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Thursday, May 05, 2005
final overseas post
well, things have been winding down here in london. everyone is all packed up and ready to go and is preparing to say their goodbyes. i dont want to sound corny but i just want to let you all know that you will be greatly missed and i look forward to crossing pathes with you in the near future.
now that the mushy stuff is out of the way, i can fill you in on what's been happening lately. this past week was a great week... i learned that i love taking pictures and even went on the flower walk in kensignton gardens with stacy to take pictures of flowers. they turned out amazing and look for them on http://www.douglasberger.com.
this week was kind of interesting since we had to end our trip with finals. let me tell you about my finals... i'll just stick to telling you about the funny one. in one of our classes, just about all of our friends are in it. during the final, all of us were laughing out loud at eachother. i would sit there pushing out my stomach and making the desk move up and down with it. just as a random fact, there was a girl in our class writing her final with a light-up pen... blue in case you were wondering. meanwhile, greg was laughing at emily since she had pen on her forehead during the whole exam. that was funny. good times, good times...
allow me to reflect on my experiences abroad....
while abroad, i've learned many things, countless lessons, and best of all, how to drink like a champ. although i'll never be able to keep up with jackie, or tell as bad of jokes as scott, i will never forget my experiences abroad. it feels like just yesterday i was leaving st. louis to head to london... and now it's time to go. as much as we all are sad to see eachother go, i think we're all going to be happy to go home to our friends and families that have missed us so dearly (mom and michelle).
i think this post is coming to an end... i love all of you that i have spent this amazing experience with and will never forget all of the great times we shared together.
for the last time... cheers!
now that the mushy stuff is out of the way, i can fill you in on what's been happening lately. this past week was a great week... i learned that i love taking pictures and even went on the flower walk in kensignton gardens with stacy to take pictures of flowers. they turned out amazing and look for them on http://www.douglasberger.com.
this week was kind of interesting since we had to end our trip with finals. let me tell you about my finals... i'll just stick to telling you about the funny one. in one of our classes, just about all of our friends are in it. during the final, all of us were laughing out loud at eachother. i would sit there pushing out my stomach and making the desk move up and down with it. just as a random fact, there was a girl in our class writing her final with a light-up pen... blue in case you were wondering. meanwhile, greg was laughing at emily since she had pen on her forehead during the whole exam. that was funny. good times, good times...
allow me to reflect on my experiences abroad....
while abroad, i've learned many things, countless lessons, and best of all, how to drink like a champ. although i'll never be able to keep up with jackie, or tell as bad of jokes as scott, i will never forget my experiences abroad. it feels like just yesterday i was leaving st. louis to head to london... and now it's time to go. as much as we all are sad to see eachother go, i think we're all going to be happy to go home to our friends and families that have missed us so dearly (mom and michelle).
i think this post is coming to an end... i love all of you that i have spent this amazing experience with and will never forget all of the great times we shared together.
for the last time... cheers!
Saturday, April 30, 2005
lazy in london
so i've been having a lazy week... most of the days i've been sitting at my computer doing nothing. on thursday, me, marc, emily, stacy and caitlyn went to Camden Market and walked around a bit. we all ended up getting track jackets... i got an italy one and the rest of them got england ones. quick story... marc was bargaining to get us a deal since we were buying 5 of them... marc offered 37.50 so we would all pay 7.50 each... the guy, being the idiot that he was counteroffered marc 35.00 pounds... marc then proceeded to have a very confused look on his face and accept the offer. what kind of business man offers lower than he is offered... apparently one that doesn't speak very good english.
today, shira, chelsea, caitlyn, emily, stacy, marc, taz, scott, greg and me went to kensington gardens for a picnic. we played soccer... i mean football, at some cookie cake, listened to some music and had some good laughs. sitting around at the park all day was very relaxing but i have 2 papers to write and they're due this week... maybe i'll have some time to do them tommorrow.
cheers.
today, shira, chelsea, caitlyn, emily, stacy, marc, taz, scott, greg and me went to kensington gardens for a picnic. we played soccer... i mean football, at some cookie cake, listened to some music and had some good laughs. sitting around at the park all day was very relaxing but i have 2 papers to write and they're due this week... maybe i'll have some time to do them tommorrow.
cheers.
