Wanting time to stop...

The world needs to simply just stop turning , on account of I don't want to go back home. Simple as that. Not much is new here. Bronchitis/chest infections are going around my flat. I am on day two of my antibiotics and am starting to come back to life! At least I showered and put on clean clothes today...that's a step up from the last two days! Other than that I am just writing lots of papers and hanging around Swansea.

Since I still have almost a month here, I have some great travels planned:
November 20-23: Paris, France with University
November 26-December 1: Athens, Greece, where I will be staying with one of my best friends, Ashley
December 4-5: London, England: I am going to my friend Sian's (pronounced Shawn) home, located right out side of London. She invited me and my other friend to stay the night at her house and then go do all of the touristy things, and see London decorated for Christmas. Fun! Abbey Road (gotta get a picture walking across....) London Eye, Harrod's, and Big Ben....here I come!
December 12: As of 11:55 pm, I am back in MN.

Blah to being back, but yay to seeing my whole family and my good friends again. And consuming Trans-fats and high fructose corn syrup at Applebees. Yum. Actually, one of the really nice things about being here is not having to worry so much about high fructose corn syrup in EVERYTHING. They don't have it here. It is so nice not having to compare peanut butter and yogurt cartons trying to find the one with the least amount of chemicals. I've noticed organic food here isn't much more expensive than non-organic either.

I'm trying to think what the first thing I will want to do when I get home is (besides give my family a hug and sleep). Believe it or not people, I think I may have kicked my Diet Soda habit. I still drink it, but not nearly the massive quantity that I did in the states. And Diet Mountain Dew is illegal here... So drinking a soda isn't going to be the first thing. It will probably be to go out for appetizers at Applebees. Lame, I know. I will definitely be getting sushi when I get back. There is a place here somewhere, but I can't seem to find it. I really do have a lot to look forward to when I get back though. Good friends, my dog, great family, new roommates (I'm living with two boys who seem really nice), snow, and blue skies. Sure they're not blue all the time at home, but they are certainly more blue than here! I haven't yet decided when I am moving back to Iowa, we will see how that all plays out. Well, time to take antibiotic number FOUR of the day (yeah...I'm on four a days. Ugh) and go to bed. Early class tomorrow! I hope all is well with you. Keep me posted on all your lives, as I miss you terribly :)