in this amazing place… silly right?!
Laura, Veronica, Danielle (my roommate) and I went exploring through the castle this week. We found secret passage ways that lead to different rooms and floors. These passage ways are built to look identical to the wall; you would never guess it’s a door until up close. Because of this exploring that I think I became familiar the castle and made it feel more like home. Throughout the week veronica, Laura and I have been running through the paths that surround the grounds as well as the driveway and sidewalks. Our goal is to run a 10K while we’re here (keep your fingers crossed). It was just yesterday that we attempted to check out bikes to take into town, all the bikes were gone so we walked 4.5 miles into town. It has been perfect weather here so we have been taking full advantage of that.
It was while in town that Laura, Veronica and I purchased our rail pass. It’s a student pass that allows up to get 1/3 of our train tickets each time we use it, ultimately paying for itself after three rides. Now for the exciting part… travel! We have booked our flights to Oktoberfest!!!!! We are going to Oktoberfest the opening weekend (September 17-19). Before arriving we booked our hostel and lucky upon meeting veronica she was able to book with the same hostel. Other trips planned we have is the London trip in which we leave for today!!!!!!! We are taking this trip through the school, which many students do. So check in sometime next week to hear all about it.
We have hit some bumps around the way with traveling which we hope we’ll slowly fade as we become experts on finding books and with getting around. We have found that flying for anywhere is not as cheap as some had told us, we have also found it to be frustrating with matching up flight times to train times and working around our class schedule, to the point where booking have become almost like a game to us where we try and find the cheapest cost. A few Final notes:
•Skyping is my new found love! I have it on pretty much anytime I’m in my room. In case you want to find me on there my skype name is Candace. Solheim
•Yesterday was my parents 25 wedding anniversary just want to wish them a very happy anniversary I had the chance to skype with them yesterday and loved seeing their smiling face. P.S. Dad good pick on the flowers their beautiful! •Finally this weekend while I’m in London my heart and prayers with be in Minnesota. The annual MDA telethon is going on and all my family friends and family will be on Saturday night. Please turn on the tv, call in and pledge and make sure you look for cute ol’ Stevie and all the red shirts, the ladies worked hard on. I’m sad I’ll miss it but count me in for next year!
Until next time I love you and miss you dearly!
*The picture you see are of the castle with in
Veronica and I then Laura and I before our walk into town
And finally the castle fromthe driveway take on our walk
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