tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14938398375312548932024-03-13T19:18:31.082-07:00No Reason to PaintTravels with Duffy in Search of Myself.The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-19089014728056368432013-03-31T12:42:00.001-07:002013-03-31T12:42:44.758-07:00Happy Easter SundayIf you know me, or have been around me during the winter holiday season, you know that I have a strong dislike for Christmas music. This dislike grew from 6 years of playing in middle and high school orchestras, where the Christmas and winter music played procured only notes that lived sharply above or flatly below the real tone and pitch of the song. Hearing such horrible Christmas music from October through December for six years, roughly five times a week was enough to render me uninterested. This dislike of Christmas music makes it even odder that today, on a warm, sunny spring day in California, I find myself listening to Otis Redding's version of "White Christmas". <br />
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While I am secretly dreaming of cooler weather as the warm summer days seem too quickly approaching, I had a sudden urge to listen to this song not because of the lyrics, but because of how his version makes you feel. It is both soothing to listen to, but also leaves you with an uneasy feeling, a sense of moving or rocking back and forth in place. I first heard this version in the film <i>Love Actually</i>, and if I remember correctly, it is played in the movie at a moment expressing mixed feelings of optimism for the happier couples, and sad beginnings of realisations for those with ill-fated endings.<br />
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The sense of loneliness and of longing fits my mood on this warm, spring day. But also my previous mentioned notion of rocking back and forth in place and not moving forward, is really how I find myself feeling today.<br />
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Today I find myself thinking of and missing my friends that are hundreds of miles away from me. Whether they live in a different city or different country, I find myself wishing I could be there with them, but, instead, I am stuck where I am.<br />
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<br />The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-53059405722226926632012-07-24T23:58:00.000-07:002012-07-24T23:58:51.066-07:00And my travels continue...Upon returning to the US, I assumed my travels would end. That I would be in the same town or State (apart from moving to or from my hometown, to where I go to college, a move I now consider more businessy or regular rather than "fun" traveling). However, after being home for just under two weeks, I find myself on the move again. I am going to the Midwest, first to visit a friend, and then to see some family. After that, I return back to my hometown for a few days, and then I am off to move in to my new apartment, and to prepare for the new Autumn semester. I'm not sure what, if any traveling I will do after that, but this little trip reminds me that traveling doesn't end here. (Which is very similar to something a good friend reminded me of on my last post - that goodbyes aren't forever. <3 ) I have so much left of the world to explore, let alone my own country, of which I feel I've hardly seen anything (well, not hardly seen anything...but there are definitely a lot of places in the US I have yet to go). And while I may not have the money or time to travel once this last summer holiday comes to a close, I hope that my travels won't end here, and that I can keep traveling, and hopefully keep using this blog to share my experiences.<br /><br />I may also use this blog to discuss and contemplate culture shock, and how it is to be back home in a familiar country that has now become unfamiliar. Or I may use this blog...as, again, who knows. I'm not sure what this blog will turn into after I finish posting about my Euro-trip, and my short trip to the Midwest (these are coming soon, I promise! Hopefully within a week or so!), but that's the adventure I guess.<br />
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After all, as my favourite author wrote:<br />
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"A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us." <br />
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<span class="sqq">And so, in the spirit of Steinbeck, although I will do my best to plan out all future trips, as well as my future life after University (which may be coming very soon!) I will have to let life take me and, (although I will definitely fight for what I want along the way), see where I am taken. </span>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-738685583481436432012-07-10T15:42:00.000-07:002012-07-10T15:42:06.430-07:00Goodbye England!While there are still many posts to come (mostly photo-based of the many different travels and trips I have taken at the end of my year abroad), I will be leaving England shortly. Very shortly. Almost too shortly. While I am quite excited to be seeing my family and friends again after being away for 7 months (I know that isn't very long, but it is the longest I've ever been away from home), I am also starting to realize how much I will miss England, and all the friends I have made here. I have had such an amazing time abroad, and have been so lucky to meet (and meet-up with) so many great people I am lucky to call friends.<br />
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I am sorry if this post is a bit mushy, but I have been feeling a bit sentimental as of late about leaving. For awhile I was too stressed to have time to feel sad (too stressed with finals, revising, packing to move out, and traveling), but now that things have quieted down a bit - my traveling done except for my trip home, and the packing nearly finished, I have had time to take things in, and realize what a great place and what great people I am leaving.<br />
