my travels

So I haven't traveled much just yet, but by the end of this month what will become a very busy semester of traveling will commence.

This weekend Maddie and I are taking a day trip to the highlands with the school's travel office. That should be fun, hopefully we will have good weather if such a thing exists. I'll be sure to take a lot of pictures.

Next, the last weekend in February I will be going to Amsterdam with Tom and his Madrid group. That should also be interesting. I leave on Friday morning, so I decided to spend Thursday afternoon and night in Edinburgh so I can get to the airport on time. I'll be staying with my friend Darci from GW who's doing a semester at Edinburgh.

The first weekend in March is up in the air. I applied to do a homestay that weekend but I haven't heard back yet about it so I'm not sure that's looking so good. This may turn out to be a good thing since I have an essay due on the Monday after....

Then, the second weekend in March Maddie and I are heading to Granada to visit with Ally :) I'm looking forward to this trip, I'm quite jealous of the beautiful Spanish scenery and weather Ally has been having. And according to her it will be warm enough to wear skirts and sundresses. Thank the Lord.

After that, I've got a weekend break to catch up with schoolwork before Spring break which starts officially March 28 and ends April 12. Maddie and I are planning on going to Paris, where we will stay with Marina(Danene's exchange student from high school) That should be a lot of fun and definitely better than showing ourselves around the city(and paying for a hostel). Not sure what day we plan on leaving yet since I'm done on Tuesdays for the week and Maddie is done on Wednesdays. Then, after spending a week in Paris we're going to head over to Rome where Maddie has a friend studying abroad. We won't be able to stay with her, but she has info on hostels for us. This should be a very fun trip because it's Easter time; the city should be so busy. I've got to book tickets and a hostel soon before prices become outrageous. We also plan to travel within France and Italy if we have the chance and money. I'm doing alright monetarily so far, but Spring break could be a determining factor in my subsequent travels....

After Spring break there really isn't that much left to the semester. I'll be coming home hopefully on May 30th.

I still would like to plan a weekend trip to Ireland, and of course I need to see the Lochness Monster...so we shall see where the rest of the semester takes me!