Day 85 A very good day, I finished my only lecture at 11, I then played tennis for a while and after a lunch break I had my regular doubles match. So after 3 hours of tennis I was pretty worn out, I came home and me and some flat mates watched a film. We then went out for free Ice skating at the rec center. After starting off with all the finesse of Emile Heskey on a tightrope I got better and was eventually skating around comfortably. Although when someone fr...

Day 62 Spent the whole day revising for a mid term, the material is so dense and it's so hard to understand. I'm pretty sure I'm going to fail. Day 63 My initial thoughts after taking the exam were that maybe I hadn't failed, I'll have to wait and see for the results. Every Tuesday night I refuse to do any work because of my hectic 8am - 7pm schedule. It is becoming quite a habit therefore to go to Coldstone and get 2 for 1 ice creams - I should mention we ...

Day 44 Today my parents arrived, I rushed off from my group project to meet them and have drinks at a bar. Was great to see them again. On the way back home we had quite a funny incident trying to photograph some racoons. As brits we were amazed by this foreign and exotic creature and we were determined to get a photo, this involved standing around arguing over how to turn the flash on and put the camera on the right setting, to americans we must have looked l...

Day 31 A friend explained to me that lots of people have weird dreams when they first move here, apparently at this altitude there is less oxygen obviously and therefore less oxygen for your brain while you sleep. This explanation probably has some slight holes in it but if true it is quite interesting. I leave my phone by my bed every night so when I wake up from a weird dream I can write it in my phone so I don't forget it. This has yielded some amusing tex...

Day 22 The first day back after a 3 day weekend is never easy, it is especially difficult when smoke from a fire miles away is looming over the city and making it smell and slightly harder to breathe. The fire continued through the day and it was not at all contained. Day 23 It rained at dinnertime and this was generally welcomed, it was hoped that the rain would stop the fire but unfortunately it did not last long enough and the fire continues. Day 24 After...