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I have met some of the nicest, most caring people this past year, and have met up with so many people willing to share their experience living on this side of the world and sharing their culture. I knew this experience abroad would be a great one, but I didn't realize how much of an impact it would make on me, or even exactly what study abroad would entail. Now, as this year I've been waiting for since I was in high school comes to an end, I find it hard to sum everything up....how I've changed, what I've come to notice or realize about the rest of the Western world, or even about the U.S. itself.<br />
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I would like to think that I've learned a lot more about patience and understanding...I do let my emotions get the best of me still, but I hope I have learned (and can continue to improve on) my patience and understanding for others.<br />
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I also like to think that this year abroad has also taught me some different ways to live - different ways to do laundry, cook, think about things...that may seem very broad and general, but the food I've had in Europe has made me realize you don't always need sugar or salt to make something taste good, and that there are other ways to do laundry besides tumble dry (which is more common in the US than elsewhere, and uses a lot of energy).<br />
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This year abroad has also made me much more literary-minded. Not only have I been introduced to authors not commonly discussed or advertised in the US, I've also come to realize how literary-focused or attentive the rest of the world is compared to the US. It's also been a great experience to use books and authors as a guide for traveling around, basing some of my travels on going to author's hometowns and learning more about them and where they grew up.<br />
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This 'goodbye' to England post is a bit rambly and disjointed, which I apologize for, but there really is no clean and nice and easy way to sum up my time here. In a meek attempt to do so....I would say that I spent my time abroad as if I would never visit Europe again. And while I'd love to come back and visit, money is not always in excess, and with the benefit and aid of student loans, I like to think I definitely lived my year abroad as if I may not come back - I traveled a lot, and tried to make the most of everything.<br />
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While I do have some small regrets, like wishing I had made a better effort to make more friends, and thinking I could have gone out and enjoyed my time with others rather than focus so hard on my studies, I can't change anything, nor would I take anything back about my time here.<br />
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All in all, I learned a lot about other cultures, other ways to live, (and other authors!) but I met some amazing, sweet, friendly people this past year, from all across the globe, and that experience - making such good friends, and getting a chance to spend a year with most of them, was definitely the highlight of this past year abroad. And while I love Norwich, and love England, it is the people I've met here that will be the hardest to say goodbye to. It will be/has been incredibly hard to say goodbye to them and all I can hope is that the cheesy saying of 'goodbye isn't forever' does ring true (as much as it can) and that I can once I again travel and visit all my new friends again, wherever they are in the world :)<br />
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Well, for this blog (for now) you can expect more travel posts (once I get back to the States and sort through my mess of photos) as well as some more videos. After that...who knows? I might have to turn this blog into something else...not sure what yet, but we'll see where the road takes me, I guess ;)The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-29326689022281039922012-05-31T04:31:00.001-07:002012-05-31T04:31:59.080-07:00No posting until July...possiblyHello there,<br />
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I know I should make a better effort to post continuously, and regularly, but due to one more exam, and then a very long trip around Europe I have coming up (and lack of space on my computer to upload and organize photos), I probably won't post until I am back State-side. I know I should post now while everything is fresh in my mind, but at the moment, real life is coming into play and, well, I just don't have the time or resources to do this. So sorry for the long gap in posting...but I hope to be back and running in July! And you can expect pictures (and also various videos from a couple boat tours I took!) from a lot of different places - including my most recent trip to Norway (once again!!!), Sweden, and Denmark, as well as from my upcoming trip around Europe, hitting some of the bigger countries over there. But yeah...plenty of pretty and interesting pictures to come, I promise! Just not for a month or two's time...sorry about that! :)<br />
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PS - For those who don't know, the kisses or x's at the end of a message is a Brit. habit I have been picking up lately :)The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-25808789883187375552012-04-24T08:00:00.000-07:002012-04-24T08:00:01.330-07:00Windsor Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shortly after my trip to Norway, I took a day trip out to the English village of
Chawton to see Jane Austen's house there! (There are a total of 3 - I
think - one in Bath, one in Winchester (which I blogged about previously
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The house was great to see and walk through. However, while the museum
clearly did their best to put together the history behind Jane, since
Cassandra burned most of her letters, she still remains a mystery.
Which leaves some difficulty for the museum. There was a lot of
information on her relatives, some info on Jane herself, and some
belongings of hers and her family, though greedy me wishes there was a
bit more (though, of course, it's not really the museum's fault that the
information just no longer exists). Besides the lack of info on Jane,
the museum was a great place to visit. It was a cute, quaint house
(though feels bigger on the inside than the outside, oddly enough).
