Clare writes a blog post for me :)

I just found this in my blog post drafts and thought I'd share it with the world, because Clare is one of my fave humans ever.



Hi! I am making socks right now. I just came back from Buckingham Palace after a fabulous afternoon of tea and scones with Queen Elizabeth II. Spiffing. ;)

So, Rebecca said I could write a blog post. This is it. I'm not travelling so it's not very interesting...
Awesome things about being from England:
1. Getting mail at university. Just wow.
2. The variety of cereals available.
3. Not being obsessed with the Queen. (Although she is quite cool.)
4. Harry Potter is English.
5. Crumpets. Google them. They're incredible.
6. Being close to Irish accents.
7. Not being in Oxford. There are other unis.
8. Being James Bond. Yep, that's me.
9. Boys in suits. ;)
10. There is more than just a cockney accent.

And here are some things about America:
1. It's very big.
2. Holes randomly appear there. Apparently.
3. There is lots of food.
4. Hollywood is there.
5. OBAMA. OBAMA. OBAMA.

Thanks Clare!

Update!

I know I said I was back, but then I failed terribly at actually posting anything. I PROMISE (for real this time) I'm actually going to keep up with this blog for the foreseeable future because
I'M GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW!!!!!!!!
So that's very, very, very exciting.

A lot has happened since January: I went to England to do research on my Senior Independent Study, a 125 page labor of love about Peter Pan, finished it in March, turned it in, celebrated, and completed my oral defense this afternoon, and celebrated some more. I got into Glasgow, and accepted my conditional offer (conditional meaning I have to graduate from college and send them a copy of my diploma). I've found housing in Glasgow, quite by accident, really, but I'll get into that later. I was a finalist (one of four) for the St. Andrew's Society of the State of New York Scholarship to finance graduate study in Scotland, which I unfortunately didn't receive, but it was still an amazing experience.  I went to New York City for the first time for the scholarship interview, and now I have three weeks left of my senior year. Insane!

I'm so immensely excited to be attending the University of Glasgow to study Technical Art History, and I promise I'll post more soon about my research trip in January, visiting the Glasgow campus, the admissions process, funding, and finding housing. I'm here to help y'all out so if you have questions, feel free to ask!