It's another stretch of the final 10 days, this time to return to the USA. I have so much left to accomplish, and I have no clue how I'll get everything done. Oh well, I guess the first thing to go will be sleep. Bring on the coffee rush!
So Saturday I hopped on the train (for just a 13.55 pound return ticket, nice!) to visit York for the day. It's only about an hour south on the train, and I got to see so much gorgeous English countryside on the way. York is just so pretty and British, and the town was all decorated for Christmas already! I spent the day wandering around the York Museum gardens, York Castle, and York Minster. The Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in all of Northern Europe ... impressive. I spent a couple hours in there and got a free guided tour. It's so monstrous you could get lost in there. Afterwards I ambled through the shops in the Shambles, a series of alleyways with little stores where Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter movies was filmed. I found the Newgate Market and the York Christmas fair and got some holiday shopping done, too.
Sunday was a rainy day in Newcastle, thus forcing everyone in the flat to be bums and just lounge around all day. The rain actually forced me to study a bit for a huge Biochemistry exam I have on Thursday (gross) and catch up on emails.
Yesterday was ridiculously busy with 2 Biochemistry lectures and a Biochemistry seminar. Too much learning makes my head hurt. Then off to a massive rugby training session in the Baltic weather. I left the flat at 4:45, and didn't get back until 9:00. Waaayyyy too long in the cold. And, it turns out our match this Wednesday is canceled because Lancaster's team doesn't have enough players this week. Sure, training with the team is fun, but I totally would have skipped the cold if we didn't have a match this week.
And I found out yesterday that my final exam schedule has been very unpleasantly switched. i still have time to write my Sociology final essay over the break, and I take my archaeology exam when I get back to Loyola, but suddenly Biochemistry has to be taken before I leave. What!?! We were told from the beginning that we would be given the extra 4 weeks like all the other students to review, then take the exam when we got back to Loyola. Not so much anymore. The Biochemistry exam that's worth 80% of my grade has to be taken 2 days before I leave here. So much for having a fun party week before I go. At least maybe the info will be fresh in my mind since I have a test in Biochem this Thursday anyway. The Biochem department even had the nerve to send an email telling us we had 2 options: 1) return to Newcastle in January and take the exam on the Newcastle Uni campus, or 2) take the exam Dec 12 before we leave. Jerks.
So that brings me to today. I'll be teaching myself Biochemistry for a while, then (if it stops raining) touring town and finishing up some holiday shopping. My rugby family has a huge dinner planned tonight at my Rugby Grandmom's house, so that'll be a whole lot of fun.
On a really cheerful note, BARCELONA this Friday! I'm so ridiculously excited! Sarah and I started to plan our trip last night and it's going to be awesome. I can't wait!
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