(Also, for anyone planning a trip there, it may have been a bit easier to get to by car, but my taxi drivers
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay I was pretty excited to see this - this is Jane's writing table! Very small, but fitting, I'm sure. Apparently she'd eat breakfast with her family, then sit at this table and write shortly after. Also they think her family took on extra chores so she could spend the mornings writing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the houses decided to name themselves this after one of Jane's stories.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jane's mum and sister are burried at the small chapel/church down the street.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All in all, a great time at Jane Austen's Chawton home!!!</td></tr>
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<br />The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-10862969890045674062012-04-21T04:29:00.001-07:002012-04-21T04:29:29.743-07:00Norway - Pt II - OsloHello again! Here is part two of my February trip to Norway! Here are some pictures from my time in Oslo, where I spent most of my time. Again, I'm just going to add photos as it's been awhile and I don't have much to say...hope you enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first views of Norway - on the bus from the airport into the centre of Oslo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First dinner there - vegetables, and pasta with reindeer meat! Never thought I'd eat a reindeer...but when in Norway! (And it was very tasty, though I had great cooks as well!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long walk up to the prison - apparently used in a t.v. show. The character always escaped and was shown walking down this path at the end of each episode.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of Oslo near the bomb attacks that occurred late last summer. It's hard to see, but there should be a clock at the top centre of this building, but instead, there is a round piece of wood since the clock broke from the bombs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing next to a large troll! Some of these are for sale, though I can't imagine trying to get this on a plane, (let alone trying to get it on Ryanair!).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adds for the Mammoth Book Sale! Apparently the best way to buy a lot of cheap books in Norway - especially since books are expensive there...probably a good thing I wasn't there for that during my trip!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Famous painting about a Norwegian fairy tale. Don't know the whole story, but it's roughly about a boy looking for or he see's a golden or cloud castle....sorry for that horrible re-telling, haha.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hipster-town" according to my friend. Apparently this is where all the hipsters (yes, Norway has them too!) live because it looks more European than the other parts of Oslo...it also has hipster shops around this part of the city as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The American Diner! I'm assuming it's based on Hopper's painting: The Nighthawks. In love with this place - it's sad, I know, to go to an American Diner while in another country, but this one was done right - better (prettier) than most US Diner's. They also employ some American's as well, so you hear a mix of Norwegian and English, all in various accents. Also the food is excellent! And tastes very American!</td></tr>
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Overall I had a great time in Norway. It's a place I would love to return to and visit. In a similar way to Paris, I liked that I could just do my own thing when needed. I also loved learning about the culture from my friend. My time in Norway also felt like a holiday - not a stressful day of traveling, and trying to figure out where you're going, etc - which is just what I needed at the time. I just had a really great time there, and I think Norway would rate in the top 3 of my favorite places I've visited so far in my year abroad.<br />
<span id="goog_1083126505"></span><span id="goog_1083126506"></span>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-30032560944174786412012-04-17T08:21:00.010-07:002012-04-17T08:21:00.280-07:00Norway!!! Part I - LillehammerI finally made it to Norway! And my trip was amazing - full of a great mix of relaxation and touristy stuff. I would really love to go back again (which I might do in the coming months....depending on how my travel budget is doing!). I found the city of Oslo to be lovely and, although not usually described as "pretty" (which was the only word I could find to describe it the entire week I was there, leaving many Norwegians perplexed at my description), in hindsight, I think it could better be described as having a charm of its own, and being a sort of "diamond in the rough". It didn't feel like any other city I've been to in Europe. It wasn't super European, super touristy, or Americanized (though it did have European and "American" feeling features) it was just, different, which is what I really needed. I also went to Lillehammer for a few days while I was there, which was very quaint, kind of a cute posh ski town. It is famous for holding the 1994 Winter Olympics, and the Olympic ski slope is still there.<br />
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As this post is so late (I took the trip in February, and it is now April...oh dear) I will just add some photos to explain my trip, as a visual essay will be more fun and entertaining than a written one of me rambling and trying to remember what to say.... I will also split up the posts between the two cities I saw in Norway, since I have so many photos.<br />
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First up - Lillehammer!<br />
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Mostly famous for holding the 94' (I think) Winter Olympics, Lillehammer is a nice ski town, with cute houses. It has a suburban feel, but is set in a gorgeous mountainside. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend's mom's house that we stayed at in Lillehammer :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My awesome friend Ingrid!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Food!!! Definitely ate very well while in Norway :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this version is for the guys...it looks so snazzi!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old wooden Norwegian houses! Most are from around the 1600/1700s if I remember correctly, though a few were even older!</td></tr>
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Sorry if this post was a bit sporadic...kind of have a lot on my plate right now. I guess it's true when they say that it rains, it pours. (Which is quite funny because today is becoming a busy day, and it is raining heavily in my part of England!) <br />
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Anyway, be sure to look out for pictures from Oslo coming soon!!!The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-77888944542187472782012-03-21T19:54:00.000-07:002012-03-21T19:54:39.970-07:00Quick Update...Hello,<br />
