"There's such a lot of world to see"

Hello!

Okay, so I am in Galway.
Rome ended on Saturday. It was some kind of cruel joke that my finals finished 5:30 on Thursday night and then I had to leave by noon on Saturday. We had to be out. Went out to dinner both Thursday and Friday nights with the roomies. On Friday, we went to Villa Borghese and had a good going away siesta. I miss everyone already. It was a lot harder to leave than I thought it would be. I left this amazing odd-ball family behind and one of the most beautiful places in the entire world. I am so looking forward to going back before I head home.

Anyways, I left for London on Saturday with Elyse. We made it to London and through the tube without directions from the hostel. Yes, applause is okay ... I will allow it. We saw anything and everything, and the blisters on my feet can prove it. London was amazing. I loved every minute of it. I may have to move back. On one of the nights, one of my family friends, Tom Boyd, took us around for the day and to see Billy Elliot on London's Broadway. It was an amazing show, but as Elyse said, the UK must not have child labor laws for the amount of work those kids must be doing.

Some highlights:
-Minding the gap
-London Eye
-Thames
-Globe Theatre
-Big Ben
-Westminster Abbey
-Trafalgar Square
-National Gallery
-Portrait Museum (with a Dylan exhibit)
-Double decker bus tour
-Tower of London
-London Bridge
-St. James and St. Paul's Churches
-Irish pub
-Abbey Road
-Notting Hill
-St. Jame's Park
-Buckingham Palace - and changing of the guard (yes, Mom, I have video)
-Being broke and loving every minute of it

Today, I arrived in Galway. I traveled all day ... flew to Dublin and then took the 3 hour bus to Galway. Tomorrow I am going on a tour to the Cliffs of Moher. Yes, I love my life too. Also, other funny thing ... they pronounce my name KAtlin. Those of you that know, will understand the irony.


I am home in 2 weeks! Weird!
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now ... "

You are all loved and prayed for,
Kaitlin