Ok, so Jessamyn has been pestering me to create a blog for quite a while now and so FINALLY I have had some time to do it. Sorry if it is not updated as regularly as you would like...I am extremely busy!
..........so I if you are completely out of the loop then here is a quick-ish update....................
I am currently in my second semester at BYU-Idaho and I am loving it! I came out to America last August with the parentals and will not be back in England until the end of this coming May. I have made some amazing friends and I am constantly meeting new people which is so much fun!!
There is always something going on here so I am never bored....just constantly tired.
I quickly realised that America is different in so many more ways than us Englanders realise...and it is even extremely different from the east coast. For example the dating game is completely different (in a good way for the most part), the language, the dress sense and style is very different (for some reason Idahoans and Utards love to tease their hair at the back so it puffs right up...crazy people). Anyway I am adapting to the American way of life quite easily as I realised that while I am here I need to make the most of the new experiences and the cultural differences! I DO NOT have an American accent but I will admit that I do say the odd American word now...it is pretty hard not to pick it up, plus nobody understands what you are saying if you stick with your English lingo. It has also gone the other way though...my friends like to use English words now, woohoo!!!!
If you didn't know already, Idaho is ridiculously cold. It is quite sad, we are currently experiencing a mild week weather wise....the low has only been around -3 degrees Celsius! To most people this is pretty darn cold but here it means that you don't have to wear a coat and everyone things it's spring. The warmer weather means that it is snowing though...in fact it is snowing right this minute...but I don't mind as it isn't -24 anymore..woohoo!!
Here at BYU-I I am a member of the Activities association and the Chinese Cultural Association. Unfortunately I haven't joined any sports teams as of yet....as this semester I think I need to concentrate on my snowboarding :-p
This semester I am studying Chinese again (at a ludicrous hour in the morning), Biology- Heredity, English- Fundamentals of Literary Interpretation, American Heritage, BOM 2 and then there is also a course called FA100, that everyone has to take at some point, that I am taking.
To wrap things up...I am having the time of my life here and I can't wait to spend the next 4 years here in America...oh and it was definitely the best decision I could have made! This is the best place for me and it is certainly where I am meant to be right now!
Well I think that is enough for a background on my current status. But don't worry I will be back on later to post some photos, as I know mother is stressing that I am not sending enough photos back anymore :-D
1 comment:
Vanessa, lovely to hear how you are doing in the US of A. About the snow - we in Sheffield, England are currently covered over and the kids are loving it. Sledging, snow ball fights. George even jumped in the stream at school to try and break the ice that had formed. He was in grandad's care and got a good telling off from Granny for neglecting his duties!
Take care and have the time of your life.
Auntie Deb
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