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Sorry for my recent lack of postings. I can guarantee it is not from lack of travel or picture taking but, rather, a procrastination of schoolwork, which effects how (in)frequently I post on here. Once I get caught back up on my course work (hopefully by the next week or so) I can start to catch up with my postings! I still plan on posting a general blog about my trip to Norway - and hopefully sooner than later! Also be sure to look for postings about Jane Austen's house in Chawton, the Dicken's Museum in London, and my most recent trip to Windsor Castle! <br />
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I promise to post again once I start being the good Uni student I am (yeah right) and am done playing catch-up on schoolwork. Til then, take care & thanks for your patience :)The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-12417759224362785352012-03-04T13:37:00.000-08:002012-03-04T13:37:27.341-08:00Literary Europe VIII - Henrik Ibsen(Note - A general post of my Norway visit is to come. I still have a ton of photos to go through, and it was just easier to focus on this post first.) <br />
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While in Norway, I went to the Ibsen Museum in Oslo. It is the last apartment he lived in until his death in 1906. This apartment is possibly his grandest, as he was able to live as he wanted by the end of his life (due to his successful career as a playwright). The museum is located very close to the National Theater and the Grand Hotel, where Ibsen would walk every afternoon to take his lunch at his private, reserved table at the Grand Cafe. (Along this walk paparazzi would take photos, people would wait outside to see him, and some people even set their clocks by him since he left his house at the same time every day.) <br />
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On the tour of his apartment, I got to see the room he wrote in, his two desks (one he first had at this apartment, and the other, his "Munich desk" which he eventually had shipped over from Germany). In his writing room also hung a portrait of his "nemesis", another playwright (I believe it was of Swedish playwright, August Strindberg) which he kept 'watching over him' to 'make' him write. It was a portrait that Strindberg wanted for himself, and he would have been (possibly was) infuriated to know that Ibsen had it, and was using it for motivation to write. While there I also got to see the bed Ibsen died in, where he uttered his lasts words, which were "On the contrary" - which many people feel reflect his written works and his personality.<br />
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Although I was not allowed to take photos inside the apartment, I do have a few of the outside of the building it is in, the exhibition at the museum, and other nearby buildings of importance to Ibsen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Pop art) image of Ibsen, alongside a bust of the founder of the museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ibsen's coat, hat, and walking stick!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fan with Ibsen's signature (a women was collecting signatures of famous people....or something like that, can't quite remember the story).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the bathroom - they had Ibsen tiles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">National Theater which Ibsen would pass on his daily walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It even has his and two other playwright's names on it :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing by the Ibsen statue outside of the National Theater.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grand Cafe where Ibsen would take his lunch every afternoon. His table is still there, though I didn't go inside to see it.</td></tr>
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</div>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-25586620181050840202012-03-02T05:00:00.000-08:002012-03-02T05:00:06.575-08:00Literary Europe VII - Stratford-upon-AvonYay for more literature stuff!!! And this one is a big one - Stratford-upon-Avon is where Shakespeare was born and spent the remainder of his days! A friend and I recently took a trip there to see Shakespeare's birthplace, where he was buried, and Nash's House (where Shakespeare last lived before he passed away). While there my friend and I also saw a performance of <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i> by the Royal Shakespeare Company! It was amazing, possibly the best performance of a play I have ever seen. The entire cast was amazing, and the energy and smoothness of the show was great. I'd definitely recommend their shows to anyone who likes good theatre (especially Shakespeare!).<br />
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Anyway, as usual, here are my photos:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dedication on a clock/monument to Shakespeare.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shakespeare's Birthplace!!! Yes - the actual house where he was born :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first folio!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Tennant...how could I leave him out?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Authors who have also come to Shakespeare's birthplace :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool carved statue of Shakespeare.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backside and yard of his birthplace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river - gorgeous.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The church where William is buried.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shakespeare's grave!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dedication to Shakespeare inside the church where he is buried.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the yard of Nash's house - currently under excavation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statue for <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre after seeing <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i>!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-10135243100773406972012-03-01T16:36:00.000-08:002012-03-01T16:36:51.696-08:00Suffolk Castles Day TripMy Uni recently planned a trip opportunity for international students to visit two different castles in Suffolk. It was a short trip, but very relaxing (which is what I needed at the time) and was easy to get to since my University provided a bus. All in all, a nice, short day out :)<br />
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First was Framlingham castle! It was originally built around 1100 by Roger Bigod, but the remaining walls were built by his grandson, Roger Bigod II around 1177. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the walls.</td></tr>
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Second was Orford Castle. It was built by King Henry II between 1165-1173 in order to protect the stretch of nearby coast from invasion, as well as to keep an eye on one of Henry's most troublesome barons - Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, at Framlingham castle! Unlike Framlingham, however, one inside tower of this castle remains, but the outer walls are gone.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-20042178576574891732012-02-28T17:02:00.000-08:002012-02-28T17:02:18.087-08:00Literary Europe VI - D. H. LawrenceWow, am I behind! Got busy for a few weeks with traveling and my coursework, and now I have so much to update! Hopefully I can get it done before "midterms" set in....we'll see.<br />
