I spent this weekend in Ireland and it was a blast! One of Laura's best friends, Catherine, is studying in Dublin and it was great to have someone show us around the city. We arrived in Dublin on Thursday evening and met Catherine for dinner at a delicious Moroccan restaurant. Catherine took us to Temple Bar, which is a famous area of Dublin. There is an actual pub called Temple Bar, which the area sort of grew up around. We had dessert at Catherine's favorite ge...

I've been spending my time this week exploring some museums and cathedrals. I've been to the British Museum a few times, since it's only about a minute from our classroom. There are so many exhibits that you could spend more than a whole day exploring. I had an assignment that involved picking out an object in the museum and writing a summary on it, so that was cool. Yesterday Whitney and I went to the Museum of London, which is a smaller museum. My favorite part...

This weekend has mainly been a time to relax and catch up on sleep. Yesterday Laura and I did go to the Borough Markert, which is a huge food market down by Tower of London. There were tons of vendors selling every kind of food you can think of. I even saw one selling BBQ, which made me think of NC. I wasn't really hungry when I went to the market, but I did buy one very large brownie. It was sooo good! This morning Laura and I went to the American Church in Lon...

Feb 14. - Yesterday I had my first experience at high tea at Claridge's (courtesy of Laura's dad). It was amazing!! We had champagne, sandwiches, scones, pasteries, and of course tea! Claridge's is a very swanky hotel, so we got all dressed up and it was a great way to celebrate Valentine's! Feb. 15 - This morning Whitney and I arrived at Buckingham at around 10:45 to see the changing of the guard. Thanks to a previous tour guide, we knew exactly where to stand ...

Today I began my internship at an accounting firm called Jones and Partners. I didn't really know what to expect since I've never been in the British working enviornment before, but I really liked the company. The secretary, Jackie, introduced me to everyone and showed me around the office. The office isn't very large and only about 12 people work there. It's actually about the size of the office I worked in this summer at CB&H. It's an interesting mixture of...