Friday, April 22, 2005
doug-o was sick-o
i'm sitting in the computer lab right now making a cover and title pages to the paper version of my blog. here's what they look like right now... click to make them bigger...
anyways, sorry i haven't been writing much, i've been sick since i got back from barcelona... must have been something i ate. possibly the Dublin Bay King Prawns (shrimp). i've been brainstorming lately with greg and others about possible website names for businesses. everything seems to be taken. we have a great idea for a college website but we don't have any money or anything to get it off the ground. mom and dad? haha just kidding.
everybody has been going out and doing things around me while i've been sick. it's kind of depressing but at the same time a good break from going out. monday was scotts birthday and everyone's been going out to celebrate. happy birthday scott! last night there was drama mama in our dorm with all of the alcohol going around and the STABs were being loud (STudy ABroad Students). that's what the degree students here call us. isn't that mature? i think we'll call them ASSHOLEs... it's of course an acronym. haha. wouldn't it be funny if all of them read my blog? here, i'll make it easier for them to search for it on google with some keywords they may be looking for... abroad, richmond university, aifs, london, degree students, study abroads, STABs, history of london, winston churchill. i think that will do for now. winston churchill will definitely get them when they're researching for their papers. ok i'm going to get going now.
peace.
anyways, sorry i haven't been writing much, i've been sick since i got back from barcelona... must have been something i ate. possibly the Dublin Bay King Prawns (shrimp). i've been brainstorming lately with greg and others about possible website names for businesses. everything seems to be taken. we have a great idea for a college website but we don't have any money or anything to get it off the ground. mom and dad? haha just kidding.
everybody has been going out and doing things around me while i've been sick. it's kind of depressing but at the same time a good break from going out. monday was scotts birthday and everyone's been going out to celebrate. happy birthday scott! last night there was drama mama in our dorm with all of the alcohol going around and the STABs were being loud (STudy ABroad Students). that's what the degree students here call us. isn't that mature? i think we'll call them ASSHOLEs... it's of course an acronym. haha. wouldn't it be funny if all of them read my blog? here, i'll make it easier for them to search for it on google with some keywords they may be looking for... abroad, richmond university, aifs, london, degree students, study abroads, STABs, history of london, winston churchill. i think that will do for now. winston churchill will definitely get them when they're researching for their papers. ok i'm going to get going now.
peace.
Saturday, April 16, 2005
bacelona is crazy
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!
in the couple of days that we´ve been in barcelona, we experienced so many weird experiences. we´ve experienced fights on the beach, scott taking any interesting shot, as well as our hostel with me sleeping practically in the ceiling. the night life is as crazy as they say it is. it´s even stumping jackie with how late people stay out here.
brad has told us a few sights to see but mainly we are just here to relax for our last trip. today, we walked to the top of a mountain to look at gaudi´s museum and architecture. it was cool and all but my legs are going to be really sore from that mile walk uphill.
back to the man picking fights on the beach... there are men that walk around with coolers selling refreshments on the beach and this drunk man was starting fights with each and every one of them... one of the guys got so into it that the drunk guy ended up throwing a huge rock at the guys head (i´m very glad he missed). after that, the drunk guy swung at the refreshments guy. it was pretty crazy on that beach. in addition, the drunk guy was messing with us and picked a fight with lee. well, i guess technically he picked a fight with all of us.
ok i´m going to go now because people are waiting for me to get off the computer. goodnight michelle and everyone else.
in the couple of days that we´ve been in barcelona, we experienced so many weird experiences. we´ve experienced fights on the beach, scott taking any interesting shot, as well as our hostel with me sleeping practically in the ceiling. the night life is as crazy as they say it is. it´s even stumping jackie with how late people stay out here.
brad has told us a few sights to see but mainly we are just here to relax for our last trip. today, we walked to the top of a mountain to look at gaudi´s museum and architecture. it was cool and all but my legs are going to be really sore from that mile walk uphill.
back to the man picking fights on the beach... there are men that walk around with coolers selling refreshments on the beach and this drunk man was starting fights with each and every one of them... one of the guys got so into it that the drunk guy ended up throwing a huge rock at the guys head (i´m very glad he missed). after that, the drunk guy swung at the refreshments guy. it was pretty crazy on that beach. in addition, the drunk guy was messing with us and picked a fight with lee. well, i guess technically he picked a fight with all of us.
ok i´m going to go now because people are waiting for me to get off the computer. goodnight michelle and everyone else.
Monday, April 11, 2005
london, england
dublin, ireland
stonehenge & bath, england
edinburgh, scotland
amsterdam, netherlands
rome, italy
venice italy
florence, italy
paris, france
The College Link
queen of diamonds
ebaum's world
the laporte report
shutterfly
zeta beta tau - beta gamma
indiana university
richmond university
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when marc and i remember, we've been taking pictures with the t-shirts sold in gift shops around europe. more to come...
roman baths
bath, england
royal yacht britannia
edinburgh, scotland
hard rock cafe
amsterdam, netherlands
windsor castle
windsor, england
we got yelled at for taking this picture without buying the shirt. i mean come on... it's a shirt with clip art on it.
rome, italy
venice, italy
paris, france