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Anyway, a few weeks ago I went to Nottinghamshire to visit D. H. Lawrence's Birthplace Museum, as well as to see some of his early childhood homes. While there I learned a lot about Lawrence, such as his influences in his writing, and what his childhood was like. I didn't know what to expect when going to his home town, but everyone at the two museums (the birthplace and the heritage centre) were very helpful and knowledgeable about Lawrence and the time period. Another nice surprise was the blue line that circled throughout town to all the places D. H. Lawrence lived or wrote about - it ended up being really relaxing and fun to take a leisurely walk and experience some important parts of Lawrence's childhood and the various places that made it into his books.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sign of the phoenix (Lawrence's personal symbol) can be found almost everywhere.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lace his mum would sell from the front room of their first house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of me with a photo cutout of Lawrence's family :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Lawrence's work desks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His travel trunk! Even has his initials!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup...the phoenix is on their trashcans too...I only hope someday my personal symbol can be on a trashcan ;P</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of his childhood homes (the one with the blue plaque).</td></tr>
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Nottinghamshire overall was cute, but kind of small. I ended up spending a few hours drinking coffee at a pub because it was the only place open. I originally planned way too much time for going to the museum and for catching my train. It probably would have been smarter to go to Nottinghamshire for the afternoon, and then to Nottingham for the evening (or another day altogether). Overall, I saw what I wanted to see - D. H. Lawrence's birthplace, as well as various places of interest related to him and his novels.The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-78218051551524456602012-02-10T05:53:00.000-08:002012-02-10T05:53:01.008-08:00Snow!!!It has finally snowed in the south east of England! We got about 4 inches, which is just enough to play in, but not too much to make it a pain to get around. Being from southern California, I haven't seen much snow. I definitely haven't seen any in the past 10 years or so of my life...so I was pretty excited to see snow here! It started snowing the night I was leaving London, and when I got back to my University, there was plenty of snow around. Here's several pictures from the past weekend, the first few are when I went out by myself to take some pictures, the second set are from when my flatmates and I went out to play in the snow.<br />
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On my most recent trip to London, I went inside Westminster Abbey to see Poet's Corner, and then I went to Islington to go to a house George Orwell used to live in!<br />
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Unfortunately, they don't allow photos to be taken inside Westminster Abbey, so while I saw Poet's Corner, I have no photos to show for it. However, if anyone is thinking of going to London, and really likes British authors, I'd definitely recommend coughing up the 16 quid to go in and see it. Although it is frustrating that you can't document your visit, it is still really cool to see all these memorials and burial sights of so many literary giants. They have plaques, busts, floor tiles, and stain glass windows to commemorate Shakespeare, D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Milton, Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and many more. A couple of these famous authors are buried here, including Dickens, who was apparently buried here somewhat against his will. Westminster Abbey is also in itself a beautiful cathedral, with some great detail work - almost too much to take in. This is also where most of England's royalty is buried, and they have memorials and burial sights to many of history's greats - such as Newton, Darwin, and many more. It is expensive, but worth the visit if you have the time to wander around - took me about 2 hours, and I walked through most of it quickly (except Poet's corner, of course).<br />
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After that I took the "long" journey out to Orwell's house in the burroughs of Islington. Got a bit lost as it isn't a super touristy part of London, but I was ecstatic when I found it, and probably ended up looking suspicious taking so many pictures of his home. Anyway, at least I have photos to show for something!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I happened to come by right when the postman was delivering mail, so I got to sneak a quick peak inside!</td></tr>
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After finding his house, I decided to stop for a break from my walking at The George Orwell:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a nice bar within about a 15 minute walk from Orwell's house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has a really nice, relaxed atmosphere, with a pretty friendly staff.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then for dinner I went to "The Shakespeare" - closer to central London. The food was okay, definitely not my best meal out in England.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But all in all, despite getting lost several times, I had a pretty good day at Poet's Corner and going to George Orwell's house :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-54316436696595413432012-02-06T07:00:00.000-08:002012-02-06T07:00:13.401-08:00Gallery Visit - Tate Modern, National Gallery, & National Portrait GalleryHello again! So, one of my goals is to visit more galleries in England and Europe since there is so much art here...well, about a week ago I went to a couple museums in London, starting with the Tate Modern!<br />
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</tbody></table>If you are interested in or appreciate modern art, I'd definitely recommend this museum. I really had a good time here, especially since I've been to the SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) which has a similar permanent collection that really explores what modern art is. (I found the comparison between the collections of the two museums created a nice dialogue and comparison of modern art with either an American or European influence.) The Tate Modern definitely provides a great array of modern artwork, and has lots of different floors and gallery spaces to explore. However if you favor more traditional art...this may not be your cup of tea. I've had lots of friends who aren't interested in art (or, at least modern art) that have not enjoyed this museum. That being said - if you have any interest in modern art - it is a great museum.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A really cool wall-sized timeline of art from right right before the 1900s to a little into the early 2000s.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It also had lots of photographers featured throughout the timeline!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <i>Film Star</i> by John Latham, 1960.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mitch Epstein...didn't get the title of the series, but this photo was taken in California.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Baqari's Wife</i>, Akram Zaatari, 1966(?). There is actually a really sad story behind this...the woman in these photos took them without her husband's permission. (Apparently she was not allowed to leave their house by herself.) When he found out about the photo shoot, the husband asked the photographer to destroy the negatives, which he would only scratch, but not destroy. She later murdered herself to escape her misery, which is when the husband returned to the photographer to ask for prints from her photo shoot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Unique Forms of Continuity in Space</i>, Umberto Boccioni. Part of the futurist movement. One of the pieces I studied in my Western Art History class...was kind of excited to see it, even if I'm not a fan of this movement.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Didn't see the cross until I saw it from this angle and in-person, which really changes the meaning of the piece...definitely one of the pluses to seeing work in-person instead of in a textbook.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Clarinet and a Bottle of Rum on a Mantlepiece</i>, Georges Braque, 1911.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurie Simmons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Window</i>, Pierre Bonnard, 1925. Love this!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mountain Lake</i>, Salvador Dali, 1938</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor kid...death by art museum...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Entire City</i>, Max Ernst 1934.</td></tr>
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I'd recommend this gallery to anyone who loves older, more traditional paintings. For someone like me, what I did know and recognized, was amazing to see, but the rest was a bit much - I just didn't have the knowledge or historical background to appreciate it, unfortunately. My loss, I'm sure.<br />
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I didn't spend too much time in the National Portrait Gallery either. I spent most of my time at their photography exhibit, The Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize, which is only on until 12 February. While not there, I spent the remainder of my time oodling over the different photography art and theory books they had for sale in their bookshop, and looking at their "Victorian" portrait collection - which included photographs of Charles Dickens. I really should go back here if I have more time, but I will probably try to make it to some other museums and historical sights before I get the chance to go back.<br />
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I've currently been working on a list of places I "must" go to, both in the UK and the rest of Europe. I have yet to do most of the things on my original <a href="http://noreasontopaint.blogspot.com/2011/08/goals-for-studying-abroad.html">Goals for Study Abroad</a> post, but after being in England, what I wanted to do has changed. Before I didn't really know what opportunities I'd have over here, or what I could do while in England, which resulted in a very crude list. I figured I should update this blog with three lists - one of things I have accomplished from my original Goals since being abroad, and two lists of my new goals - one for the UK (mostly) and one for continental Europe.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>Accomplished Goals</b></u><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> 1. Go to: Italy, Norway, Scotland, Germany, Ireland, & Spain. (I want to go to more countries than this, but these are the countries I really want to make sure I visit!</i><br />
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As you can see from my previous posts, I did make it to Spain. I still need to make plans to go to Ireland and Scotland (especially since about half of my family background is Scottish)<i> </i>but I have bought plane tickets for Norway!!! And I'm in the process of making plans of when I can go to Germany and Italy!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>2. Go to Shakespeare & Company bookstore in Paris and (obviously) buy a book there :) </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes!!! I went to Shakespeare & Co, and spent <i>way</i> too much money there on books for my sister and I.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>5. Try a new food once a month, starting with Fish & Chips! (Well, okay, I've had Fish & Chips before, but what I've had here in the U.S. will definitely not be as good as the real thing.)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sort of did/doing this...a friend and I are trying to eat out in Norwich once a month, in order to try new food places. So while I may not be trying a new type of British food, it is technically food from England...so it kind of counts?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>9. Buy fashion/sewing magazines for mi hermana. She has been kind enough to start on making me a really nice, high quality jacket for my time in England (I'll post pictures here or a link to her sewing blog once it is done!). As a way of paying her back, we agreed I would buy her foreign sewing magazines, like Knipmode and Burda.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Partially done with this! Still need to make a couple more magazine orders, as well as continue to look for magazines as I go on my travels, but I would say I brought back a good amount for her from my first term abroad.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>11. Join at least 1 club on campus.</i><br />
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I've joined 3 (Drama Society, Creative Writing Society, and International Students Society)...but haven't always been the best at staying involved. Definitely something to work towards this semester.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>13. Make a travel blog (done) and continue to update it.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sort of did this...well, I'm updating it now, and I'm trying to update it as I go from now on, instead of months after a trip...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<i>16. Visit a lot of art galleries while in Europe. I don't want to do this on overkill, but I'd love to take advantage of the historical art Europe has to offer :) </i><br />
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Kind of accomplished...I went to a small part of Foam and the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, but I definitely have a lot more to visit!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>18. Send lots of postcards to my friends and family!</i><br />
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Yes - have definitely been sending lots of postcards from Europe.<br />
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<i>20. Make-out with Matt Smith of "Dr. Who". When I told my friend and "roommate-for-life" Maggie that Matt Smith is an alum of the University I'm going to, she requested that I make out with him. While I realize this is probably the most unrealistic goal on this list (that even my chance of seeing him in person is slim-to-none), I figured I'd add it anyway, just for fun. I'd also like to take this time to say that I personally prefer David Tennant, but I'd have no complaints or objections about snogging Matt Smith either ;)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay...I didn't actually make out with him, but I got as close as I probably ever will...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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That's it for my previous list! Now for my new goals...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>New Goals for Study Abroad - UK(ish)</b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><br />
</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Go to Stratford-upon-Avon, and see Shakespeare's house and his home town.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. See D. H. Lawrence's house (there are two, one is in London, the other is his birthplace in Nottingham), Jane Austen's house (one in Hampshire), George Orwell's house, Dicken's house, as well as a couple other authors. It's really nice that England has such a strong literary history, and that several plaques and museums are set up to commemorate them. We do have a literary history in the States, but finding (or even getting) to the various homes of some authors is a bit difficult, if there is even anything set up to commemorate their life.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Go to Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey. Kind of morbid, but there are lots of authors buried at this cathedral, including Jane Austen, Dylan Thomas, T.S. Eliot, Dickens, and many others.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Go to the various museums in London (and possibly Cambridge), including Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Albert & Victoria Museum, the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, etc.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Go to the British Library in London. They have illuminated manuscripts, which I've had to study for various art and history classes, original manuscripts by Austen, and a lot of other cool stuff. (So far I seem to have a pretty strong theme going of literary stuff to do in England...)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. Go to the Globe Theatre. I want to take a tour of the Globe if I can, as well as see a show there. It's too cold for them to put on shows now, so I need to wait until they start performing when they weather is better, but this is definitely a "must-do" while in England!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. See a show at the West End. A friend and I are trying to see War Horse & Les Miserables...though tickets have been pricey or sold out. Hopefully we can get some tickets though!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">8. I want to try to go to Oxford, York, Manchester, and possibly a couple other cities in England before I leave.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">9. Go to Scotland, Ireland, and Wales!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">10. Go to the Castle in Norwich! I have gone to the Cathedral, but have yet to tour our castle!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>New Goals for Study Abroad - Europe</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Go to Norway! I have tickets...so this is definitely in the process of happening!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Go to Italy! I really want to go to Venice, Florence, and Rome. I know those are "typical" cities to go to, but I'll only be there for a couple days, so I am hoping that those three will give me a good taste of the country :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Germany! (Apart from my Scottish side, I am also mostly German on the other side of my family, so I'd really like to go to Germany!) I currently have loose plans to go to Zurich, but I might try to go back and see some more cities before my return to the States.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. ...don't laugh, but I'd like to go to Paris Disney. I know we have Disneyland & Disneyworld in the States, but I'd like to go and compare Paris Disney to the two we have.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. Go to Southern Spain. I really want to go to Cordoba as well as Granada to see some of their Islamic architecture. I took a course awhile ago at SFSU about Islamic art & architecture, and I'd love to see something in person that I learned about, instead of just reading about it in a textbook or seeing it in a power point lecture, so I can fully appreciate it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. I have a couple other trips planned to some countries...but I think I'll leave it a surprise until I post about them! I can't give all my plans away so soon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">(8.) Countries I am not sure if I have time to make it to...not really a "goal" if I don't know if I can go or not, but just thought I'd include this so I can look back and see if I made it there or not:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">a. Belgium - technically I've been in Belgium, but it was a brief trip to a chocolate factory, and I didn't really see much of Belgium, so I might try to go back.</div><div style="text-align: center;">b. Denmark - I'd like to go, but not sure if I'll have the time or money after my other travels.</div><div style="text-align: center;">c. Sweden</div><div style="text-align: center;">d. Luxembourg </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Well...that's it for my plans thus far! Still kind of loose and basic, especially when it comes to Europe, but once I go or accomplish any of these, I'll be sure to post about it! (In a timely matter...hopefully.) </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-63972034514510029132012-01-28T14:05:00.000-08:002012-01-28T15:17:43.342-08:00Chinese/Vietnamese New Year<span class="hasCaption">Chúc mừng năm mới!</span><br />
<span class="hasCaption">(Happy New Year!) </span><br />
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When my flatmate Nga asked me if I'd like to go with her to the Vietnamese Society's Chinese New Year event, I was thrilled. (Alright, I have to admit - the American in me who wants to make everything P.C. wants to call it the "Asian New Year" or "Vietnamese New Year", but it is still called the "Chinese New Year" - so that's how I'll refer to it here.) I've never really celebrated the Chinese New Year before, despite living in SF - I never quite made it out to the parade they have every year. When she first told me about it, she said they would have traditional food, and would have musical performances as well as a play, and that the play would probably be in English. When I went I did feel a bit out of place as I was one of the few guests who didn't speak Vietnamese! Still, everyone made me feel very welcomed and despite my language barrier, I had a really good time! The food was very traditional - and very very good! Thinking about it makes me want some more right now :) And while the play and music were not in English, I could still tell what was going on with a few translations from my friend, and from how the performers expressed their emotions (kind of reminded me of watching Telenovelas back home...never being quite positive as to what was going on, but understanding the basic plot from the actions and emotions). After the event we went to one of the clubs in town, and were able to get in free with the society, and had a great time dancing and celebrating. All in all, I had a great night and a fun time celebrating the new year!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A kind of chicken noodle soup with mushrooms and corn. It looks a little "slimy" compared to most Western soups I've had...but once you get over the texture, it tastes really good!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Especially my flatmate & me! :D</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-87993601101401249952012-01-24T07:00:00.000-08:002012-01-24T07:00:08.349-08:00Literary Europe IV - Jane Austen (Winchester, UK)While visiting one of my flatmate's family's home in Southampton, we saw the house Jane Austen passed away in. So while this isn't a house she wrote in (need to plan a trip for that) she still lived out the remainder of her days here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, not Jane Austen related, but the inside of a very cute bookshop on the same street as her house (College Street). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They have a lot more WWI & II memorials in England. When I asked my friend about this, he said it's because they are mostly funded by each town or city for the specific regiment that came from there.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-8905450162302622992012-01-21T07:00:00.000-08:002012-01-21T07:00:03.314-08:00Literary Europe II - Shakespeare & Company (Paris)The one thing I wanted to do while in Paris was visit Shakespeare & Company. (As you may have read in the Paris Post) I originally had no interest in going to Paris - but I did want to go to this bookstore. The reason I wanted to see this famous bookshop was because of a book that I read, <i>Time Was Soft There</i>, by Jeremy Mercer. I originally picked up the book for its title, knowing nothing about Shakespeare & Co before opening its pages. I soon fell in love with the narrator (in a literary sense, not in an actual love sense) as well as the history of the bookshop. It's been awhile since I've read it, but I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys books(...that's a bit broad, isn't it? I guess to anyone who enjoys reading for readings sake?). I definitely plan on re-reading it again once I return to the States and can find my copy (if my friend who borrowed it ever did return it to me...)<br />
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My hostel in Paris was located very close to Shakespeare & Co, and I was able to go my first night in the city, as well as early the next morning. I didn't take any pictures inside, but here's a few images of the outside of the shop.<br />
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While the French are rude (I prefer the word 'short' or 'blunt'), the city does smell (especially the metro), and PDA is everywhere (and going strong), I found Paris to be, not a place to fall in love, but a place to fall in love <i>with</i>. For some it might be a long, steady love affair. For me, it is more of a passionate, short lived fling. But not one that ends badly. More so one that is cut short by the practical things in life - time, money, distance. But my love affair with Paris is a fling I'd love to fall into again.<br />
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I loved Paris for the simple reason that it was easy to be alone there. When I went, I did visit a friend of mine who was living there at the time (though I traveled there and stayed in a hostel alone, since she couldn't house me). Having her as a guide to Paris (and as a translator) definitely helped start me off on the right foot in the city. Without her guiding hand of how things were done there, of what places were worth seeing, and her never ending help of telling me how to get around, I may have disliked Paris and become more frustrated with it. Thanks to her help, I was given an American's inside opinion of Paris - both the good and the bad, to be taken for what it was, not some romantic ideal. Also, since I was traveling alone, I thoroughly enjoyed those moments I had to myself. It was a very easy city to be alone in. I could walk around the streets, stop in cafes and drink coffee, wander around and contemplate whatever needs contemplating in life. No one stopped me in the streets and it wasn't too crowded to feel claustrophobic. In cafes, the waiters that might seem "rude" were rather just short and to the point, and once I was settled, they left me alone until I called them over. There was no checking on me, no nagging me for my table. I was left to enjoy the food, to enjoy the atmosphere, and to write or read when I had my notebook or novel out.<br />
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Now, to the pictures...I have a couple more blogs coming soon with some other things I did in Paris. Top of my list of things to do was to go to Shakespeare & Company - the American bookstore that used to be run by George Whitman before he passed away, but that has a separate post - so be sure to look for that one next!<br />
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As for the not-so literary things I did in Paris, here are some photos, as usual:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't mean to look so sad or scared, haha. Mostly just tired from traveling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had a pretty good view of the show ;)</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>All in all, I would love to go to Paris again. Partially for the museums I missed. Partially for the food. But mostly for the chance to be alone, and to read and write. To feel that I don't have a care in the world apart from what to order, where to sit, and where to wander later in my day. I would not go back to Paris for the shopping, for the tourist sights, but for the atmosphere, the picturesque city streets, and the chance to be alone and think.The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493839837531254893.post-12982858744506613802012-01-20T06:58:00.000-08:002012-01-20T06:58:00.381-08:00Video Diaries II - Notre Dame (Paris)Thought I'd try my hand filming again while I was in Paris. This video is one of the outside of Notre Dame. As with the Spain videos, this one is jumpy in what I focus on and show...also, the genius in me (used to cameras) thought I would use the long, thin movie format to my advantage, and try to show as much of the architecture as I could...unfortunately, that means that the angle and what is "right-side-up" changes...so please, forgive me.<br />
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I took a second video of the inside of Notre Dame, walking down the main aisle, but Blogspot will not let me upload it. That was probably the more interesting of the two videos, but even when I try uploading it to a seperate post, it won't let it start the upload. I apologize for my technical difficulties. Hopefully it will work later.The Long Distance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664175508301242139noreply@blogger.com0